>> next, "the communicators," with tom vander ark. after that, ed royce talking about foreign policy. c-span, created by america's cable companies and brought to as a public service. >> the name of the book is "getting smart." the author, tom vander ark. how do you define digital learning? >> it is a blend of learning. a combination of the best of face-to-face and online learning. connotesarning usually

. >> host: so, tom vander ark, what's the reaction of school districts across the country? maybe a couple of examples to this online learning wave that's happening? >> guest: well, let's take houston. it was just called the best urban school district. they've taken a thoughtful approach to improvement based on all that we've learned in the 20 years about high achieving schools, and they've added a component of blended learning. so they're combining improvement and innovation to create a really exciting school environment in houston. all of their high schools are becoming one-to-one, that means every student will have a laptop to take home, and that's really creating an engaging and extended learning environment for every student in houston. i also love many of the charter school networks that are sort of custom designed around the new learning opportunities that exist. some at public schools in the bay area is a great example of a network of high schools which combine a playlist -- which we think of as for music -- but playlist of learning experiences that prepare kids for

>> next, "the communicators," with tom vander ark. after that, ed royce talking about foreign policy. c-span, created by america's cable companies and brought to as a public service. >> the name of the book is "getting smart." the author, tom vander ark. how do you define digital learning? >> it is a blend of learning. a combination of the best of face-to-face and online learning. connotesarning usually teachers at a distance. >> what are the components? >> in a formal setting, when it credit, there is usually online content and a teacher you interact with. ofis usually done as a group students that you are engaging .ith, but it is at a distance some students attend full-time online classes, and some part-time. a high school student may take three classes at their high school, and two classes online. >> how extensive right now is online digital learning? case-12 -- in k-12, there is probably 5 million students that took online classes. it is a significant percentage u.s. k-12million students that are out there. it is growing rapidly.

>> did it a learning and the education system with tom vander ark tonight at 8:00 eastern on the communicators on c-span 2. >> the national governors association summer meeting concluded sunday in nashville tennessee. the best buy ceo was the closing speaker. he focused on how the store stays competitive. this is just under an hour. >> good morning, everyone. it everybody survived the wonderful entertainment we have?

author tom vander ark. how do you do find digital learning? >> guest: digital learning is really blended learning which is a combination of the best best of face-to-face and on line learning. it also includes on line learning which usually connotes teacher at a distance. and i think most learning for most young people in the very near future will be a combination of blended and on line learning. >> host: when you talk about on line learning what are some of the components of that? >> in a formal setting when it's for credit there's usually on line content and the teacher that you interact with and it's usually done as a cohort so there is a group of students that you are engaging with but it's all at a distance. some students attend full-time on line classes and some part-time so high school students may take three classes at their high school and take two classes on line. >> host: how expensive right now is on line digital learning in the u.s.? >> guest: in k-12 just in secondary schools high schools primarily there is probably 5 million stud

. >> digital learning and the future of the education system with tom vander ark monday night on "the communicators," on c-span 3. week, america artifex takes viewers into archives and historic sites around the country. at the outbreak of the civil war in the spring, 18 61, washington, dc was a lightly defended city and vulnerable with only one for located 12 miles south of the city and the confederate state of virginia just across the potomac. by 1865 the nation's capital had become the most fortified city in the world, with a ring of 70 armed forts encircling the city. we visited three of us arriving with- the surviving forsts dale floyd. >> right now we are in the museum of fort ward, which has a variety of different artifacts. one of the nice things is we the defenses of washington and it gives you a good idea of where they are today. we are at fort ward which is here. and today, we are also going to go to fort foote, which is down here. and all the way up to fort stevens which is up there. the reasoned that the forts were basically to protect the capital of the united states. it

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. >> did it a learning and the education system with tom vander ark tonight at 8:00 eastern on the communicators on c-span 2. >> the national governors association summer meeting concluded sunday in nashville tennessee. the best buy ceo was the closing speaker. he focused on how the store stays competitive. this is just under an hour. >> good morning, everyone. it everybody survived the wonderful entertainment we have? what a fantastic way to close off our last evening. let's give the governor a round of applause. such a wonderful job. [applause] >> i think he should sing for us. [laughter] >> it makes you want to sing after coming to nashville. a little kick in your walk just being here. it has been a fantastic trip and a wonderful meeting. we want to also thank your staff. your sponsors and hosts, let health but this meeting together, along with our mga staff -- nga staff. this is our closing session of our summer meeting. it has been a great pleasure to serve as your chair. one of the reasons why i chose my initiative for tomorrow's jobs was to ensure the changing business client in our natio

education system with tom vander ark monday night at 8 eastern on the communicators on c-span 2.gton journal continues. >>> we want to welcome ashley splane, the president of "rock the vote." she laufrmingz a new campaign to sign up millennialnches a new c sign up millennials to vote. >> thank you for having me. >> what is this re-launch of "rock the vote" all about? >> i got involved in politics because, i think like many young people, there is an issue that i care about that was really important to me and i felt like being involved in a campaign in the political process is the way to, you know, address it and get people involved, and i am excited to be, you know, 10 years later, so involved and involved in a really exciting organization like rock the vote that's so committed to doing the same thin, getting young people involved and making sure that they are participating and that they have the access to participate. >> we are dividing our phone lines a little differently for this segment. we want to hear of those between the ages of 18 to 29. >> number is 202-585-3880. and if y