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posted by Fnord666 on Friday March 13 2020, @11:44AM   Printer-friendly
from the virtual-teaching dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

With Wuhan Coronavirus spreading in New York City, parents, Parent Teacher Associations, and schools seem to be inevitably headed for extended shutdowns and quarantines. The Department of Education is crossing its fingers, wiping down all surfaces, and hoping to avert the worst without closing schools, but parents are going to need contingency plans.

Do Soylentils have recommendations for online resources that members of NYC's school boards can share with the parent community to help kids keep up with their school work? Khan Academy is an excellent resource for math & science; it doesn't span every subject but something like it that grade school kids can understand would be ideal.

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  • (Score: 2) by pdfernhout on Tuesday March 17 2020, @12:27AM

    by pdfernhout (5984) on Tuesday March 17 2020, @12:27AM (#972055) Homepage

    https://learn.concord.org/ [concord.org]

    Many of them are simulations. Most of of what they do is FOSS. The activities cover a variety of topics for different ages. Concord Consortium works closely with classroom teachers to make worthwhile stuff -- funded mainly by grants. I have a lot of respect for them.

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