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  • Bay County librarian using virtual storytime to cheer up families during coronavirus shutdown

    With schools and libraries closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, a librarian in Bay County, Michigan is turning to hosting a virtual storytime. Although this approach lacks some elements of the in-person storytime, it does offer a sense of routine for children during a time that could otherwise be destabilizing.

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  • Med Students Aren't Sitting Out the Fight Against the Coronavirus

    While classes have been moved online, medical students across the country are finding ways to help in the fight against COVID-19. At schools like Rutgers in New Jersey, to the University of North Carolina’s Medical School, to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, students are pitching in. They’re undertaking things like running public health information hotlines, 3-D printing plastic face shields, and helping essential health care workers safely put on and take off their personal protective equipment.

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  • When the State Shifted to E-learning, This Rural School Superintendent Shifted to the Copy Machine

    Illinois’ rural Trico school district didn’t have access to remote learning technology, so they turned to paper. With closure as the response to COVID-19, teachers and administrators had to find ways to cope in a region that is lacking reliable internet connections. Teachers prepared and distributed weeks of schoolwork, with the goal of keeping students engaged but not stressing out parents at home.

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  • How to enjoy a new art gallery – from your living room

    In the age of social distancing due to COVID-19, Los Angeles galleries and museums are creating virtual experiences, adapting their exhibitions for people to enjoy via the internet. In one example, the Museum of Contemporary Art showcases one offering per day, like a movie night, to keep their audiences engaged.

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  • Coronavirus kindness: South Bay teens create tutor network for hundreds of students

    Upon seeing a need for educational resources to support the out of school transition due to the COVID-19 outbreak, two high school seniors in the San Jose area stepped up to fill that gap. Sarika Sriram and Uditha Velidandla coordinated 90 volunteers to offer free tutoring in a range of school subjects. So far, over 350 students have benefitted from these comprehensive online learning sessions.

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  • States Get Creative To Find And Deploy More Health Workers In COVID-19 Fight

    Across the United States, hospitals are looking for ways to fill medical professional shortages as the coronavirus outbreak spreads. One creative solution that has emerged in states such as New York, Hawaii, and New Hampshire is making it easier for both retirees and newly graduated medical students to come back into service.

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  • Pop-up Library launches virtual book mobile for students

    In Portsmouth, New Hampshire, a library pop-up trailer run by school librarians is shifting the way it offers services to children as a result of the pandemic. For three years prior, the library pop-up trailer allowed children to enter and select books free of charge, but due to health risks, the program is partnering with schools to allow students to use a Google Form to fill out their requests and receive their books in the mail.

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  • ‘There's sunshine again': Thousands of meals delivered daily to Anchorage students as coronavirus closes classrooms Audio icon

    In Alaska, the Anchorage School District’s mobile food delivery service is delivering thousands of meals every day to Anchorage students. By repurposing school buses, school district leaders are packing sack lunches, school nurses, and educators on board to help with the deliveries.

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  • US school teachers turn to digital world as COVID-19 bites

    As 80 percent of school children worldwide are out of class due to social distancing or quarantining measures, many teachers are bringing classes online, like in New York City. While online schooling is better than no schooling at all, teachers and parents alike are finding it difficult to establish a routine and maintain the same quality of education.

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  • The COVID-19 crisis is giving parents a taste of digital ‘unschooling'

    With school shut down due to the spread of coronavirus, distance learning has become the norm in many cities and parents have largely had to adjust their roles to include teaching and supervision. To help with this adjustment, teachers have begun offering online homeschooling classes that teach parents how to facilitate learning for their children.

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