Surviving online School.

Surviving online School.

How to not only survive but thrive.

Poll

How do you feel about resuming online school?

• I am excited!

• I don't mind

• I don't care

• I am sad

• I am already frustrated.

Online School is here for a while still.

Like it or not, we may have to continue like this for a while still so let's talk about what we can do to not just survive but thrive during this challenging period.

Multiple Select

Start communicating!

With whom and about what? Check all that apply.

• Teachers

• Parents

• Classmates

• School work

• Fears and concerns

Open Ended

You should also try to gather resources. Have you found of any useful resources to help you as you navigate virtual school?

Poll

Now let's talk about a very important aspect: getting a routine? How many of you think that you have a good routine in place for online school?

• ON point

• Need for improvement

• Getting there

• Routine? What does that mean?

Multiple Select

Having a sleep routine in helpful. What could that include? Tick all that you think could apply.

• A nice shower

• A light dinner

• All devices on airplane/no disturb mode

Open Ended

Having a morning routine is also helpful. What does your morning routine sound like?

Homework/ Break times

• It is very important to have set times to tackle homework especially since a lot, if not most, of your work in being done online.

• Have planned/ meaningful breaks. A real break is not more screen time.

• Follow the 20/20/20 rule. Every 20 minutes of screen time should be followed by 20 seconds of non screen time looking at something 20 feet away.

Poll

How many of you have a set space for online school?

• YES

• NO

• SOMEWHAT

Open Ended

What are some distractions you have to deal with and how do you plan to limit/cope with them?

Some final words of advice:

• Consider having virtual study groups

• Move and have fun: watch movies together on the phone/ games limes over zoom etc

• Get additional help if needed: online personal tutor