The advantages and disadvantages of online courses delivered in an asynchronous mode will be discussed by two teachers participating in Louisiana s Virtual Classroom Project. Specific features and characteristics of a virtual classroom will be considered. This project describes how student materials can be published using word processing software. Students in elementary and junior high classrooms created text-based materials that were then published by a high school desktop publishing class. This can be a collaborative effort between any grade levels with various subjects.
All participants benefit from seeing class work published in a professional manner .