Coronavirus Impact: Digital classes replace traditional classrooms due to shut down of schools & colleges

As schools, colleges and universities remain closed in several states due to fear of coronavirus spread, more and more students in India are taking to digital tools to continue their education from safe distance of their homes. 

The tools that are helping remote learning range from a growing number of mobile apps to digital learning management systems and collaboration tools such as Blackboard, Microsoft Teams and Zoom, among others. While Blackboard says its portfolio of



products and services support learners at every level throughout the student lifecycle from kindergarten to the workplace, Zoom also has several offerings for educators, learners, as well as those working from home.

According to Microsoft, as schools move to a remote learning environment, Teams can provide an online classroom that brings together virtual, face-to-face connections, assignments, files and conversations in a single platform accessible on a mobile device, tablet, PC or browser.