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Distance LearningCreating the Best Free Hybrid Distance

Learning ClassCharles.LaRue@anoka.k12.mn.us

Who should be a distance learning student?

Everyone

How can we teach every student to be a distance

learner?

Instruction

Practice

Support

Distance learning in every ESL/ ABE Class

Barriers?

Solutions?

Credit where credit is due?

Proxy hours

Levels -- Programs

CASAS 0-220 USA Learns

CASAS 221+ SkillsTutor

TABE 0-4 USA Learns

TABE 4-8 SkillsTutor

TABE 8+ ? EDReady? Plato? MindQuest? Khan Academy?

USA Learns

http://www.usalearns.org/class

Level 1 20 units in order

Level 2 20 units in groups of 4

Level 3 23 units in 11 groups

USA Learns

Advantages

Starts at a low level, Interesting for students, good videos, includes typing answers as well as clicking. FREE

Disadvantages

Two front doors, students can get lost and not finish a lesson. Some discontinuity.

My Skills Tutor

Advantages

Covers grades 3 to 8, interesting for students, has tech support,. FREE because it’s paid by the state.

Disadvantages

No video, older graphics, lots of testing of ability, less teaching and explaining,

Khan Academy

Advantages

Covers beginning math to Algebra 2, interesting for students, has tech support,. FREE.

Disadvantages

Not approved for proxy hours, reports based an activity, too many variables.

EdReady

Advantages

Covers beginning math to Algebra 2, very interesting for students, prescriptive based on goal

Disadvantages

$1 per student, 3000 student minimum, Not approved for proxy hours, Not easy to qauntify

Other programs

http://mnabe-distancelearning.org/

I-pathways

Mindquest

English for All

Fee Based

Minnesota Partnership for Collaborative Curriculum

https://sites.google.com/site/innovativeinstruction/