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Webex Improves Secure Distance Learning Options
1 Sep, 2020
News Summary:
- As schools transition into the 2020-2021 school year, it’s clear that the future of education will be a blend of traditional physical classroom and remote instruction.
- New Cisco Webex Classrooms working with Webex for Education solutions is designed for the specific needs of educators, students, parents and IT professionals for secure distance learning.
- New integrations with Schoology and leading LMS (learning management systems) enable students and educators to work securely within familiar systems.
- Lock your virtual classroom door. Auto-lock meetings so that only signed-in users and students can join. You set the policy – guests wait in the lobby until admitted or are not able to join at all.
- Breakout rooms for better learning. Build more dynamic learning into your online classroom. Place participants into small groups for more focused video discussions where they can share content and problem solve together. Monitor and join breakouts as needed or send broadcast messages to let session participants know about important updates or the end of this portion of class.
- An orderly classroom experience. With Webex hard-mute options, remove distractions and better control your virtual class. Hand-raisers rise to the top of the list so you never miss a question. With Webex co-hosting capabilities, your teacher’s aide can help you juggle more than one class at a time.
- Energize your class. With Webex devices, optimize classroom and teaching experiences for everyone. Standup, sit-down, walk around – Webex device presenter track keeps the focus on the you and allows you to move naturally around the classroom. Remote students are brought into the classroom, keeping them engaged and energized.
- Learn at your own pace. Webex Assistant for Meetings enables live transcripts during the meeting so everyone can follow along no matter their learning style. Action items, highlights, and class sessions are recorded along with the full transcript, so it’s easy to go back and review anytime.
- Stay connected to school friends. With Webex Teams, students can message, share, co-create, whiteboard, and call their study group – all within a single app, anywhere, on any device.
- Virtual parent/teacher conferences. With Webex Teams, it’s easy for teachers to create virtual spaces with parents to meet 1:1, share learning updates, assignments, and more.
- A better way to manage homework. Are you the designated homework monitor? Webex Assistant makes it easy to view classroom notes and highlights, or even review the class recordings to track progress and provide assistance.
- Simple and secure right out of the box. Webex supports pre-defined education templates and security settings for virtual classroom experiences, so it is easier than ever to set up your virtual class safely and securely.
- Works with more of the tools you use today. Webex Education Connector now seamlessly integrates with Schoology, in addition to other LMS like Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, and more.
- Blog: “Better Than Being There' with Webex, and Enabling Teachers to Inspire Students with Hybrid Learning” by Javed Khan, SVP and GM, Cisco Collaboration.
- Preview Webex Classrooms here.
- Video Case Study: Lone Star College and Luiss University: Teaching in the COVID-19 ERA
- Register for “Future of Education: Hybrid Classroom” event on September 3, 2020 here.
- Learn more about Cisco Collaboration’s Education offerings here.
- Video Case Study: How Pickens County School District answered the pandemic
