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Great Falls Schools Embracing Online Learning

By KFBB News Team

Story Created: Feb 17, 2011 at 7:10 PM MDT

Story Updated: Feb 17, 2011 at 7:10 PM MDT

For the first year, students at C.M.R High School have two options when it comes to online learning.

Classes from Montana Government to Spanish are now being offered through the school district and through the Montana Digital Academy.

The Great Falls School District currently has about 75 students enrolled in their online system, and around 70 high school students at C.M.R. have enrolled with the Montana Digital Academy.

And using the online options has allowed students to adjust course loads to fit their needs.

Online schooling isn't for everyone, and requires a lot of independent work and motivation. But teachers are able to use the web application Moodle to keep track of student progress.

And with programs now being offered in schools from Scobey to White Sulphur Springs, the online classrooms are bringing students and teachers that may be miles apart together for a course that's just one click away.

The Great Falls School District has offered the online classes for the past few summers, but this was the first year that the classes were offered during the year.

The Montana Digital Academy began this past fall, and currently has about 2000 enrollments from across the state.

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