Sheryl Sandberg's shout-out to Gujarat schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Facebook's number two executive Sheryl
Sandberg took to the social media platform this morning to thank "all the
teachers, education officials and others" who are working to disseminate
vital information during the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic. Educators in
Gujarat sharing informative videos and infographics found a special mention in
Ms Sandberg's post as she informed her followers that Facebook has been working
with the state's Department of Education to plan a live session to "help
them keep people informed."
"I
want to take a moment to say thank you to all the teachers, education officials
and others who are doing everything they can to keep their kids and their
communities informed during the COVID-19 outbreak," wrote Ms Sandberg, 50,
in a post that was shared on Facebook and Facebook-owned Instagram.
She went on to give the example of Gujarat,
where more than 1 lakh educators from across thousands of schools are using
'Workplace by Facebook' - an online team collaboration tool - to share the latest
advice, news and preventive measures amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
"In the state of Gujarat in India, there
are more than 100,000 educators across thousands of schools using Workplace
from Facebook to share videos, infographics and news in real time - everything
from the latest government advice to videos like the one in the picture,
showing how to encourage children to wash their hands," wrote the Facebook
COO, sharing a screenshot from a September
2019 video filmed at Amargadh Primary School which shows
students the correct technique to wash hands. The video was shared on
'Workplace by Facebook' in March to reiterate the importance of washing hands
to contain the spread of coronavirus.
"We are also working with their
Department of Education to plan a live session to help them keep people
informed," Ms Sandberg added.
In her post, she also gave a shout-out to
Istituto Quarto Sassuolo Ovest in Italy and a group facilitating online learning
in Thailand. Read her post below:
Since being shared online, her post has
collected over 700 'likes' on Instagram, along with a ton of comments.
The coronavirus pandemic has infected more
than 167,000 people worldwide. The number of coronavirus cases in India is 137,
said the health ministry on Tuesday. Three persons have died.