{"id":1614,"date":"2020-03-18T18:45:15","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T18:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.skolera.com\/?p=1614"},"modified":"2025-10-20T09:34:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T09:34:44","slug":"coronavirus-suspending-schools-time-for-virtual-classrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/coronavirus-suspending-schools-time-for-virtual-classrooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus: Suspending Schools? Time for Virtual Classrooms!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Suspending schools and universities for two weeks in Egypt and turning to remote learning<\/a><\/span><\/span> instead means over 53 thousand and 587 schools<\/a><\/span><\/span> shutting their doors to students. No, it\u2019s not a vacation for picnicking and going to malls and spending time at places where you cannot control children physical interaction with others.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a long-waited moment of relief for schools and parents and an excellent opportunity for Egypt to stop coronavirus or at least greatly limit new infected cases, 25%, the percent of students in our country.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is not a slight, insignificant number, and we haven\u2019t even added the number of teachers, parents, school managers to it (check out our article \u201cSkolera LMS<\/a> Launches Its Newest Features for V. 6.0<\/a><\/span><\/span>\u201d to know more about using LMS in times like this).<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s time to use digital platforms and remote learning technology<\/a><\/span><\/span> in our schools, an official decision made by the Ministry of Education that should considerably reduce the number of new COVID-19 cases, if people stick to the instructions.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0This will allow our heroes working in hospitals\u2014doctors and nurses\u2014to do their jobs without more pressure. So what is the Ministry of Education\u2019s plan to face off COVID-19? How do we use remote learning technology and virtual classrooms?<\/span><\/p>\nGet started Skolera for FREE<\/span><\/a>\n

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Table of Contents<\/p>\r\n

  • \u00a01. The Ministry of Education\u2019s Plan: 13 Important Decisions<\/a><\/li>
  • 2. Suspending Schools: Virtual Classrooms<\/a>
    • What Are Virtual Classrooms?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
    • 3. Suspending Schools: An Official Decision to Remote Learning<\/a><\/li>
    • Remote Learning Platform: 3 in 1 LMS<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\r\n

      <\/span>\u00a01. <\/strong>The Ministry of Education\u2019s Plan: 13 Important Decisions<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

      Dr. Tarek Galal Shawki, the Minister of Education in Egypt<\/a><\/span><\/span>, announced a series of important decisions as a part of the ministry\u2019s plan against COVID-19, a move that should make all participants in the education process a bit more at ease:<\/span><\/p>\n