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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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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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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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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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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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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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 second edition of Complete Guide to Online High Schools. It is long-overdue and I can tell from my email that folks (both readers and schools) would appreciate an updated edition.
- 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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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.
