Schools are closed. Homeschooling techniques are a challenge. Best practices help parents and children to cope with distance learning.
Ball sports app offers ideas for exercising at home
A ball sports app originally designed for teachers now added exercises for kids to practice at home.
TV education programme with celebrity support
The BBC’s new home education programme is supported by celebrities to make it more engaging for the pupils.
Educational app with WhatsApp integration
By integrating digital educational material into WhatsApp, it is more accessible for less privileged children.
Free online state library
Access to digital library service is opened up online, to offer reading materials while closing the physical libraries.
Collection of resources for teachers and parents
The platform schoolclosures.org presents a structured overview of tools and information to help parents and teachers through schoolclosures.
Online education on children’s rights
An online course teaches children about children’s rights and their application in the current situation.
Study support for school children at home
An Italian volunteer organisation offers online tutoring to help kids through this period of remote learning.
Educational institutions maintain contact with parents and children
The Education and School Institution in Bologna keeps in touch with children and parents in order to maintain the relationship with them.
A government platform to inform about EdTech
As many EdTech projects are still unknown to teachers, parents and children, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry provides an overview of potential offers.
Teaching on all channels
To reach children with no access to the internet, an initiative offers distance learning via television.
An overview on homeschooling techniques
Crisis response measures in many countries require schools to remain closed and children are being educated digitally. For parents, this poses the challenge of having to suddenly adapt to home-schooling techniques. In many cases, parents
Support platform for remote schooling
A Swedish platform provides online resources to assist schools and teachers in remote teaching.