ENABLING SCHOOL THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AMIDST COVID-19

The years 2019 and 2020 will be remembered as the years of the deadly Coronavirus. This virus is also called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the disease caused by this virus is called Covid-19. Coronaviruses circulate among animals, especially bats, or even certain types of cats.
Currently, there is no cure for Covid-19 and with the disease being deadly, prevention is definitely better than cure. To ensure prevention, healthcare professionals around the world have recommended social distancing to prevent Covid-19. This means that you keep a safe distance from anyone else, so as not to contract the virus.
To ensure this, governments of several countries have imposed "lockdowns" wherein they have shut down all schools, colleges, and businesses. Only essential services have remained open. India is no exception to this, with a lockdown being imposed in late March 2020. With all schools being closed down, these schools have resorted to using technology to help promote virtual learning in virtual classrooms. This is so that students do not attend schools, thereby minimizing the chances of contracting and spreading the virus. Here are some enabling technologies that are helping schools keep Covid-19 at bay...

Synchronous Learning: This is typical of a virtual classroom. In this type of learning,
students and teachers connect and interact with each other in real time. In
synchronous learning, students can get their questions answered immediately.
Continuous creative interaction with teachers and other students makes this
kind of learning very rewarding.