Adobe , which will provide students and educators with free access to Creative Cloud apps at home due to the growing volume of distance learning occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic. To be eligible, a student must only have access to Creative Cloud apps on campus or in the school's computer lab.
To obtain a temporary license to use Adobe Creative Cloud in-home software, an IT administrator must request student and educator access from Adobe. The application for access can be found on the official website. Once access is granted, users will be able to use the Creative Cloud Toolkit until May 31, 2020, or until their school reopens if that happens before the end of May.
Distance learning can be challenging, especially for students who only have access to a number of campus-only services, so it's good to see Adobe working to help those affected. Reportedly, the initial request for help came from professors at Syracuse University who were trying to find a way out of the current situation of temporary closure of the university.
In addition to free home access to Adobe Creative Cloud for students and educators, earlier this week Adobe , which will provide the Adobe Connect web conferencing app free of charge to all users through July 1, 2020. This decision was made to facilitate remote business and education, and to help medical and government agencies coordinate their efforts in real time. In its announcement, Adobe said, "We believe that Adobe Connect plays a vital role for businesses looking to continue business despite travel restrictions, conference cancellations, and project delays while keeping their employees safe."
As more students, faculty, and other workers are forced to work remotely, access to technology services becomes an even more important issue.
Source: 3dnews.ru