Adam Stone, EdTech
Digital tools help make this possible. “Throughout this pandemic, resources such as Google and Zoom have evolved with features such as breakout rooms and hangouts,” Hirsch says. “Students can still come together to communicate and collaborate around learning. They can problem-solve, debate and discuss multiple learning topics. They can continue to create and then share their ideas.” Now that districts have seen that remote learning is practical, some say it’s unlikely that they will ever return to weather-related shutdowns. “It would be a huge mistake if we tried to just go back to what we were doing before,” Jessica Tang, president of the Boston Teachers Union in Massachusetts, tells The New York Times.
https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2020/12/how-virtual-education-supports-seamless-learning-opportunities-perfcon
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