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Online/virtual education has been a hot topic in recent years as access to technology increases and schools try to meet the requirements of No Child Left Behind. Virtual/online learning is especially prevalent in rural and remote communities where schools are often challenged to provide certain courses because of low student enrollment or a difficulty recruiting teachers with the necessary subject matter expertise. Distance learning also appears to be a worldwide trend. Below are the first four articles that I will be considering for use in my AR project:

Instant Messaging in a context of virtual schooling: balancing the affordances and challenges

Gaga for Google in the Twenty-First Century Advanced Placement Language Classroom

The Inequivalence of an Online and Classroom Based General Psychology Course

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE NEW LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: A PROFILE OF DISTANCE E-LEARNERS

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Adams, D. (2008). Gaga for Google in the twenty-first century advanced placement language classroom. Clearing House, 82(2), 96-100. Retrieved October 1, 2010, from Academic Search Premier database.

Edmonds, C. (2006). The inequivalence of an online and classroom based general psychology course. Journal of Instructional Psychology, 33(1), 15-19. Retrieved October 1, 2010, from Academic Search Premier database.

Kirby, D. and Sharpe, D. (2010). High school students in the new learning environment: a profile of distance e-learners. The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 9(1), 83-88. Retrieved October 1, 2010, from ERIC database.

Murphy, E., & Manzanares, M. (2008). Instant Messaging in a context of virtual schooling: balancing the affordances and challenges. Educational Media International, 45(1), 47-58. doi:10.1080/09523980701847180.