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Despite over 100,000 Ontario students returning to in-class schooling on Jan. 25, many more will continue learning online at home. For those, experts say a few simple solutions can create a smoother learning experience. One of the most critical is how to deal with technical difficulties like the recent video-call disruptions that affected various schools across the Greater Toronto Area.
Hardwiring a child’s computer through an ethernet cable to your WiFi router is the most effective way to avoid internet disruptions. But if your home doesn’t allow for that setup Daniel Bader, a tech expert and managing editor of Android Central, says a mesh WiFi router system can help your WiFi run effectively throughout your home.
Over 100,000 Ontario Students Return to Class Beginning Next week.
Today (Jan 20), Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, provided an update on which schools can resume for in-person learning, saying this:
“On the advice from the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the government is allowing seven public health units and over 100,000 students to return to class on Monday, January 25th.
Getting students back into class is our top priority. According to Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health and leading medical and scientific experts, including the Hospital for Sick Children, Ontario’s schools are safe places for learning.
To ensure schools remain safe, the government is introducing additional measures including provincewide targeted asymptomatic testing, enhanced screening, mandatory masking for students in Grades 1-3 and outdoors where physical distancing cannot be maintained.”
Only seven regions in southern Ontario will be allowed to return to in-class learning next week. This doesn t include schools in the London area, meaning online learning will continue until further notice.
In-person learning remains suspended across GTA, other PHUs to see students return to class Monday
by Lucas Casaletto
Last Updated Jan 20, 2021 at 9:24 pm EDT
Elementary students are tentatively slated to return to their classrooms on January 11. Jerry Wang
Ontario’s Education Minister says over 100,000 students from multiple Public Health Units (PHUs) including Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge, and Peterborough Public Health, among others, will return for in-person learning next week.
“On the advice from the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the government is allowing seven public health units and over 100,000 students to return to class on Monday, January 25,” Education Minister Stephen Lecce said in a statement.
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Former Renfrew County District School Board trustee and Algonquin College Pembroke Campus alumna Wendy Hewitt has joined the College’s Alumni and Friends Network Advisory Committee. Hewitt, who is a graduate of the Office Administration –Executive program, will represent the Pembroke Campus on the committee.
The advisory committee helps guide the activities and direction of Algonquin College’s efforts to build a strong and vibrant alumni community. This work includes promoting the College’s programs, identifying opportunities to engage with alumni and helping organize special events and activities for alumni.
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