Technology in High Schools

High schools have dramatically changed over the years. In the 80's, Apple IIe and Radioshack TRS-80 were very popular at the high school level. Basic programming was taught and logic was learned. Those simple days are long gone.

Now, technology has improved by leaps and bounds. Students in Michigan high schools are mandated to learn via distance education (MVU, 2006). High school students in Illinois have benefited from integrated courses that have integrated technology with the use of PDAs (Brown, 2001). It's a much different world for high school students.

Students are engaged and are trained to enter into a competitive, technological world. Students are no longer required to listen to boring lectures in effective schools. Students in these schools are trained how to use technology to think and solve real-world problems.

It is no wonder that online distance education programs are now available to high school students. Students who take online courses not only learn how to be independent learners, but their education is learner-centered and relevant.

To learn more about how high school students can pursue online distance education courses, see Littlefield (2006). She created a number of references for About.com, which can make the process of understanding and acting on high school online courses easy to do.

Resources

Brown (2001) Handhelds in the Classroom. Education World. Online Resource Accessed on June 5th, 2006 at: http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech083.shtml.

Littlefield (2006) Distance Learning. About.com. Online Resource Accessed on June 5th, 2006 at: http://distancelearn.about.com/od/virtualhighschools/.

MVU (2006) Michigan First State to Require Online Learning. Online Resource Accessed on June 5th, 2006 at: http://www.mivhs.org/upload_2/MIOnlineRequirment42106.pdf [PDF].