- Digital Content
- Competency-Based Learning
- Customized/Personalized Learning
- Blended Learning
The following programs offer part- or full-time coursework to students across Georgia.
The following reports provide information about digital learning in Georgia.
SLDS District-School Dashboard User Guide
This is a guide for someone who will be using the School and/or District level LDS dashboards (not for training someone else).
SLDS Teacher Dashboard User Guide
This handout is for the teachers who will be using the dashboards.
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Digital Learning Now! - a national campaign, led by former Governors Jeb Bush (R-FL) and Bob Wise (D-WV), to advance policies that will create a high quality digital learning environment to better prepare students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in college and careers.
Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation - a nonprofit organization founded by the authors of Disrupting Class to research how "disruptive innovation" through technology will transform how students learn.
iNACOL (International Association for K-12 Online Learning) - a nonprofit organization that facilitates collaboration, advocacy, and research to enhance quality K-12 online teaching and learning.
Project RED - a national campaign to help schools implement education technology in the classroom, particularly 1:1 initiatives. The website includes case studies, implementation steps, and tools for districts and schools.
The Learning Accelerator - a national nonprofit with the goal of accelerating the transition to high quality blended learning in schools and districts. The website includes the Blended Learning Implementation Guide 2.0 for districts and schools planning to transition to blended learning. It also includes helpful case studies on successful blended learning implementation.
Georgia Public Broadcasting Education - provides free professional development, interactive learning activities, and videos for Georgia students and teachers.
Learn Zillion - provides free Common Core-aligned video lessons, slides, and guided practice for teachers, parents, and students.
Educreations - a free recordable interactive whiteboard that functions with its iPad app or any flash-supported web browser that captures a teacher’s voice and handwriting to produce video lessons that can be shared online.
Espark - a free iPad app that diagnoses a student’s learning level, enables them to set academic goals in areas of growth, recommends educational apps, games, and podcasts tailored to the students’ needs, and reports progress to teachers and parents.
Mastery Connect - allows teachers to track student mastery of Common Core Standards, share common assessments, and collaborate with other teachers through a learning community. Fee-based options provide reports for students, parents, schools, and districts, exporting, and further collaboration tools.
CK-12 - provides free STEM digital resources for students and teachers, including digital textbooks, videos, flashcards, and diagnostic quizzes.
Ten Elements of High Quality Digital Learning (Digital Learning Now!, December 2010)
Fast Facts about Online Learning (iNACOL, February 2012)
Roadmap for Reform (Digital Learning Now!, October 2011)
Education Reform for the Digital Era (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, April 2012)
Navigating the Digital Shift (Digital Learning Now!, October 2013)
Out of Print: Reimagining the K-12 Textbook in a Digital Age (SETDA, September 2012)
GaDOE Report on Digital Learning Resources (To meet requirements of SB 289. Released December 2012.)
It's Not a Matter of Time (iNACOL, July 2011)
The Engine Behind WGU: Configuring a competency-based information system (Innosight, February 2012)
The Shift from Cohorts to Competency (Digital Learning Now!, January 2013)
Culture Shift: Teaching in Learner-Centered Environment Powered by Digital Learning (Alliance for Excellent Education, May 2012)
Data Backpacks: Portable Records & Learner Profiles (Digital Learning Now!, October 2012)
A Guide to Personalized Learning (Innosight, August 2012)
A Parent's Guide to Choosing the Right Online Program (iNACOL, February 2010)
The Rise of K-12 Blended Learning (Innosight, January 2011)
Classifying K-12 Blended Learning (Innosight, May 2012)
Blended Learning in Practice (Dell Foundation, September 2012)
Five-Minute Film Festival on Flipped Classrooms (Edutopia, July 2012)
Blended Learning Implementation Guide 2.0 (Digital Learning Now! and the Learning Accelerator, September 2013)
Technology Readiness for College and Career Ready Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (SETDA, December 2012)
Funding the Shift to Digital Learning: Three Strategies for Funding Sustainable High-Access Environments (Digital Learning Now!, August 2012)
The North Carolina School Connectivity Initiative (Innosight case study, December 2010)
Providing Access to Alabama (Innosight case study, February 2011)