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Distance learning solutions

The list of educational applications, platforms and resources below aim to help parents, teachers, schools and school administrators facilitate student learning and provide social care and interaction during periods of school closure. Most of the solutions curated are free and many cater to multiple languages. While these solutions do not carry UNESCO’s explicit endorsement, they tend to have a wide reach, a strong user-base and evidence of impact. They are categorized based on distance learning needs, but most of them offer functionalities across multiple categories.

 

Digital learning management systems

 

  • Blackboard – Resources and tools to transition and deliver quality teaching and learning online.
  • CenturyTech – Personal learning pathways with micro-lessons to address gaps in knowledge, challenge students and promote long-term memory retention.
  • ClassDojo – Connects teachers with students and parents to build classroom communities.
  • Edmodo – Tools and resources to manage classrooms and engage students remotely.
  • Edraak (link is external) – Arabic language online education with resources for school learners and teachers.
  • EkStep (link is external) – Open learning platform with a collection of learning resources to support literacy and numeracy.
  • Google Classroom (link is external) – Helps classes connect remotely, communicate and stay-organized.
  • Moodle (link is external) – Community-driven and globally-supported open learning platform.
  • Nafham (link is external) – Arabic language online learning platform hosting educational video lessons that correspond with Egyptian and Syrian curricula.
  • Schoology (link is external) – Tools to support instruction, learning, grading, collaboration and assessment.
  • Seesaw (link is external) – Enables the creation of collaborative and sharable digital learning portfolios and learning resources. 
  • Skooler (link is external) – Tools to turn Microsoft Office software into an education platform.
  • Study Sapuri (link is external) – Japanese language online learning platform for middle school students.

 

Systems purpose-built for mobile phones

 

 

Systems with strong offline functionality

 

 

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Platforms

 

 

Self-directed learning content

 

 

Mobile reading applications

 

 

Collaboration platforms that support live-video communication

 

 

Tools to create of digital learning content

 

 

URL:

https://en.unesco.org/themes/education-emergencies/coronavirus-school-closures/solutions