In the face of this unprecedented challenge that schools have been facing in the past few days, it is more important than ever that we pull together to ensure teachers and staff have everything they need to continue their important work with as little disruption as possible.

As you may already know, VSware is in a partnership with Firefly, an online learning management system that allows teachers to deliver engaging lessons remotely, set work, share resources and manage student progress online.

In order to support schools across Ireland, the Firefly platform will be extended free of charge to all VSware schools for the rest of the academic year. This means that students can log in and access remote lessons hosted by their teachers, post homework, complete tasks that have been set and get direct feedback on their work.

Firefly will be able to use the data that exists in VSware (user accounts, class lists etc.) to quickly and easily create Firefly accounts for your staff, students and parents and can have your school up and running in no time at all. You do not need to be an existing customer of Firefly to avail of this offer.

To learn more about implementing distance learning, check out these best practices and sign up for a series of webinars that firefly are running in the coming weeks.

There is no contractual obligation beyond this free period, this is simply a plan to help out staff, students and parents in a difficult time. If you would like to find out more, please get in touch with the Firefly implementation team directly here: learningcontinuity@fireflylearning.com

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