We’re living in strange times, but technology is keeping us connected. If your child started out the year with distance learning, here’s how having a cell phone can be useful.
This post is sponsored by Twigby, but all opinions and experiences are my own.
A Backup Internet Connection
Everyone’s home network is overloaded right now. Between parents working from home and multiple kids Zooming at the same time, your internet is bound to go down on occasion. In fact, on our very first day of distance learning, our wifi crashed during my son’s second period and we couldn’t get it back up. I turned on my phone’s hotspot, he got back into class, and it gave us time to troubleshoot the problem with our internet without him suffering any downtime.
School Notifications
Many middle and high schools use phone-based apps to send notifications and reminders to their students. A phone can help keep them apprised of upcoming tests, due dates, unexpected Zoom meeting time changes, and more. It also gives them another mode of communicating with their teachers.
School on the Go
All of the major online learning platforms have remote-friendly apps. There are even stories of students doing online classes with only a phone! While this isn’t ideal, it offers some flexibility to your child’s online learning and also provides emergency back-up access in the event their primary device fails.
Adding a phone doesn’t have to be expensive. We’ve used Twigby for a full year now, and we haven’t had a single regret. The coverage has been identical to our brand-name provider at a fraction of the price – and they don’t nickel and dime us like the “big guys” did. Plus, we only pay for what we need.
If you’re ready to switch – or want to purchase a phone for your child to help enhance their distance learning this year – don’t wait another minute. You can bring your own phone or buy one of theirs, and signing up takes minutes. They even contact your old provider on your behalf so you don’t have to break up with them yourself!
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