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INDEX 1

. Featured News: EdTech Initiatives to Keep Learning
Going—Announcement of Sponsorship for and Online Hosting of the
 “Workshop Collection” 2

. Project Activity Report
: “Interacademic Esports Education” and“Inter-academic Entrepreneur School” — Toward the Realization of the GIGA
School Initiative 3

. Announcements from Participating Companies and Organizations 4

. Recommended Related News — Introducing the Latest News on Digital
Textbooks and Programming Education 5

. Media


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■ EdTech Initiatives to Keep Learning Going: In light of temporary
school closures, news of free online education offerings continues to emerge. 　
For parents and children struggling with home learning, we introduce recommended
online learning resources. 　

[MEXT’s Website Supporting Children’s Learning]

https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/ikusei/gakusyushien/index_00001.htm　[METI’s “Classrooms of the Future: Keeping Learning Going” Website]
https://www.learning-innovation.go.jp/covid_19/?fbclid=IwAR30iHg4mwakr5TDZU0-swDcR-yoL5kkE4JOU25_V4YntLBKl962DOCwHE

■Announcement Regarding Sponsorship and Online Hosting of “Workshop Collection” — Learning of Tomorrow is sponsoring “Workshop Collection,
” one of the
world’s largest creative and expressive events for children. Starting March 5
, online
streaming of Workshop Collection—which you can enjoy from home—will begin!
http://wsc.or.jp/2020/online/


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. Project Activity Report
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■ “Interacademic Esports Education Meta School” and “Inter-academic Entrepreneur School” 　As a concrete initiative of the

Meta School Working Group, 　we are currently preparing to launch a Meta School community that
will 　develop joint curricula based on two themes—
eSports and entrepreneurship support— 　appoint joint
mentors, offer course programs and certification upon completion, and 　host events and workshops. 　
* Details are scheduled to be released shortly.

■ Toward the Realization of the GIGA School Initiative: Learning
of Tomorrow participated as a convening organization in the February

14 exchange meeting between government ministries and private companies.At the outset, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hagio stated, “Now is the time for the entire nation to work together to provide one device per student in
all elementary and junior high schools, making this the standard
for the Reiwa era,” 　
The session became a forum for lively discussion regarding the development of ICT environments in schools, with participants raising issues
and making proposals on pricing structures and the establishment of cooperative frameworks. 　

[MEXT GIGA School Initiative Website]
https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/other/index_00001.htm


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. Announcements from Participating Companies and Organizations
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■ Detective Conan “The Trap of Not Subscribing to Filtering Services” Video Released: The

Telecommunications Carriers Association (TCA) and various mobile carriers have produced and released
a video in collaboration with the popular manga series “Detective Conan” to raise awareness among
the general public about the importance of filtering services and encourage their
use.(Telecommunications Carriers Association)
https://www.tca.or.jp/mobile/filtering.html?tab=2

■ Google for Education Remote Learning Support Program: A remote learning support program is being implemented for schools currently closed

due to the pandemic. 　
They provide free Chromebook loans, support for new G Suite for Education registrations, and online content for remote
learning. By utilizing Chromebooks
and G Suite for Education, students can continue their studies anytime
, anywhere. 　
(Google LLC, Google for Education Japan)
https://edu.google.com/intl/ja/distance-learning/

■ Free Programming Classes to Begin in Approximately 30 Public Libraries Nationwide Starting in Fiscal Year 2020 — Lenovo Japan Ltd

., NEC Personal Computers, Ltd., Library Distribution Center Co., Ltd., and
Kids Project—four companies—will host
free programming classes called “Library Programming Workshops” starting in April
2020,
with the aim of providing more children nationwide
with the opportunity to experience programming education as it becomes a mandatory subject in elementary schools.These workshops will be held at public libraries nationwide
operated by the Library Distribution Center as the designated administrator, with the NEC Lenovo Japan Group and
Kids Project providing instructors and teaching materials. 　
(Lenovo Japan, Ltd.)
https://www.lenovo.com/jp/ja/news/article/2020-02-27


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. Recommended Related News
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in Japan and Abroad: Introducing News on Programming
Education
http://lot.or.jp/relation/


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. Media ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
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Weekly Educational Materials)
“Current Trends: An Interview with Nanako Ishido, Chairperson of the Learning of Tomorrow Association”
(Part 1) https://lot.or.jp/wp/news/1588/
(Part 2)

https://lot.or.jp/wp/news/1589/全私学新聞) Learning of Tomorrow Holds Public Symposium
https://lot.or.jp/wp/news/1672/


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of Tomorrow Newsletter Vol. 019 Publisher
: Learning of Tomorrow Association (General Incorporated Association)
Date of Publication: March 13, 2020
Editor-in-Chief: Nanako Ishido
Editor: Yuko Akamatsu
URL: http://lot.or.jp/
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