This solution starter was created by technologists from IBM.
Part of the World Health Organization's guidance on limiting further spread of COVID-19 is to practice social distancing. As a result, schools in most affected areas are taking precautionary measures by closing their facilities. With school-aged children at home for an indeterminate amount of time, keeping them engaged, entertained, and on top of their education is important.
Schools and teachers can continue to engage with their students through virtual classrooms, and even create interactive spaces for classes. As parents face a new situation where they may need to homeschool their children, finding appropriate online resources is important as well.
It's imperative that learning and creating can continue when educational institutions have to shift the way they teach in times of crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Providing a set of open source tools, backed by IBM Cloud and Watson Services, will enable educators to more easily make content available for their students.
The user navigates to the site.
The user is presented with a website, a React front end.
3a. The user performs an action within the Express app.
3b. The LoopBack-generated code performs the necessary task within the Express app.
Changes are saved in a PluggableDB.
Following are a set of resources developers can build on to enhance remote education during times of social distancing. This starter kit includes three components:
This solution starter is made available under the Apache 2 License.