Educational Tech Companies Excel In U.S. Department of Education Recommendations for H1N1 Preparedness
Educational Tools and School Town Ensure Students Don’t Miss a Beat with Internet Access to Virtual Class Meetings, Multimedia Resources, Secure Collaboration Tools and More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-- Efforts by the U.S. Department of Education to encourage school preparedness for learning continuity during prolonged absences or emergency dismissals due to H1N1 flu outbreaks included a recent tour of a closure simulation at VOISE Academy, a Chicago public school.
The simulation reinforced how educational technologies meet DOE expectations for H1N1 preparedness, enabling students to continue their studies remotely — and uninterrupted — with online materials and other aligned content, virtual class meetings, digital instructional resources. and collaborative tools.
In relation, a recently announced partnership to offer Educational Tools’ CORE Curriculum through interactive educational platform School Town, surpasses DOE preparedness recommendations to develop effective distance learning strategies and utilize new resource opportunities that can sustain student performance during extended absences and school closures (Video).
DOE Assistant Deputy Secretary Jim Shelton and International Association of K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) CEO Susan Patrick toured VOISE Academy as a model school ready to manage H1N1-related issues, including complete shutdown.
VOISE Academy is an educational blueprint for technology use in twenty-first century classrooms and beyond, using computers and digital curriculum resources daily. Students there access assignments and collaborate with teachers and peers on School Town’s sophisticated web-based learning environment.
Click here for more on H1N1 preparedness and how Educational Tools and School Town can help. System implementation can take just days, yet impact incredible long-term advancement in how educators teach, and how students learn.
ABOUT SCHOOL TOWN
School Town’s online learning environment was designed by K-12 teachers to engage students in differentiated instruction and keep parents informed. The School Town platform improves student technology literacy, achievement and organizational skills; gives teachers more time and insight; and provides performance access to parents. The platform includes private web 2.0 tools as part of the extended classroom. To learn more, visit www.schooltown.org.
ABOUT EDUCATIONAL TOOLS
Educational Tools — an industry leader in digital educational resources — develops comprehensive curriculum in print and digital formats. The producer of the venerable Teacher's Desk Reference and CORE software, Educational Tools has been advancing the instructional experience for classroom teachers, principals and district administrators in over 10,000 schools across the country for nearly a decade. Visit www.educationaltools.org to learn more.