Choice 2000 classes are delivered live via a bulletin board service called World Group, by Galacticom. Synchronous classes are largely possible because Choice 2000 students are located within a 300-400 mile area in the same time zone. Teleconferences for students only are also provided. Classes are a semester in length, but students are free to work ahead if they choose. The courses are flexible and structured in a manner appropriate to each student's situation, although classes are usually yearly or semester-based to match schools' schedules.
Students can take a course by themselves, or interact with other students.
In one third grade glass, a teacher found that students spontaneously formed virtual, dynamic work groups via e-mail to work on a project together. This was a completely unexpected but exciting development that was motivated by student desire. Each student is linked to a mentor who delivers the curriculum, and every participating school has an assistant to make sure students have support and equipment. Each school site has a scanner so that assignments can be submitted electronically. NDDL courses use dual platform Whiteboard software to do audio conference calling in which two computers are linked together like a blackboard.