BlueSky Online School

Do you want to hang out with fellow BlueSky Online students and faculty AND see the Twins play???

CLICK HERE to enter the chance to see the Twins play on May 11th! 

The Details: 

BlueSky has reserved a block of 40 tickets for the May 11th Twins game vs. Baltimore Orioles at 12:10 pm. The cost of tickets is $10. Students can bring a family member or friend from another school, but you have to enter their information below and include them in your payment. Students will be responsible for getting to and from the game on their own.

We will contact the first 40 people on the list and give them payment information.  

*Tickets will be awarded on a first come-first serve basis and your spot will only be reserved when payment is submitted. If payment is not received in the timeline outlined in the payment email, your tickets will go to the next person on the list.

Which will you choose???

Masquerade? 

Fall 2015 Honor Roll

Hennepin Technical College's Alternative High School Day is designed as a college exploration event specifically for Juniors and Seniors.  

The day will include an informational presentation, campus tour, lunch and breakout sessions on a variety of college-related topics: financial aid, the application process, and student services.

This month, the Student Services Advisors at BlueSky Online asked students and staff to share their favorite holiday memories. A few of the responses and photos are below! 

"My sisters and I and my little brother had a super fun time in the snow that year. We drove the four wheelers around my Grandma's, racing each other. When we went inside it was time to warm up with some card games. My Mom then decide to snap a silly picture of us girls. Christmas at my Grandmas is always the best! Merry Christmas to all!" 

- 12th grader at BlueSky Online

"Every Christmas Eve, all us kids get to open one present from another one of the siblings." -11th grader at BlueSky Online

"My dad's side of the family has a saying "It's not Christmas until you get socks!" So every Christmas we all get an insurmountable number of socks." - 10th grader at BlueSky Online

Megan Hollenkamp, BlueSky's Administrative Assistant and Social Media Coordinator, shared her favorite memory of receiving a BARBIE SPORTS CAR as a gift! 

Thank you to everyone who shared their Favorite Holiday Memories with the BlueSky Online Blog!! 

Get ready to spend hours scouring Pinterest....

One of the most important needs for an online learner, is a PLACE to work. Sure, students have the computing device that they use for their school work...but where they use that device is also important. 

Online teachers, advisors, and counselors also have to create their own work space in their homes. Here is a picture of my "office". It's a desk in the corner of our family room. It's kind of messy...sorry about that!!

A few elements of a productive workspace (which mine hits the mark on!) are: 

• Find the perfect space: It's important that your work station is relatively free from distraction. Choose to work in a quiet room, instead of in the middle of the kitchen at dinnertime. 
• Organize!: Although my desk is a little messy....there's a method to that mess! Make sure that you have an organization to your work. Order increases productivity. 
• Make it pretty: Well...maybe not "pretty"...but make your work space somewhere that you want to work. Decorate with things that are inspirational or motivational for you. 
• Create a schedule: Did you see my blog post A 'Bag of Tricks' for Scheduling your School Work? The post offers a number of ideas to help you organize your school day. Create a schedule for yourself and POST IT in your workspace. It will help you stay focused! 

A happy workspace creates a happy (and successful!) learner! 

Go forth and decorate! 

Happy Thanksgiving!!

What a great week to reflect on some of the reasons to be THANKFUL for online education: 

5. Flexibility

 Online education is SO flexible. At BlueSky Online, you can choose between My Pace courses and Group Pace courses. You can follow a weekly class schedule or you can budget your time the way that you'd like. 

4. Scheduling Freedom

 Online education gives students the ability to schedule their day in any way they would like. Like to sleep in until 11AM and then do school work until 10PM? You can! Students can also choose which classes to work on each day, how many classes to work each day, and which days to take off! 

3. Personalized Lessons

Each class can be learned at a student's own pace. The lessons are mostly asynchronous. So, if a student needs to pause, rewind, or rewatch an entire lesson, they can! And teachers can easily share more resources with students to truly personalize the learning experience. 

2. One-on-One Help

 The teachers are online schools are here to help their students. Many hours of the day are set aside for one-on-one tutoring help with students. Teachers use email, chat, phone calls, text, online whiteboards, etc. to help students. 

1.  Schoolwork in PAJAMAS!!

 YES!!!! Pajamas!!! ALL....DAY....LONG! Now that's a reason to be THANKFUL!