tcnixon on February 3rd, 2010

I do get that if you look for online high schools on the Internet that it is entirely possible that you will eventually work yourself to me. I do have that online high schools site that so many seem to come to as well as other sites.

That being said, this site even took me aback. It is a site with an article I wrote for EzineArticles.com as a way to market my websites and such. The person who developed this site is certainly within their rights to use the article. They included my bio statement as well as a link back to EzineArticles. Those seem to be the primary rules.

That being said, it sure looks like it is my site. If you click across the top, the same article pops up again and again with the same bio statement.  Actually, not one of my better ones, but not awful. Not the one I would have chosen for that site. Also, really, the same article on every page? Really?

No idea who is behind the site. Probably, like many of these sites, just another faceless entity.

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tcnixon on January 29th, 2010

You may recall that I mentioned a large website project currently underway. While there is still some branding to be done, the websites are all in place and you can see them below. There is still much work to be done, but, as you can see, there are fifty brand-new websites specifically tied to the individual states. Given my work on the Best Online High Schools site and elsewhere, these are not sites that will be updated on a daily basis. I would like to be able to add something on a weekly basis, though.

I mentioned branding. Currently under development is a WordPress theme that is similar to the parent website. When that is done, then that will get uploaded to each of those sites. If you have worked with WordPress, you know that is actually a relatively simple task.

The URLs all look like <statename>onlinehighschools.com. Also, there are a few more coming, but they will have to wait.

The thinking behind this effort is to create a larger footprint in this niche of online high schools, but to also give folks a place to have information about their schools and the programs they have created. I will put up news and videos and such.

So, without further ado, here are the websites:

Alabama  Alaska  Arizona  Arkansas  California  Colorado Connecticut Delaware  Florida  Georgia  Hawaii  Idaho  Illinois  Indiana  Iowa  Kansas  Kentucky  Louisiana  Maine  Maryland  Massachusetts  Michigan  Minnesota  Mississippi  Missouri  Montana  Nebraska  Nevada  New Hampshire  New Jersey  New Mexico  New York  North Carolina  North Dakota  Ohio  Oklahoma  Oregon  Pennsylvania  Rhode Island  South Carolina  South Dakota  Tennessee  Texas  Utah  Vermont  Virginia  Washington  West Virginia  Wisconsin  Wyoming

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tcnixon on January 22nd, 2010

If you are looking for videos about online high schools on Youtube, I would like to suggest the Best Online High Schools channel. I have begun to scour that site for videos that would be of interest to you. I would encourage you to subscribe while you are there. If you do that, Youtube and I will do the work of finding those school videos for you.

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tcnixon on January 20th, 2010

I have a new article on K-12 online learning up over at Associated Content. Earn your high school diploma online is a good, general introduction to the topic. Worth a read if you are just taking a first look at the subject.

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tcnixon on January 15th, 2010

As some of you know, I teach graduate courses in the School of Education at Fresno Pacific University. Specifically, I teach in the online Library Media program (and soon in the online Educational Technology program; more on that later). Of all the things that I do, I really enjoy working with these students. It makes me better at so many things.

The course I teach is called LIB 705: Digital-Age School Library Technology and it’s a lot of fun. We learn about blogs, wikis, podcasts, making movies, YouTube, technology standards, and much more. This course is part of the Teacher Librarian Services Credential. Most of the students are working toward becoming school librarians (as I was at one point not that long ago), but there are often one or two students from other programs who need a technology course. This is the first course in the program, so it is part technology and part orientation to the rest of the program.

I have also been working on taking this same course and developing it into the first course in a new Educational Technology program. Similar topics (if you know anything about modern school libraries), so just some modifications.

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tcnixon on January 3rd, 2010

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tcnixon on January 1st, 2010

While 2009 has been a good year for me, I am well aware of how difficult it has been for others. The economy seems to be improving, but it appears that it will be very slow going for a while.

I am hopeful that 2010 will be a better year for all of us. I think our elected leaders have their work cut out for them.

Happy New Year all!

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tcnixon on December 30th, 2009

I have been thinking lately what I have planned for 2010 in terms of writing and writing-related activities. Since I have a new day job that takes up a significant amount of time, I find that I need to pick and choose more carefully than I have in the past.

That being said, what can you expect from me in 2010?

  • An update to the Best Online High Schools website. It’s time. That being said, that won’t happen until a couple of the things below happen first.
  • A book to be named later. Yes, I already know exactly what it is and it is already in the works. That being said, there are people who read what I write who would like to copy those efforts.
  • A big website(s) project. This I will be announcing in January. I think you may be a little surprised what I have gone and done. Trust me; you’re not alone.

Numbers 2 and 4 above are definite and the other two are hopeful. Add to that, my commitment to writing here on a regular basis and that seems enough.

Here’s hoping that 2010 is good for you. And, if you like, why not comment below on what you would like to do in the new year?

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tcnixon on December 22nd, 2009

I have a new article on free online high schools up over at the very large and very popular eLearners.com. Free Online High Schools: Finding and comparing online HS programs  is about the different types of free online high schools as well as how to avoid the fake ones.

I hope that you will take a look.

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tcnixon on December 22nd, 2009

Michael Barbour, he of Virtual High School Meanderings, writes about my putting up the new blog. Always nice when one of the big-name researchers in the field notice what you are doing. You can read it here.

Also, I have had some folks ask if I would be moving much of my information over here. Maybe some as I go along. This blog, though, is going to be more hyper-focused on online learning than previous iterations, so we shall see.

Folks should also remember that I have two blogs. The other one, Online High, is part of my Best Online High Schools website.

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