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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Online education has become important for students and their families, so parents are starting to learn new skills behind the new teaching methods.
Mom and grandma Leanna Haley were at East Professional Center’s Tech-Fest to learn new skills.
“This is the most important part of any child’s life,” she said.
A survey of parents by the Cleveland Metropolitan School District after schools closed during the outbreak found that 40 percent of the 40,000 students did not have Internet access.
Roman Wake, Head of Procurement at Digital-C, is one of many members working with CMSD to close this digital divide.
“You know we’ve heard stories from some of the places where the school was in the beginning because of the resources they had at the time, families were choosing which students would go to class.”
Digital-C not only provides laptops, but also provides digital training to CMSD families so they can better navigate CMSD systems and interact with teachers.
All of this is done to ensure that kids like Journey Keaton have a smooth and easy school year.
“It felt weird because being on the computer felt different than going to school,” Keaton said.
The next event will be August 20th at Max Hayes High School from 10am to 2pm.
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