Reimagining My Home Office Setup and Tech for Teaching Purposes
Educator Transforms Home Office and Outdoor Spaces for Comfortable and Efficient Work-from-Home Experience
After an extended period of working from home, an educator has updated their living and working spaces to create a more comfortable and efficient environment.
The educator has been using their comfortable living room couch for grading and reading, but found that the new outdoor furniture has made a significant difference. They have purchased outdoor lounge chairs and a hammock from Home Depot, which have allowed them to work away from campus with greater ease. The new outdoor furniture also provides a more enjoyable setting for reading during mid-summer.
In addition to the outdoor furniture, the educator has also updated their home office. The home office now has a designated space for pictures, plaques, and awards, creating a personal and inspiring atmosphere. The educator has also purchased a newer iPhone SE to improve phone service and live media connections, as well as a webcam ring light to improve background lighting for classes, meetings, and media recordings.
The home office lighting can be challenging due to dark wood and shifting sunshine, but the webcam ring light has helped to alleviate this issue. The educator has even purchased two webcam ring lights, one for their campus office as well.
The educator has also taken advantage of the holiday or end-of-year sales to purchase the outdoor furniture at a discounted price. Webcam lights typically range between $16 and $80, making them an affordable upgrade for anyone looking to improve the lighting in their home office.
Some of the educator's colleagues have also upgraded their equipment, using professional headphones and microphones for classes, meetings, and media recordings. Having newer devices can also be helpful for working from home, as the educator has found.
The educator regrets not making the upgrades and updates sooner, but is grateful for the improvements they have made to their living and working spaces. They find that creating and updating workspaces at home can be beneficial for working from home, and encourage others to do the same.
In addition to the technological upgrades, the educator has also integrated iPads with Apple Pencil and keyboards to replace traditional folders and enable digital note-taking and digital textbooks to enhance learning. The educator updated their iPads during the summer and have found the pandemic environment to be inspiring for expanding their use of technology in the classroom.
Overall, the educator's updates to their living and working spaces have made a significant difference in their work-from-home experience. They encourage others to consider making similar upgrades to create a more comfortable and efficient workspace for themselves.
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