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In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic (流行病), lots of schools around the globe have temporarily closed their doors. Still, lessons must go on. So teachers have been asked to give lessons online. This can create a problem for families that do not have at least one home computer and a strong Internet connection. For them, the transition to a digital classroom may seem all but impossible.
US schools are aware of this problem. And some have been working to make sure home-connectivity problems don’t shut the door to online lessons. For instance, some schools have been taking stock of the computers available throughout their buildings. Then they’ve loaned them out to families in need. PCs for People is a nonprofit group. It fixes up used computers and installs them with Windows 10. Then it sells or donates them to low-income families.
But even a good computer won’t be much help if it can’t connect to the Internet. Fortunately, all the Internet providers have agreed to provide high-speed Internet to low-income households. These are families in which kids qualify for free or reduced-cost school-lunch programs. The firms have agreed to provide Internet service for less than $10 a month. Such service otherwise might cost up to $100 a month.
Some schools have used other approaches. Several have bought devices known as portable Wi-Fi hotspots. These devices connect to the same networks that smartphones use. They then create a Wi-Fi signal that laptops, tablets and other computers can use to connect to the Internet. Schools have handed those hotspots out for kids to use to overcome some of those connectivity gaps. Other schools have turned to their sidelined school buses. In some communities, these buses have Wi-Fi. Some schools have actually gone and parked their buses around different parts of the community. Families that live nearby can then tap into the buses’ Wi-Fi to access online classrooms and resources. These solutions won’t help everyone. And some approaches will barely make-do. Still, they could help many students avoid being cut off from their teachers and classmates.
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In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic (流行病), lots of schools around the globe have temporarily closed their doors. Still, lessons must go on. So teachers have been asked to give lessons online. This can create a problem for families that do not have at least one home computer and a strong Internet connection. For them, the transition to a digital classroom may seem all but impossible.
US schools are aware of this problem. And some have been working to make sure home-connectivity problems don’t shut the door to online lessons. For instance, some schools have been taking stock of the computers available throughout their buildings. Then they’ve loaned them out to families in need. PCs for People is a nonprofit group. It fixes up used computers and installs them with Windows 10. Then it sells or donates them to low-income families.
But even a good computer won’t be much help if it can’t connect to the Internet. Fortunately, all the Internet providers have agreed to provide high-speed Internet to low-income households. These are families in which kids qualify for free or reduced-cost school-lunch programs. The firms have agreed to provide Internet service for less than $10 a month. Such service otherwise might cost up to $100 a month.
Some schools have used other approaches. Several have bought devices known as portable Wi-Fi hotspots. These devices connect to the same networks that smartphones use. They then create a Wi-Fi signal that laptops, tablets and other computers can use to connect to the Internet. Schools have handed those hotspots out for kids to use to overcome some of those connectivity gaps. Other schools have turned to their sidelined school buses. In some communities, these buses have Wi-Fi. Some schools have actually gone and parked their buses around different parts of the community. Families that live nearby can then tap into the buses’ Wi-Fi to access online classrooms and resources. These solutions won’t help everyone. And some approaches will barely make-do. Still, they could help many students avoid being cut off from their teachers and classmates.
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