For parents who are dreading remote learning this fall, the state Department of Education is hoping a free remote learning system designed to bring real-time instruction to a student's computer will help.>> Download the free WMUR appThe system is called Canvas, and it's billed as one-stop shopping for remote learning. Seven New Hampshire colleges and the community college system are already using it.>> Learn more: iLearn NH"It's really a tool for a flexible, nimble learning environment," said Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut.Edelblut said the program brings students and teachers together in real time, regardless of their physical location."They can weigh in with a question," he said. "They are going to submit their assignments as if they were in class or not in class. It's all the same engagement platform, so everyone is on the same page, whether they are in the building or not in the building."It's expensive, at $6.3 million for a three-year licensing contract. But it's free to every district in the state, with the cost covered by federal stimulus funds. Edelblut said the trick is to get parents and teachers to use it."I can have a teacher who wants to teach but can't be in the building because they have an underlying health condition, they can simulcast themselves into their classroom," Edelblut said.There could be privacy concerns about live video streaming from students' and teachers' homes. Edelblut said consent forms are part of the process.Three million students across the country are using the program now, with the goal to deliver the same quality instruction to every student, despite their location.Every school in New Hampshire should be using some kind of learning management system," Edelblut said. "I think there is an advantage when we do it as a statewide system."Training seminars for parents are being offered next week.