7 Ways to Leverage Technology for Improved Well-being

Almost overnight, students and teachers were thrust online, with educators scrambling to develop virtual schedules, rethink assessment, and determine how best to mitigate learning loss during this challenging time.

Soon after the novelty of working from home and joining lessons or meetings in your pajamas wore off, the realization of how exhausting this new ‘learning lifestyle’ was set in.  Thoughts soon moved to student and staff well-being, with schools looking for ways to look after their communities at a distance.

With the ability to physically check in on a child now not an option, and opportunities for students to have unstructured, informal time with their peers now gone, how was technology going to meet this important and growing need?

Many schools, communities, and organizations stepped up with new and creative ways of maintaining a sense of belonging and connection.  Here are some new and/or repurposed examples of schools and organizations that have leveraged technology to enhance wellbeing.