As a result of the outbreak of the Covid-19, students are required to take online schooling at least until April 10th. In addition, we are currently in a lock down in which we can’t leave our house unless really needed to, such as grocery shopping. As a result, I have been spending over a week at just my house without leaving even once. The only time I got a breath of fresh air was for 30 minutes in front of my garage. This makes it incredibly easy for us to constantly want to go outside and socialize with people. In order to relieve some desire to go outside, I have some apps that I want to recommend.
1. Houseparty
This is a very famous app already, but it seems to be necessary in a time like this. Houseparty is a very fun videocalling app. Although many people use FaceTime, FaceTime is limited to only Apple users. Houseparty, on the other hand, is available for all mobile devices. This app notifies you when someone that you added is “in the House” so that if you know that someone is active and you want to talk to them, you can join their conversation, similarly to when you talk to people in real life. If you want your conversation to be private, however, you can lock the room so that people can’t randomly join. There are fun additions to the app, such as games, which is fun for friends to use. Some negatives is that the quality of the camera is often bad (there are lots of visible pixels) and that the device’s battery runs out quickly when Houseparty is being used.
2. Google News
I have never read or kept up with news as much as I have been this past week. Since I know that we are not just having a break, I want to make sure I know what is happening in the world in terms of the progress of the Covid-19. In addition, since many things are happening at once in the US, it is good to be more knowledgeable. Not only that, but many people are bored at home without any more things to watch or Instagram posts to look at. This is a good reason why people should try keeping up with the virus so that we can prepare for what ends up happening.
3. Pinterest
I’m sure everyone’s heard of this app at least once in their lives. However, this app comes in very handy while quarantined because it is very easy to lose motivation when home alone. As a result, it is much easier to be more productive at home while seeing the posts that are interesting. Not only this, but if you are willing to do something productive but cannot think of any ideas, Pinterest is a great start. Starting off with the ideas that are presented in Pinterest, a person can expand on them and create what is unique. “Create” does not particularly refer to just artworks – it refers to anything a person is passionate about that they want to improve on.
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