The growing trend of online education is paving the way to success for many students in an environment not restricted to a classroom.

Education Revolution

Online schools have revolutionized K-12 learning. An o-line learning environment offers more opportunities to students than the face to face instruction in a traditional bricks-and-mortar school. Using online learning, teachers can tailor their virtual classroom to meet the needs of each individual student. With an electronic tracking system, they can identify students' strengths and weaknesses and work with them accordingly, which is advantage for both gifted and struggling students.

View our article to see an analysis of how online learning has changed to face of K-12 learning

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In a blended learning environment, the student interacts with a teacher in a classroom setting but also completes course work online. Many types of students benefit from the addition of an online component. For at-risk students, teachers can track students' progress electronically and identify areas in which they need special assistance. Exceptional students are challenged with an online learning component because they can work at an advanced rate and can maximize their independence while away from the class.

Blended Learning is Effective

Blended learning combines the best of both classroom instruction and online instruction and has proven to be a beneficial approach to learning. To find out more, view our article on blended learning as an effective teaching method.

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If you're tired of hearing from the Presidential candidates, here's a chance to let them hear from you. A group of education organizations has posted an online petition asking the next President to make educational technology for K-12 students a top national priority.

One Giant Leap for Kids
The petiiton is part of a public service campaign titled One Giant Leap for Kids, based on the idea that it was investment in education that enabled Neil Armstrong to take the first step on the Moon. The campaign argues that American students need a 21st century education to compete in the global economy.

Schools that sign up to use the IQity Learning Management Suite are able to offer students online classes and standards-aligned curriculum. IQity takes advantage of both technology and award-winning content to deliver quality education to today's students.

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The State of Alabama is investing $11 million to equip all its high schools with distance learning technology. The State Superintendent of Education expects the installation to be complete statewide by the beginning of the next schol year. Superintendent Joe Morgan notes that rural high schools will be able to offer the same high-level courses as their urban counterparts. In some cases, distance learning will be used to teach basic curriculum in schools where teachers for those courses are unavailable.

Distance Learning Promotes Equality
IQity was founded on the principle that distance learning levels the playing field for students, removing barriers of geography or social and economic condition. As Alabama's action shows, a distance learning program can also solve problems for schools in which budget or other constraints limit their ability to hire the teachers they need.

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