Opinion: Virtual schools are a critical piece of education’s future
Educational technology expert credits Florida lawmakers for seizing on the promise of virtual academies
By Michael Simonson, Contributor
Read more by Denny CarterTechnological innovations might be categorized along a continuum from sustaining to disruptive. In education, a sustaining technology might be a SMART Board, which in most applications is a way to present information dynamically and efficiently--a sustaining upgrade to the chalkboard and overhead projector--while a disruptive technology would be a virtual school. Read more with registration.