1. Online Learning Tools What Parents Need To Know By Kris Pepper Adelphi University

2. Aspects of Online Learning Homework support Enrichment \ Summer Advancement \ Regents \ SATs Summer school alternatives College Classes Online Purchasing a computer Touch of CyberBullying

3. Homework Support – Teacher Site School site – Contact numbers – Some teacher sites Homework Lecture notes Email address – Sometimes parents welcome to email – Subscriptions to online tools

4. Homework Support – Knowledge Sites Knowledge sites – Nassau Library Nassau Library Tutor.com Live one-to-one help: Every day from 2:00pm to 10:00pm – Includes writing help Online databases for research sources – Kahn Academy (math, science, history - video, exercises, interactive!) Kahn Academy – Purplemath (good explanations - reference pre-algebra/algebra/trig) Purplemath – WolframAlpha Math (good pictoral explanations) WolframAlpha Math – Justmathtutoring (arithmetic through calculus - videos) Justmathtutoring – You Tube – Just google

5. Khan Academy Khan Academy – Try It www.khanacademy.org Search Angles – See topic, video, exercise – Click angle types exercise Click angle types exercise Stuck – watch a video Move the protractor Get hints Enter wrong answer – Topic angles Practice- see the map and click angles

6. Homework Groups Skype – Get homework help from friends – Join many people to one call – Some teachers skype – Share screen (but has issues) Joinme.com – Choose basic –free – Tell the other person the access number – Share the mouse

7. Enrichment / Summer Advancement Ask teacher/district to acknowledge Probably will not get credit, but can advance if pass a school placement test - must work out beforehand Motivation – Agreement with school – Kohn Academy awards badges – What motivates your child? – Try to tap into self motivation

8. Summer School Alternatives Must get approval from district Can sometimes satisfy degree requirement with lesser course – Algebra 2 instead of Algebra/Trig Commitment – Self motivated, reliable on time homework – Encouraging supervision at home Regent retake – no agreement necessary

9. Finding Classes Here are just a few online schools that offer both recovery and advancement classes: Keystone Francis School Laurel Springs Penn-Foster Oak Meadow NovaNet (how one school uses it) NovaNet how one school uses it NYC Department of Education runs I-Zone: email Innovation@schools.nyc.govInnovation@schools.nyc.gov

10. Online High School Class Questions Cost Class time where everyone joins a session at the same time? - unusual What forms of help? Qualifications of teachers? Class prerequisites Syllabus Workload and study time needed Credits Does the college you want to attend accept these credits as valid?

11. Free Online College Courses  Certificates often, but Not for college credit – Can take a CLEP exam (check college policy) Can take a CLEP examcheck college policy – Can test to challenge the course - advancement Not Accredited (There are accredited online schools you can pay for, but no accredited free schools or classes that I can find.)

12. Some Schools MITx - Top professors lecture snippets and exams MITx Stanford Engineering Everywhere – Classes designed for the web – 160,000 students took Artificial Intelligence Course, with a couple net meetings for "office hours" Coursera – Founded by Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng, also Stanford Professors, but on leave – Website for accessing courses at many colleges – Some courses created for Coursera

13. Some Schools Not Associated to Physical Universities Udacity – Founded by Sebastian Thrun, former Stanford Professor who helped launch their online program – Paid by companies that hire top students – Truly built for web, not just lectures taped – Udacity certificates Many more: – www.openculture.com/category/online_courses www.openculture.com/category/online_courses – Itunes University Itunes University Markoff, John. "Online Education Venture Lures Cash Infusion and Deals With 5 Top Universities." New York Times. 18 Apr. 2012. Web. 22 Apr. 2012..

14. Physical College's Online Course Adelphi Hybrid (Blended) Course https://moodle.adelphi.edu/login/index.php? authCAS=NOCAS https://moodle.adelphi.edu/login/index.php? authCAS=NOCAS Discussion Boards Assignments Optional resources Tests - with ability to review answers Grades

15. Tips on Handling Online Courses Know when to come to class Keep track of online assignments How to keep on track: – Check email regularly. – Review assignment day description – Plan to work BEFORE the online date – When your PC fails, get to the library How to organize your work: – Keep one directory for all your work – Backup – Expect memory sticks and hard drives to fail Work in groups - either online or physically

16. DANGER Skipping an online day is the same as cutting class. NOT just homework assignments. Brush over in class OR new material SKIPPING  fall behind in class & quizzes NOT easily done later. Library PCs and Backup  no excuses

17. Buying Home Access to the Internet The internet itself: Reduced price internet access may be available at Cablevision (FCC initiative)Reduced price internet access may be available at Cablevision (FCC initiative) Tablets, Netbooks, Desktops, Laptops Mac vs PC Refurbished OK? What brand - Dell, Gateway, HP? What processor? – Intel vs AMD ? – Older Processors (Pentium4 +)? – Low end Processors? Open Office --- SurgeForce Open OfficeSurgeForce Google docs

18. CyberBullying How a parent can help – Internet is public and recorded – forget privacy settings – Mistakes are public and can be considered criminal – Help students realize they can restrict their online world Blocking Deleting Taking Breaks – Assess Is your child at risk of physical harm or assault? how are they handling the attacks emotionally? – Warning signs: Depression, withdrawal + more time online – Talk to the school Dignity for All Students Act - school environment free of harassment and discrimination Dignity for All Students Act

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20. Summary Homework support Learn more - Advance Makeup problem classes How to find and use Free online college Bringing internet access to your home Little CyberBullying Hints