E-Learning

With more and more people using computers, it only makes sense that more and more things will start being able to be done on the computer. Electronic learning is definitely an interesting and exciting approach to educating people. We don’t want to ever get to the point where teachers are no longer present, especially since I am just getting into it, but with how much we can do on the computer it would be a shame not to take advantage of everything. I visited two different sites that contained tutorial and instructional activities completely using the internet. The first site I looked at was class.com where I went through a basic algebra unit. Looking at it from the standpoint of the Maryland State rubric for online classes, it definitely met the requirements. The site definitely had everything that it needed, including the general technology requirements of the user. Each unit contained a complete syllabus covering all of the material required by the state and the individual lessons were interesting and used a variety of different strategies to educate the user. The other site that I went to was K12 where I wasn’t able to specifically go through any units, but I was able to evaluate the site without having to. The site also definitely meets all of the requirements. One interesting aspect of this site is that it is affiliated with many different states and connects to a state specific site, so that a user is meeting the requirements of the state in which they live. The site informs the user of the technological requirements and provides adequate information about the academic requirements of each unit. Both of these sites are definitely effective and worthwhile sites.