From the moment schools shut down at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it became clear that many districts were ill-equipped to support their students from afar. They just werenât ready for distance learning, and a big part of that was that too many students lacked adequate WiFi access to get to virtual class.
Cases like 2020âs Cayla J. v. California Department of Education, which charges that schools in the state are violating the constitutional rights of children of color by not providing adequate distance education, called out state Departments of Education for failing to provide better WiFi options than visiting a local Taco Bell.
×
With a slow return to school buildings, cameras in Washington classrooms aren’t going away. What to do? By Joy Resmovits, The Seattle Times
Published: February 9, 2021, 10:36am
Share: Clark County school districts are pushing for online school when classes begin in the fall for the 2020-21 school year. (Alisha Jucevic/The Columbian files)
Lights. Camera. Fractions?
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned teachers into videographers and content creators. To teach at a distance, they’re filming themselves, futzing with their backgrounds, perfecting their lighting.
But it’s hard to keep up the enthusiasm when your audience looks like a sea of black boxes.