Vacation is over and online classes had begun. A lot of students are still having a hard time in coping with the new normal way of schooling. Internet connection glitches, chicken and dog noises and laggy devices. Sounds familiar? If yes, here are some online learning hacks that could help you with your online class set up.
1. Sync all your schedule to your device’s calendar
Every student’s struggle is synching all the class schedule and assignments. In order to be more organize and capable of accomplishing your home works easier, try to synchronize your school application (Google Classroom or Outlook) with your device’s calendar. With this, you can also check your schedule offline.
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2. Clear the excess cache of your applications to avoid buffs and lags
Lag applications and gadgets primarily are due to much unnecessary trash and caches. In order to avoid it, you might try pressing each application long and look for clear cache navigation tab (if you’re using mobile devices). For computer and laptops, make sure that all the tabs and applications are closed before doing this hack. Press Windows + R then ENTER. Type %temp% then ENTER. Once you’re in the window where excess trashes and caches are placed, delete those files and surely that your system might be faster than before.
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3. Look for the best spot in your home where no one can disturb you
To function better and absorb all the lessons that your teacher is teaching you, look for a place in your home where noises will not be heard. If this option is not feasible, you might want to buy an affordable headset with noise reduction.
4. Jut down your TO-DO-LIST
In order to accomplish every task or assignment on time, try to create a TO-DO-LIST. It is very much helpful because you can tract the deadlines and unaccomplished tasks of the day or week.
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5. Pause and breathe in between. Be gentle with yourself
Last but the least is the most important hack of all. Pause and breathe in between. It is necessary especially when you’re having a hard time in absorbing all the lessons in a day. You have to be gentle with yourself. At times, your emotions and brain can function better if you have enough pause or rest in between.
And those are the online learning hacks which can help your learning better and easier. Want to know more about it? Check this out.