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THE EFFECTS OF CYBERSCHOOL ON SOCIALIZATION. Roberta Selleck EDG 511 Neshaminy Cohort February 2009. What is Cyberschool ?. A virtual school or cyberschool describes an institution that teaches courses entirely or primarily through online methods. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Cyberschool
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THE EFFECTS OF CYBERSCHOOL ON SOCIALIZATION Roberta Selleck EDG 511 Neshaminy Cohort February 2009
What is Cyberschool? • A virtual school or cyberschool describes an institution that teaches courses entirely or primarily through online methods. ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberschool • By definition, cyber schools are self-paced instruction in which daily lesson plans are sent over the Internet. http://www.bridges4kids.org/articles/2002/8-02/MIRS7-31-02.html • …the use of electronic means to distribute education or training for education or business. This could be television, videotape, interactive video, audio-graphics, satellite video or any other electronic means. (Gilliard-Cook, 1999). http://web.syr.edu/~tgillard/dl/index.html#what
Also known as: • Web-Based Training • Virtual Classrooms • Distance Education • Online Learning • e-learning
Socializing online: • Ways to communicate: • Virtual Whiteboards (https://my.huddle.netor http://www.virtual-whiteboard.co.uk/home.asp) • Discussion areas • Wiki spaces • Blogs (try http://www.ning.com for a closed social network) • Threaded discussions • Chat rooms In a typical online CGI (Common Gateway Interface) transaction, the user submits information from a Web page to the Web server. The server processes data and sends a confirmation to the user.