New high-tech camera allows for more interactive distance-learning

Several schools now have a new solution to students forced to learn from home.

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AND FOR MANY THATMEANS LEARNING ONLINE FROMHOME.

BUT AS WPTV NEWSCHANNEL5'S RYAN HUGHES SHOWSUS....THE SCHOOLS AREUNVEILING NEW TECHNOLOGY TOKEEP KIDS ENGAGENATS: AS YOU STEP INSIDEJEANNE ALONSOCLASSROOM....THE ALGEBRA ANDGEOMETRY TEACHER ATRENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL ATCOOPER CITY...NOW HAS A NEWSOLUTION TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMOF STUDENTS FORCED TO LEARNFROM HOME.

JEANNE ALONSO:12:48:30“IT ALLOWS FOR THEMTO STAY ENGAGED, IT ALLOWS FORTHEM TO WANT TO STAY LOGGED ONAND COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTSBECAUSE THEYTHEM WITH THEIR FRIENDS”CHARTER SCHOOLS USA...WHICHOPERATES SEVEN CHARTER SCHOOLSIN PALM BEACH COUNTY AND TWOIN SAINT LUCIE COUNTY HASCREATED A MOBILECLASSROOM...WITH STATE-OF-THEART TECHNOLOGY.

MEET THEOWL....A 360 DEGREE CAMERATHAT CONNECTS TO A SMARTBOARD....ALLOWING TEACHERS TOINSTRUCT STUDENTS IN THECLASSROOM...AND VIRTUALLY ATTHE SAME TIME.

JACKSON SELF:12:39:03“THEM BEING ABLE TOLOG IN FROM HOME, SEEING THEIRTEACHERS INSIDE THE CLASSROOMBEING ABLE TO CONNECT WITH THECLASSROOM THATRYAN:“THE OWL WILL FOLLOW THESOUND OF THE TEACHER AROUNDTHE CLASSROOM DURING A LESSON.(2ND PART)“AND ONCE STUDENTSRETURN TO THE CLASSROOM THEOWL WILL HEAR THEIRQUESTION...AND SHOW THEIRPICTURE ON THE SCREEN”STUDENTS LEARNING REMOTELY AREABLE TO FOLLOW ALONG IN REALTIME.

JEANNE: 12:48:22“THISJUST ALLOWS FOR THE STUDENT TOBE EXCITED ABOUT COMING ONLINETO CLASS BECAUSE THEYCOMING TO CLASS” THERENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOLS INST LUCIE COUNTY ARE OFFERINGOPTIONS INCLUDING STUDENTSRETURNING TO THECLASSROOM...BUT IN PALM BEACHCOUNTY THE YEAR WILL BEGINONLINE.

SO NOW - TEACHERS WILLBE WEARING A HEADSET TO HEAR ASTUDENTS QUESTION FROM HOME INTHEIR EAR.

JEANNE: 12:51:36“FOR A TEACHER TO HAVE THOSEOPTIONS IS INVALUABLE” THETECHNOLOGY IS BREAKING DOWNTHE WALLS OF A CLASSROOM FORSTUDENTS BEGINNING ANUNPRECEDENTED NEW SCHOOL YEAR.RYAN HUGHES WPTV