Teacher Talk: Work From Home Set-Up 🏠🖥️

I bought a brand new laptop last year when I had my first ever big salary as an expatriate teacher and I decided to purchase Acer Nitro 5 which is good for multitasking and gaming. I bought it with the specs of 8GB ram and 250 SSD but it has one more slot for SSD and HDD. So, I decided to upgrade it to 16GB ram and 1TB SSD with my old 1TB HDD and it was so worth it since I am using Microsoft Teams for my class and I downloaded many games.

I also have my extended monitor which is free from my sister's ex-company and it's really serving its purpose when I do my PowerPoint presentation. I would be able to see my students while having a class on my laptop screen and my PowerPoint presentation will be on the extended monitor.

Since the pandemic happen, my sister blessed me with her Plantronics headset which is also free from her ex-company. That headset was already old but when I had it, it was still perfect even until now but the wirings are making me sick.

After careful research and reviews, I decided to purchase the Corsair Hs70 Pro which cost around $100. It is designed for gaming pc and PS4 and it's perfect for my gaming laptop. The quality is superb, no more spaghetti wires, and I could move freely. I could use it while charging too but luckily the headset battery life lasts for 16 hours and I only need to work for 10 hours for my two jobs. 🥰

These finger puppets are very helpful for my kindergarten students especially some of them are shy to me but when I use these finger puppets and hide my face, they started feeling comfortable and participative. 😍

I have two internet providers. One is GLOBE and the second is SKY Fiber.

The reason I had two internet providers is that when the typhoon hit Cebu last December 16, 2021. We lost the internet and electricity. The electricity came back after 3 days but our internet provider made an announcement that they make take longer to restore the internet in the are because of the damage that has been done to the poles and wirings.

So, I decided to subscribe to SKY Fiber which is still operating and accepting installation with a lower fee. I am very thankful for the service they gave us because I was able to teach again and my sisters were able to work and study again.

It was a really good decision to have two internet providers because I and my sisters can work without worrying when one of the internet "LOS". We always have a backup.