School In Session As COVID-19 Remains, What Happens To Our Online World Over Time

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In this photo made Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, Jean Menden points out a jewelry-making video highlighting her work on a public television show on her laptop with newly installed fiber-optic cable that began delivering ultra-fast broadband to her rural Boyd, Minn., home, enabling her to maintain her electronic storefront and tap into Web-based tutorials that help her hone her silver handmade jewelry craft. Jim Mone/AP Photo

A national education reporter catches us up on what schools around the country and in Wisconsin are experiencing so far managing returns to the classroom for a second school year during the pandemic. And a couple of archivists talk about how our individual online worlds can be preserved.

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Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Natalie Guyette Producer
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
  • Tyler Ditter Technical Director
  • Erin Richards Guest
  • Kayla Harris Guest
  • Stephanie Shreffler Guest

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