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21.12.2020 / 16:13

Watch an AI robot walk with a broken leg, thanks to a brain that never stops learning

Matthew HutsonWatch the two simulated robots above, and you’ll notice a big difference. Even though both of their “brains” have evolved over 300 generations to allow them to walk, only one succeeds; the other falls flat on its back.That’s because only the bot on the left has learned to adapt to new circumstances.

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Greenville teen remotely learning killed when vehicle crashes into house

GREENVILLE, Texas - A North Texas teenager was reportedly at home learning virtually when she was killed when a vehicle crashed into her room.The crash happened Monday afternoon at a Greenville home in Hunt County, reported the Greenville Herald Banner.Greenville ISD identified the student as 17-year-old Aramis Mora, who attended the district her entire life.

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Opinion | PCs have kept the world working, learning, engaged in the new normal

Surge in PC UsageThe PC is back in high demand this year. According to Gartner, globally, PC shipments grew 2.8% in the second quarter of 2020.

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Ontario parents told to be ready for remote learning

Parents across the province are being advised to prepare for the possibility of remote learning. Shallima Maharaj reports.

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Snow days a thing of the past? Schools respond to nor'easter in age of remote learning

A powerful nor'easter hit the East Coast Wednesday, closing schools in parts of the mid-Atlantic and New England. But in the age of remote learning, some kids still had class online from home, while others got cherished snow days. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared snow days a relic this week. "As a parent, and I was a kid once myself, I have to say, I feel a little sad that this snow day we used to all know may be gone.

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Students across Ontario could switch to online learning after winter break amid rising COVID-19 case counts

Questions remain over whether students in Ontario will return to in-class learning after the winter break or whether students will switch to virtual learning. Marianne Dimain reports.

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Hamilton’s public school board prepares for possibility of fully remote learning

First doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Hamilton could come in ‘small numbers’ next week Danko says that while she appreciates that the ministry is placing a priority on student, staff and community safety, and is trying to keep schools open throughout COVID-19, “it is sometimes problematic when an announcement like this comes out two days before everyone is leaving for a winter break.”Danko says the board’s plan for device deployment, if necessary, in January “would look something like what we had to do in the spring where families can pick up devices.”Despite efforts to increase their inventory, Danko says they may have to assign “one device per family to start and see where we are for numbers.”She adds that the direction is also likely to

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Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board says no decision made for online learning after holidays

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board says no decision has been made about shifting to complete online learning after the Christmas holidays amid the coronavirus pandemic.Global News Peterborough inquired after receiving a copy of a letter from CUPE Local 5555 president Ron Maguire sent to the local’s members on Wednesday night.

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Deputies surprise mother of two with car after learning she walked miles to work each day

OTTAWA, Kansas - Deputies and community members teamed up to buy a car for a mother of two in Ottawa, Kansas, on December 15, after learning she had been walking six miles to and from work every day.| SIGN UP FOR THE FOX 35 NEWSLETTER |Footage uploaded to Facebook by the Franklin County, Kansas, Sheriff’s Office shows the woman receiving her car.

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Coronavirus: Ontario students, educators should prepare for possible online learning after holidays

coronavirus cases.The recommendation by Stephen Lecce and Nancy Naylor is contained in a memo sent to all of Ontario’s school boards on Wednesday.“Our chief medical officer of health has confirmed that the transmission of COVID-19 in schools has remained low … however, the public health environment in Ontario continues to evolve rapidly,” the document said.

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Coronavirus: Quebec parents and teachers bracing for online learning

Wednesday is the last day of in-person classes for Quebec elementary and high school students. The holiday plan proposed by the government includes of online learning before and after the Christmas break in an attempt to decrease the transmission of COVID-19.

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Quebec parents worried about online learning as students leave classrooms for Christmas

Coronavirus: Quebec to start testing air quality in schools next week Unlike high schools, many elementary schools still don’t have the technology to allow for a full online school day for every student. Instead, Education Minister Jean-François Roberge is mandating only ‘daily contact’ between elementary school teachers and their students.In a statement, the Lester B.

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Google glitch, snowstorm bring virtual learning frustrations

COLUMBUS, Ohio – It wasn't the weather that delayed school this week, at least not the first time.Students in the Northeast might be giddily anticipating a storm that the National Weather Service says could drop a foot or more of snow across the region Wednesday and Thursday.The glitch that came Monday, though, wasn't in the forecast.“Google is down across the globe, which is the COVID version of a snow day,” Superintendent Joe Clark tweeted to followers from his Nordonia Hills City School District in northern Ohio. “Until it’s back up, Nordonia students, read some books, play outside, and help your parents around the house.”All-virtual learning — in use by many U.S.

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Regina woman collecting laptops, tablets for kids who need them for online learning

Some public and Catholic school students in Regina are unable to take part in online learning as they don’t have access to technology, which one woman is looking to change.

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Regina woman collecting laptops, tablets for kids who need them for online learning

coronavirus pandemic were trying to keep up with their classes.“They were all trying to do homework on a cellphone — one cellphone,” said intensive family support worker Tamara Huget, who works with them through a Regina counselling service.Last week, when Regina’s public and Catholic school boards announced they would be moving lessons entirely online in the week before and the week after the holiday break, Huget knew that these students, and many others she assists, would likely fall behind.“They don’t have the technology,” said Huget, who is trying to change that.On Wednesday, she put a call out on social media, seeking laptops, tablets and other devices that could be of help to 34 families with a combined 85 kids.

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Elementary students at Escuela St. Margaret School move to online learning

Elementary students at Calgary’s St. Margaret School are moving to online learning on Dec 14. As Carolyn Kury de Castillo reports, it’s due to the high number of students and staff absent amid COVID-19.

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Prince Albert, Sask. high schools moving to online learning in new year

Saskatchewan Rivers School Division and Prince Albert Catholic School Division will be moving to Level 4 of the Saskatchewan Safe Schools Plan effective in the new year.The school divisions said the decision was made after consultations with public health.Level 4 means a move to all online learning, according to the Saskatchewan Safe Schools Plan. Families react to Regina school boards’ move to online learning around Christmas break The divisions released a joint statement on the move Tuesday evening, with the change taking place from Jan.

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Maine father says remote learning isolation to blame for teen's death amid pandemic

[: This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255)] A Maine father whose 16-year-old son committed suicide last week has said that the isolation the teen felt from remote learning contributed to his death.

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Families react to Regina school boards’ move to online learning

Both of Regina’s school divisions are moving to online learning as COVID-19 cases surge in the city.

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Families react to Regina school boards’ move to online learning around Christmas break

coronavirus cases climbing in Regina, the city’s school boards’ decision to move their students online around the Christmas break is prompting mixed emotions in some families.Miranda Klinger, whose four children attend St. Jerome’s School, is relieved they’ll have reduced risk of exposure, but also a little intimidated by the task ahead.

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Coronavirus: London Christian High moves learning online until Jan. 4

COVID-19 were identified at the school.London Christian High at 24 Braesyde Ave., near Hamilton and Gore roads, learned about a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the building from the Middlesex-London Health Unit “late in the school day” on Monday. Coronavirus: Cases dip in London-Middlesex as 16 new infections reported; 18 new cases in Huron-Perth According to the MLHU’s dashboard, there are currently two known cases tied to the school.“We decided out of an abundance of caution for our community and because we are committed to student safety to move all of our learning online for all students until the Christmas break,” says principal Tim Bentum.Bentum says the school expects to resume in-person learning on Jan.

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Oliva Jade Giannulli learning from family college 'mess-up'

LOS ANGELES – Maybe Olivia Jade Giannulli had hoped for kid-glove treatment in choosing the family vibe of “Red Table Talk” for her first public comments about the college admissions scandal involving her famous parents.If so, she was quickly enlightened during Tuesday's episode of the Facebook Watch series.“What were some of the repercussions throughout this whole situation?” asked a skeptical Adrienne Banfield Norris, mom of series host Jada Pinkett Smith. “Because you’re a beautiful young white woman who’s been born into privilege, and there would be some people that would feel like, she’ll be fine.

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Hybrid or remote learning? PA schools and parents wrestle with choices

LOWER MORELAND TWP, Pa. - Hybrid or remote? More and more parents, and school districts, are contending with the question as the coronavirus surges through communities.Lehigh County mom, Marie, struggles with sending her daughter to school or keeping her home. She says her daughter is supposed to be hybrid learning at her Bethlehem high school, but, for the last week, her daughter was virtual, by choice.“We had to decide by, like, the end of November and we weren’t supposed to change it until January, but with these cases rising this last week, I just kept her home.

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US schools go back and forth on in-person learning

New York City reopened classrooms to many of its youngest students Monday in what has become a frustrating, stop-and-start process in many school systems around the U.S. because of the alarming surge in the coronavirus.The nation's largest school district, with 1 million students, had shut down in-person learning just two weeks ago but decided to bring back preschoolers and elementary school children after parents pushed for it and the mayor concluded it was safe to do so with beefed-up testing.

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Regina Public Schools moves to remote learning as COVID-19 cases spike

Regina Public Schools is moving all its schools to remote learning for the next month as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise.All pre-kindergarten to Grade 12 students will begin full-time remote learning on Dec. 14 with the plan of returning to class on Jan.

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Citing low coronavirus infection rates in schools, NYC reopens for in-person learning for some students

It's back to school again for some New York City schoolchildren, weeks after the schools were closed to in-person learning because of rising COVID-19 infections. The city's public school system, which shut down in-person learning earlier this month, will bring back on Monday preschool students and children in kindergarten through fifth grade whose parents chose a mix of in-school and remote learning.

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Coronavirus: Okanagan post-secondary students navigating online learning

As the last semester of 2020 comes to an end, for many post-secondary students it’s the end of a unique semester centered around online learning.“Personally, it’s a lot tougher than in-person class,” said Alex Sol, a UBC Okanagan engineering student.“The interactions, the face-to-face with teachers and classmates that you don’t get makes it definitely much harder.” Canadian universities could lose millions, possibly billions due to coronavirus: StatCan Another Okanagan post-secondary student, Shayla Carson, just recently wrote a paper on how COVID-19 is impacting students.“Honestly, the kind of consensus (I’ve heard) across everybody, is that it’s generally harder,” said Carson.“Their anxiety seems to be a lot higher.”Carson said students

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Montgomery County school districts making their own decisions on return to in-person learning

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa. - Two weeks of required remote learning is up for Montgomery County school. So will students be heading back to the classrom? Well, it’s up to the school districts.At a Montgomery County elementary school, the welcome back sign is already posted.One North Penn second grader goes back early next week and her mom is pleased.“I’m happy that the county allowed the districts to go ahead and make that decision for themselves.

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Looking ahead to remote learning

Teachers are preparing for what they hope is an easier run of remote learning after Christmas break. But as Malika Karim reports, some divisions still have concerns.

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Coronavirus: Manitoba students in grades 7-12 to move to remote learning after holiday break

Starting Jan. 4, following the holiday break, Manitoba students in grades seven to 12 will return to remote learning for at least two weeks in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen announced on Wednesday.

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Students failing more often during coronavirus virtual learning: study

As coronavirus cases spike across the U.S., local and state officials are implementing new lockdown restrictions, including those on schools. Some schools in states from Connecticut to California that switched from virtual learning in the spring to in-person or hybrid learning by autumn are moving back to online classes as cases spike, and it’s taking a toll on students, parents and teachers.

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Coronavirus: Centennial Collegiate students in Saskatoon make temporary move to online learning

COVID-19, which has resulted in the temporary closure of 25 classes as students were directed to self-isolate, according to Saskatoon Public Schools on Monday. Coronavirus: wâhkôhtowin School closes, cases confirmed at 4 other Saskatoon schools “The numerous disruptions have made it difficult for staff to deliver instruction for all students,” read a statement from the division.The division said it has collaboratively decided with the Saskatchewan Health Authority to move Centennial Collegiate to Level 4 of the province’s safe schools plan.Starting on Thursday, Dec.

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Manitoba’s largest school division holding remote learning test run

COVID-19 cases remaining high in the province, the Winnipeg School Division is making sure it’s ready in case a sudden switch to remote learning is announced.All 79 schools in the division will take part in a practice for code red learning on the morning of Dec. 1.Students will test out logging in on their devices and accessing online platforms and lessons as if they were at home.

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Edmonton high school students concerned about going back to online learning

It’s the last day of in-classroom learning for junior high and high school students this year. Next week, they go back to virtual instruction until 2021.

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Alberta students with disabilities exempt from online learning

The Alberta government says students with disabilities will be able to remain in the classroom. This as others in grades seven to 12 move to online learning next week. Nicole Stillger has more.

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Alberta school boards quickly adapting to new provincial at-home learning measures

The Alberta government announced schooling changes as part of new COVID-19 restrictions to battle record-high numbers: at-home learning for students in Grades 7 through 12 starts Monday and younger students will join them later. As Nicole Stillger explains, school boards were blindsided by the announcement but are quickly adapting to the new rules.

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Some Central Florida distance learning students say they’re feeling depressed

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Lethbridge schools hurry to prepare for switch to online learning

The province announced Tuesday week that starting Nov. 30, many students will transition to at-home learning until the New Year.Lethbridge School Division Supt.

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Alberta Grade 7-12 students moving to at-home learning, younger grades to follow in December

Changes to education were one of the measures the Alberta government announced Tuesday as part of new restrictions to battle record-high COVID-19 numbers. As Breanna Karstens-Smith explains, at-home learning for students in Grades 7 through 12 starts Monday and younger students will join them on Dec.

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Coronavirus: Alberta moves students in grades 7 -12 to at-home learning

Health Minister Tyler Shandro details new education measures announced Tuesday as Alberta enters a second state of public health emergency because of COVID-19.

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Survey of Ontario university students, faculty says online learning has had negative impact

online learning has negatively affected the quality of their educational experience.The poll of 2,700 people was commissioned by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations and released today.It reveals that 62 per cent of students and 76 per cent of faculty and academic librarians believe online learning has had a negative impact on education quality.The survey found that financial security, care demands, and work-life balance are significant stress points for both groups.

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Remote learning hub update

Earlier in November, the province announced a 10-million dollar initiative to support remote learning, but as Joe Scarpelli reports, there are still a number of questions being raised.

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Hanover School Division, parents prepare for remote learning Tuesday

COVID-19: Hanover School Division moves to critical level; students to begin remote learning “Today is a very busy day in the school division for sure. It’s a bit of a transition day for sure, trying to get everything lined up,” Falk said.“Thankfully we have a fair bit of experience from earlier in the spring.

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N.S. to spend $21M on new at-home learning laptops for school students

The province is in the process of purchasing 32,000 computers and making major upgrades to internet access in schools in case students are sent back home for online learning. Jesse Thomas has more.

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Nova Scotia to spend $21M on new laptops for school students learning from home

‘It’s how the premier rolls,’ NSTU leader says after premier downplays concerns in schools Last week, two schools in the HRM reported the province’s first cases of COVID-19 in the education systems which promoted Public Health to close both Auburn Drive High in Cole Harbour and Graham Creighton Junior High in Cherry Brook for two weeks.“They are day one of learning from home and teaching from home,” said Wozney, “and they are making it up as they go.”At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, 26 per cent of families in Nova Scotia said they had technology challenges with at-home learning.Black and Indigenous families were more likely to face these challenges, the province said. N.S.

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GAO notes distance learning challenges for students in need

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report late last week—completed as part of the GAO's COVID-19 monitoring and oversight responsibilities under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act—detailed the challenges of distance learning for 5 million English language learners (ELL) and more than 7 million students who receive special education services.

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Coronavirus: Remote learning impacts school bus cancellations, snow days in Guelph

No snow days at Waterloo public schools this winter “Emergency school closures, when schools are closed to staff and students, have the potential to significantly impact student learning,” said the Upper Grand District School Board in a post on its website.“During the 2020-21 school year as a result of pandemic planning in the board, schools are much better equipped to pivot to remote learning as needed than in the past.”Bussing students in Guelph and the surrounding area is handled by Wellington-Dufferin Student Transportation Services, which breaks down the area into divisions.

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Burlington Township School District will shift to remote learning on Nov. 30

BURLINGTON, N.J. - Burlington Township public schools will shift to all remote learning beginning Monday, Nov. 30 through Jan.

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