--- title: Squarecap Opens Access for All COVID-19 School Closures description: With the spread of COVID-19 causing schools to cancel in-person classes for the semester, Squarecap is committed to helping both teachers and students achieve success has decided to make our platform available for any classes transitioning to online learning that need to adopt our tool mid-semester. image: https://info.squarecap.com/hubfs/Squarecap%20Any%20Device-3.jpg --- [![squarecap_logo](https://info.squarecap.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SquareCap-2018/Images/Homepage/squarecap_logo.png?width=256&height=52&name=squarecap_logo.png "squarecap_logo")](https://info.squarecap.com/) - [Product](https://info.squarecap.com/product) - [Pricing](https://info.squarecap.com/pricing) - [Blog](https://info.squarecap.com/blog) - [Support](https://squarecap.zendesk.com/hc/en-us) - [Sign In](https://www.squarecap.com/sign_in) [Sign Up](https://squarecap.com/sign_up) [Schedule Demo](https://info.squarecap.com/demo) [![logo](https://info.squarecap.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SquareCap-2018/Images/Homepage/logo.png?width=250&height=52&name=logo.png "logo")](https://info.squarecap.com/) - [Product](https://info.squarecap.com/product) - [Pricing](https://info.squarecap.com/pricing) - [Blog](https://info.squarecap.com/blog) - [Support](https://squarecap.zendesk.com/hc/en-us) - [Sign In](https://www.squarecap.com/sign_in) [![Sign Up](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/2688007/84543bd0-081a-4591-99ee-16f80053073f.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/2688007/84543bd0-081a-4591-99ee-16f80053073f) [![SCHEDULE DEMO](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/2688007/01bcfa20-cad9-4bba-98c2-2991d707e82f.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/2688007/01bcfa20-cad9-4bba-98c2-2991d707e82f) Search **Menu** [Sign Up](https://squarecap.com/sign_up) [Schedule Demo](https://info.squarecap.com/demo) - [Sign In](https://www.squarecap.com/sign_in) - [Product](https://info.squarecap.com/product) - [Pricing](https://info.squarecap.com/pricing) - [Blog](https://info.squarecap.com/blog) - [Support](https://support.squarecap.com/hc/en-us) [Leveraging Technology to Achieve Teaching Goals](https://info.squarecap.com/blog) # Squarecap Opens Access for All COVID-19 School Closures by [Sarathi Sathasivan, Co-Founder & CEO of Squarecap Inc.](https://info.squarecap.com/blog/author/sarathi-sathasivan-co-founder-ceo-of-squarecap-inc), on Mar 12, 2020 2:13:05 PM With the spread of COVID-19 causing schools to cancel in-person classes for the semester, Squarecap is committed to helping both teachers and students achieve success and has decided to make our platform available free-of-charge for any classes transitioning to online learning that need to adopt our tool mid-semester. This extended access will run through July 1st and will include all available features at zero cost to students. Squarecap is a valuable tool for taking attendance, asking questions and allowing students to post their questions in a semi-anonymous forum. Squarecap can also be paired with other platforms such as Zoom or WebEx to create a two-way line of communication that can be monitored and easily exported to existing learning management systems such as Canvas, Blackboard, D2L, and Moodle. While many schools have already moved to a fully online model, others are still in the preparation stages as they wait to see how the situation develops locally. Here are a few points to consider as you are making necessary preparations for this change. 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