I visited Daphne High School in Daphne, AL. Mr. Joseph Roh gave me the tour and explained things to me. He began by informing me of the purchase of the church building next door to the school. This is the building that houses the ACCESS lab and the auditorium. It will be used for other things as well.
Mr. Roh told me of the two types of classes that can be used to educate the students. One is the regular online class. The other is Interactive Video Conference (IVC). IVC is where cameras and microphones are used to connect the teacher to other students at other schools. The teacher can interact with a student at the other school just as if there were in the same room with them.
Mr. Roh said that the ACCESS lab can be used to help students study for the Graduation Exam. There is no actual teacher for this particular program. This one is done by the computer. The students are also taking foreign languages online. some of the students are learning Latin from A teacher in Uriah, AL. Mr. Roh is currently teaching a Chemistry class to students in Uriah, AL online as well.
There is also an alternative to summer school. If a student failed a class, they would have to attend summer school to make it up. There is now a program available after school that would allow them to make up the class online to keep them from failing a grade. This class would be paid for by the student's parents just like before. This would go to pay the teacher who facilitates the class.
This is all very different from when I was in school. There is so much more offered to students now thanks to all of the technological advancements. Governor Bob Riley has made it mandatory for each high school to have an ACCESS lab by 2009. Daphne High is already on the way. Each of their Students will be required to take an online class by next school term. This will greatly enrich every students'
education and better prepare them for the workforce.
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