Students may receive materials such as videos or CDs, which must be returned when the course is completed. Some courses require community activities as well as on-line assignments. For example, Life Management Skills may require that a student participate in a local Red Cross class to supplement on-line activities. Starting this year, final examination of students progress takes several forms. Students may complete on-line software projects or answer teacher assessment questions on the telephone.
Students present their research, along with a detailed log of their research activities.
Algebra teacher Cheryl Woods estimates that about 50 percent of her time is spent communicating with students by e-mail, and 20 percent involves talking to students on the telephone. The remaining time is spent on course development, staff development, and faculty meetings. That s because the entire course and all the lesson plans are available to them on-line from the very first day. As a result, students taking seven credits at their home school may take one credit on-line. Students taking six credits at their home school may take two credits on-line each year.