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Wagering on the Web: Vegas Schools Go Virtual
Faced with the fastest-growing student body in the country, Nevada's Clark County addresses its growing pains virtually.
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Running Time: 5 min.
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Produced, Written, and Directed by
- Ken Ellis
Associate Producers:
- Roberta Furger
- Miwa Yokoyama
Editor:
- Karen Sutherland
Camera Crew:
- Rob Weller
- Jeremy Settles
Narrator:
- Kris Welch
Original Music:
- Ed Bogas
Additional Footage Courtesy of
- The KLVX Communications Group
- Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
- © 2004
- The George Lucas Educational Foundation
- All rights reserved.
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View all our videos about Las Vegas: Las Vegas's booming economy challenges the area's schools.  In a town where dropouts earn $50,000 per year parking cars, Las Vegas schools keep students on the diploma track.  Faced with the fastest-growing student body in the country, Nevada's Clark County addresses its growing pains virtually.  This unique school caters to students with full-time day jobs.  This Las Vegas school harnesses parents, businesspeople, and retirees for academic and financial support and staff after-school programs.  A rain forest dome and a mock-up of a silver mine enhance science learning in Clark County, Nevada. |
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Synchronous online teaching
I enjoyed the video about Vegas Virtual. The Missouri Virtual School, sponsored by Missouri State University, has been providing the same kind if real-time (synchronous) K-12 courses all across Missouri for the past 10 years. We continue to see the same comments as those in the video. Most serious students and teachers like the increased interactivity this mode of teaching can allow.
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