About this ebook
This powerful book introduces innovative technological programs including virtual schools, e-tutoring, and interactive online communities for K-12 students that can:
• increase students' knowledge and understanding of advanced concepts while reinforcing their basic skills;
• reinforce students' communication in their first language while introducing second and third language possibilities;
• nurture students' capabilities to think analytically, while using creative and innovative ideas to think simultaneously “outside of the box.”
The experienced author team shows how collaborative partners from the private sector can assist public school systems and educators in creating access for all students to technological innovations, with a goal of increasing individual opportunities for future college and career success. Combining theoretical scholarship and research with the personal perspectives of practitioners in the field, this volume shares with readers both the nuts and bolts of using technology in education, and the importance of doing so.
About the author
Mary Kolesinski, Ed. D., is an online educator at Nova Southeastern University.
Evelyn Nelson-Weaver, Ed. D., is an online instructor at Nova Southeastern University and consultant for Weaver Worldwide Consulting.
Daryl L. Diamond, Ph.D., is currently the Intern Principal at Sheridan Technical Center in Broward County Public Schools in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and an online instructor for Florida Atlantic University.
