How to stay connected - tips and tricks from our colleagues
Below are some tips, suggestions and stories from our colleagues on how they are staying connected with students, coworkers, friends and family through these challenging times.
| Tip / Suggestion | Technology Used |
|---|---|
Send team "Mug of the Day" Share family photos Mindfulness Hour | |
Personal Wellness Instagram Page (my.feel.and.heal.story) #100daysofsweat Challenge | |
| Regular email check ins with students | |
Art tours in your home with printed photos Dinner with family who live in separate houses over FaceTime | Facetime |
| Digital coffee breaks with the team | Skype Zoom |
| Game nights over video chat | |
| Online card games | Zoom |
| Start challenges with your family and include photos | |
| Send hand-written letters | Pen and paper :) |
| Reach out to family in need | |
| Write letters and postcards | FaceTime |
| Video pizza party | |
Keeping up daily activities to keep students engaged and social Hosting mindfulness sessions Netflix watching parties | Netflix |
| Send postcards or letters to loved ones | |
| Connect by video with grandchildren | |
| Driveway party with neighbours | |
| "nose-to-nose" meetings - remaining in cars, park facing each other and talk over the phone | |
| Hand paint garden rocks and drop them off to friends and family's porches | |
Sharing photos of pets Rescue a pet | |
Online workouts with friends Staying active | Zoom |
| Playing online games with friends | Board Game Arena |
| Charades with family over video chat | |
Daily walks Board games Skype meetings | Skype |
Connect with family and friends from outside the house Play trumpet for friends | |
| Drawing pictures with kids and mailing them to friends and family | |
| Use VR glasses to "leave" the home and travel | |
| Paint together over video chat using guided lessons | YouTube |
| Free online tutoring for chidren and parents | |
| Texting and calling family | Zoom MyCanvas |
| List everyone to keep in touch with and enure to call, text or FaceTime | Facetime |
| Daily Calming Hour Virtual Meditations | Zoom |
Virtual dinners with family and friends Trying new recipes and sharing over video Group chats with family Craft time over zoom or video PPT Party where you virtually teach others about a topic | PowerPoint Zoom |
| Sidewalk chalk messages to neghbours | |
| Competition - Who can grow the best COVID beard? | |
| Share what SLT is working on | |
Video calls with team Show each other their work station at home, favourite mug, etc. Weekly team challenge | |
Connecting with family through video, photos, text and calls Play Jackbox TV games over skype Dancing and Drumming from your home Listen to "Rita Wilson's Quarantunes" on Spotify | Skype |
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Survey preference from students on content delivery Sharing photos of pets Playing with kids and pets outdoors | Zoom |