Many college students starting classes in the fall of 2020 are, unfortunately, going to miss out on the full college experience having been relegated to remote learning by the COVID-19 pandemic. For those students stuck home, there will be no hanging out on the campus green, no late-night cram study sessions with friends, no new friends (or more) to meet, and no beer pong, beer bongs, or bongs generally. And frankly, that sucks.
But one critical element of that college experience need not be lacking just because you can’t physically go to school this year: the education. With the right setup for remote college learning, you can still have a successful experience engaging with your professors and fellow students.To create that setup at home, you just need a few good gadgets, many of which you likely already have.
As you arrange your remote college learning space, try to create an environment you can dedicate to class and study, so when you’re “in class,” working on a paper, or reading a textbook, you can devote yourself with the same focus you’d achieve in the lecture hall or library. That way, when you’re doing schoolwork, you will be tuned in, and when you’re not, home can just feel like home.
Here are the top tech products that will help with remote learning for college students during the pandemic.
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