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Still, innovation continued. In the summer of 1995, at a time when most people were only vaguely aware of the existence of the Internet, Cotter administrators announced the creation of the Virtual School of Winona. Backed by the Fastenal founder’s foundation, the goal of the Virtual School was to put a networked computer in the home of every Cotter student, digitally linking them with each other, their school and the world.
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School bells are soon to ring and students will head back into the classroom, teachers greeting them face-to-face.
While computers have become integral components in the classroom, they have not served as a primary educational medium.
Until now.
BlueSky Online School is Minnesota’s first virtual school, the statewide public school serving approximately 700 students in grades 7-12. And that number is likely to swell to 900 as the year moves forward; enrollees are accepted throughout the year.
Like the conventional classroom, there are teachers at the helm, Menahga science instructor and Park Rapids resident David Bjorklund among them.
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