Teachers Already Toe Waters of Tech Changes

During a biology class Wednesday at Double Falls High School, students shifted their attention between looking through microscopes and the use of computers.

BJ Price Science Teacher is taking a "blended learning" approach in her classroom - the combination of face to face teaching with online resources.

"I'm more like a guide," he said of his role in the classroom.

Spend one or two days a week a lecture to students, while other days are spent leading laboratories or interactive activities. As part of the lab assignment on Wednesday, students search online price picture relevant to the lesson and pasted into Word documents with data from his laboratory.

Although the price enough computers in their classroom for every student, Twin Falls High also has a new team of 30 technology planning science lab. Students can use the space to complete the virtual lab or to access online databases. For several years, price has also given tests to students online.

The technical work involved in the school is an example of things teachers are doing Gemma State and are in line with the state's students Come reforms first, the goal is to improve technology in the classroom. Faced with a future that will fill their classrooms with more gadgets and tools for distance learning, teachers are already abiding by the waters of the digital age of education.

The State Board of Education Idaho decided earlier this month to require public school students, beginning with the class of 2016, to take two credits for graduation online.

Mariah McMurtry, 15, sophomore at Twin Falls High, took a gym class during the summer life through the Idaho Digital Learning Academy for elective credits.