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With all the uncertainty surrounding schools opening, educators must be prepared to digitize teaching for effective distance learning. In this first part of a 4-part series, you\u2019ll learn which features will help you break down the distance barriers\u2014so everyone can thrive.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Teachers today face challenges never seen before\u2014and not just because of the novel coronavirus. <\/span>From 24-hour remote tech support to ensuring all of your students have access to the internet, many of the challenges you must overcome have happened literally overnight. <\/span>But even though distance education tools are better than ever, teachers and students continue to struggle.<\/span><\/p>\n

Accessibility aside, the difficulty of integrating technology into the classroom poses separate challenges. Now, with schools closing\u2014and blended learning becoming essential\u2014educators must find ways to digitize teaching for distance.<\/span><\/p>\n

To complicate matters\u2014even though distance education tools are better than ever\u2014adopting remote learning techniques and technologies capable of overcoming the struggle with transition comes with a separate set of unique challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n

Luckily, with the correct strategy and digital tools, you can overcome the many challenges of distance learning. In this first part of a 4-part series, we\u2019ll begin to walk you through how to break down the biggest barriers to effective distance learning, no matter where you are in the transitioning process.<\/span><\/p>\n

They Can Text. But Can They Type?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Pen and paper will always be important. However, now that learning is happening through desktop screens, students need to type.<\/span> Yes, this generation of digital natives understands how to navigate online platforms. But we were surprised to learn that research reveals <\/span>how difficult this transition is proving to be for many students<\/span><\/a> without basic keyboarding skills. Until very recently, student success in the classroom wasn\u2019t nearly as closely tied to proficiency with a keyboard.<\/span><\/p>\n

Learning material is now just as important as the ability to communicate that knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\n

Solving for Loss of Structure in Distance Learning<\/b><\/h2>\n

When students attend schools, they expect schedules, routines, and rules to follow\u2014both in class and out. School delivers structure.<\/span><\/p>\n

Learning from home, though, often means delivering your own routine. For some students, this flexibility is liberating. But others struggle with keeping focused. These students do better when they know exactly what to expect and what\u2019s expected of them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Luckily, with Typing.com\u2019s assignments feature, you can <\/span>deliver both flexibility and structure while tracking progress in real time<\/span><\/a>. You can customize lessons to the pace and ability of your students. Then, you can see how far they are into the lessons you assign, which lessons they do, and how fast they complete them\u2014all with <\/span>Typing.com\u2019s real time tracker and timed tests<\/span><\/a>. An important note, Typing.com measures time spent typing <\/span>only<\/span><\/i> when the user is actively typing so you always know exactly what your students are doing and when.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some things you can do:<\/span><\/p>\n