03/22/2020
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Learning
Adobe has made its popular software package, Adobe Creative Cloud, available to all students and educators through May 31 after many colleges announced they were switching to online courses. Anyone whose college or school has an active Device, Shared Device License, or Serial Number plan are eligible.
Scholastic has opened a free digital learning hub designed to support students pre-K to 9th grade. Subjects that are covered include, English, language arts, STEM, science, social studies, and social-emotional learning.
Zoom Video Communications, another useful tool for online learning, lifted its 40-minute meeting limit for free accounts used by about 60,000 schools in the U.S. You can request to have the minutes limit lifted for your school here.
Staying Connected
T-Mobile says they will offer customers an upgrade to free unlimited smartphone data for the next 60 days if they already have a phone plan with a data plan.
Microsoft has removed restrictions on its communications tool, Microsoft Teams in a move a spokesperson said was a way for the company to support public health and safety by making remote work even easier. Small businesses can also reach out to a Microsoft representative to take advantage of a six-month free trial for its basic package of Office 365.
Comcast says low-income households that qualify can get 60 days of free Internet Essentials service and that the company has also increased the download and upload speeds for existing customers. Comcast will also allow its users unlimited data for 60 days and will not disconnect service or asses late fees for people who contact the company.
Slack Technologies' CEO said on Twitter that the company's signature work communication tool is offering free upgrades to paid plans and consultations for anyone who is working on COVID-19 research, response or mitigation. People can reach out directly to him at covid@slack.com.
