Cyberschooling and Online Learning
Teaching and learning has traditionally occurred through the use of books and other written materials. However, there are many other mediums available through which to obtain information. Some children learn easily through listening and reading. Others learn more easily from videos or computer games.
The multimedia presentation of information on websites serves a wide variety of learning styles. Seeking and receiving information from a variety of mediums can reinforce and enhance a child’s learning. Interacting with information via online games and activities, and even just by clicking around under one’s own control, engages a child more easily than does passively listening to a lecture, reading print material, or watching a presentation.
Creative Uses of the Web for Sharing Information with Children
Homeschooling parents and teachers can use the Web in the following creative ways for presenting and sharing information with their children.
Create a learning blog
Create a homeschool wiki
Blogs and wikis are both free tools parents and teachers can use to present information and guide children toward websites about their current interests and learning goals. Both blogs and wikis can serve as gateways to the Internet, steering children toward safe and useful content.
