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Preparing for the Next Normal: How to Adapt to a New Era of Education

September 21, 2020 at 4:06 PM / by Megan Sossamon posted in Distance Learning / Learn from Home, Logitech

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To date in 2020, at least 4,234 higher education institutions and over 124,000 schools have been forced to shift to distance learning models across North America. 25.8 million higher education students¹ and 55 million K-12 pupils² have been affected, each having to quickly adapt to new ways of learning that may be here to stay.

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Making Learn from Home Work for Your Kids

June 19, 2020 at 4:06 PM / by Andy Hasenyager posted in Remote Work / Work from Home, Distance Learning / Learn from Home

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Distance Learning Growing Pains

I have a 12-year-old middle schooler. Her school, like so many others, was forced into a remote learning model as a result of COVID-19. We were sort of lucky since this school provided laptops to all their students as part of their regular learning model, and much of their curriculum was already online. That meant a limited learning curve with the equipment, and mainly a need to learn the platform the school elected to use. I’ve been using Microsoft Teams for years — an exceptionally robust and approachable platform — and found my experience helped with her modest learning curve.

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