Dubai: UAE telecom providers temporarily changed their names on Sunday
to remind residents to stay at home.To get more news about
slogan about corona virus, you can visit shine news official website.
The slogan “Stay Home” showed up on residents’ mobile phones on the
first day of online learning – an initiative where teachers and students
stayed at home, interacting through distance learning platforms.The
hashtag #StayHome was also promoted by the Dubai Media Office earlier on
Saturday, while urging families to practise social distancing and carry
out precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus
COVID-19.
Schools across the UAE started the remote learning program on Sunday,
with schools left almost abandoned as teachers and students interacted
from their homes.
Thousands of teachers have already received training in the last two
weeks to facilitate digital learning. The spring break, which ended on
March 19, has now led to public and private schools to launch their
remote learning system.
Dr Abdullah Al Karam, director general of KHDA, said parents, students
and teachers in Dubai will benefit from a new online platform during the
period of distance learning.
The portal has been launched to connect technology and wellbeing-based
organisations with teachers, parents and students who are teaching and
learning from home. It will feature apps, websites and support that will
be offered free of charge during the distance learning period.The
period of remote learning was first announced on March 3, as part of a
UAE-wide decision to close down schools and prevent the spread of the
novel coronavirus in the country.
Gulf News previously reported that the Abu Dhabi Department of Education
and Knowledge (ADEK) said the emirate’s education system was more than
ready to start implementing distance learning among more than 200
schools starting from Sunday.
According to ADEK, schools and teachers have been undertaking extensive
preparations and training over the last two weeks, including educators
from more than 132 schools who took part in training sessions on best
practices for virtual classrooms.
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