Schools use cold day to try out ‘e-learning’

By Naomi Pescovitz, WTHR

Many school districts canceled classes Wednesday so students wouldn’t have to stand at bus stops in the extreme cold, but several districts decided not to call a snow day – they had e-learning days instead. Students got lessons and did their course work on their computers at home instead of going to school – 30 minutes online for each course. “I was a little stressed,” said Jacquie Chitty, a senior at Frontier Junior Senior High School in Chalmers. “I didn’t think the teachers were going to give us that much on the second day back from school.” Last year, Jacquie’s district had to make up more than 10 snow days by extending time in school. This year, each student rented a slim laptop to do the work from home, and principal Jeff Hettinger said “attendance” is required.

http://www.wthr.com/story/27785328/schools-use-cold-day-to-try-out-e-learning

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