Things I Wish I Knew When I Started ASUPD

By Ysrael Hernandez This post would have helped when I was going into school because there was such a dramatic shift from a.) going from middle school to high school, and b.) going to a different school. After a few weeks, I started to understand how everything worked, but there were still some things that did not make sense at all. It took me a lot longer to figure out those things, but I'm here to share that knowledge with you. I started getting the hang of it until I...
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Things I Wish I Knew When I Started ASUPD

By Ashlee Dodd One of my own personal experiences when I first started attending online classes, in which I had settled in halfway through a semester, was that I was quickly able to adapt to how things worked around the online program, like Canvas, the school’s homepage, websites, and my...
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Things I Wish I Knew When I Started ASUPD

By Caitlin Cruz I would say there are three main things I wish I knew a little more about before starting ASUPD. School-personal life balance: I wish I had known how to balance my own activities and schoolwork better. When I first started, I spent a lot of time thinking...
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Essential Tech Tools – Google Docs

Taegan Hardy If you’re in school in the 2020s I can almost guarantee you will be using google docs. A google doc to me is an empty canvas to an artist. Sometimes when I’m writing I just see a blank page and it may be the same for you. However,...
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Favorite Tools – Essential Student Tech Tools

By Ysrael Hernandez Honestly, I don't know if this counts as a "tech tool," but music and Google Docs are essential for me. Music and writing are vital parts of my routine. I always need something playing in the background—whether it's an electro-punk song or a musical soundtrack. For me...
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My Favorite Tech Tools – Essential Student Tech Tools

By Ashlee Dodd Technology is vital for students who want to succeed in online school because it's the main tool for encouraging collaboration with others, gaining access to information for research projects, and increasing creativity skills. The first two tech tools that I’ve found most helpful so far during my...
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It’s All About the Tools! – Essential Student Tech Tools

By Caitlin Cruz 1. Spotify - The first tool I would like to introduce you to is spotify. Spotify is a music and podcast app and website. I love Spotify because I have a hard time focusing without some kind of background noise. While youtube has some sort of the...
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