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A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning (PDF): Although many have shown enthusiasm for online courses and online learning, teachers, administrators, and other school and district staff oftentimes do not know what to do online or how to implement it. This primer provides helpful advice for educational professionals in developing and advancing online learning.; North American Council for Online Learning
Cost Guidelines for State Virtual Schools (PDF): Virtual schools can save states and districts money over time and under the right circumstances. But administrators must be vigilant in planning and implementing their virtual schools in order to ensure those savings.; SREB
Creating an Effective Virtual School Program: This article explains how administrators can turn their ideas into reality and implement virtual schools. The article lays out the initial choices that must be made, and delves into important topics such as accountability and finding the right teachers for virtual schools.; District Administration
Generation YES Blog: Created by Generation YES, this blog works with schools all around the world to plan, implement and enhance student technology programs through innovative curriculum, online tools and research-based support services. Generation YES focuses on student-centered, project-based experiences that impact student's lives and increase student involvement in school and community through technology, as well as improve the use of technology in the school as a whole.
How to Ensure Online Courses Are High-Caliber: This guide provides advice on ensuring the quality of online courses. Be sure to check out the quick bullet points on virtual school priorities.
Infinite Thinking Machine: Check out the exciting videos, blogs, and resources at the Infinite Thinking Machine, an effort of Google Educators.
Information Technology Making a Difference in Children's Lives: An Issue Brief for Leaders for Children: This Issue Brief urges groups working on children's issues to include technology planks in their platforms and policy agendas. In addition to working for equitable access to digital tools for underserved children, the report encourages leaders of children to lobby for changes in public programs serving children to make them more effective, efficient and accessible by incorporating information and communications technology.
Keeping Pace with k – 12 Online Learning (PDF): This report examines how states, districts, and school are implementing online learning. Read an overview of the state of online learning in America, then delve deeper into specific states' programs to learn more about implementation strategies.
MIT OpenCourseWare: OCW is a free publication of course materials used at MIT. Included on this website are lecture notes, problem sets, labs and more. Watch lecture videos and demonstrations, and study a wide variety of subjects.
Mobile Learning: This blog explores the increasing impact of mobile devices on daily life in the 21st century with a view towards incorporating them into teaching and education practice as alternative forms of learning.
Net Choices, Net Gains: Supplementing High School Curriculum with Online Courses (PDF): This article explains how online courses can be a valuable supplement to high school curricula, especially among smaller, rural and resource-poor urban schools. The article then discusses important practical steps for implementing and conducting online courses.; WestEd
Online Teaching Evaluation for State Virtual Schools (PDF): This document provides state virtual schools in SREB states with an instrument to evaluate the quality of online teachers of middle grades and high school students. Specifically, it is designed to gauge whether an online teacher has accomplished the intent of each standard and is fully supporting student academic performance.; SREB
SMARTBoard Lessons Podcast: The goal of this podcast web site is to share lesson ideas that use technology to engage students in learning with a focus on SMARTBoard Interactive Whiteboards between educators. Teachers can listen on lunch breaks or recesses as they mark papers or on their way to school in the morning via their iPod. Topics include the various content areas, interviews with other teachers, and discussions of lesson ideas.
Standards for Quality Online Courses (PDF): The SREB publication Standards for Quality Online Teaching outlines 11 standards states can use to guide academic preparation, content knowledge, online skills and delivery, and other elements of quality online teaching. As a companion report, this publication examines the essential components of quality online courses in the context of today’s learners and the increased emphasis on accountability. It also addresses the need for state-level policies regarding online course quality.; SREB
Stepping Into History Conference: Alliance Library System, in cooperation with LearningTimes, offers a one-day online conference exploring the possibilities of using virtual worlds to teach history and to promote its appreciation. The conference - entitled "Stepping into History: Exploring the Past through Virtual Worlds" - will be held entirely in the virtual world of Second Life on June 10, 2008. "In-World" online attendance at the conference is limited to 60 participants, however you may also choose to attend via the virtual classroom simulcast.
Students 2.0: This blog is written by a global team of students and student teachers that provide their peers with a voice in where the future of education is headed.
Tipline: This blog delivers daily computer tips in the form of web sites, files, and news for educators, parents, and administrators.

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