Teachers, meanwhile, can monitor whether students have watched the video and keep track of their progress.

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Use a step-by-step approach, and keep track of a project's progress.

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At Shirelands Language College, an inner-city school in Birmingham, England, a portal called the Shirelands Learning Gateway makes it easier for parents to follow their children's progress, and it helps teachers and students keep track of schoolwork and take advantage of individualized instruction.

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"Further credible and decisive policy action is needed to resume progress on financial stability and keep the economic recovery on track, " says Jose Vinals, director of the fund's monetary and capital markets department.

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