
{"id":806897,"date":"2020-03-22T14:51:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-22T13:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eu.shop.wacom.eu\/wacom-infochannel\/?p=8183"},"modified":"2026-06-05T09:26:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:26:02","slug":"working-learning-teaching-and-creating-with-wacom-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/working-learning-teaching-and-creating-with-wacom-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Working, learning, teaching and creating with Wacom at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"Covid-19 has put many of us in a new and unusual situation. We are challenged to adjust to changing rules and develop new habits to prevent us and others from harm. These measures are affecting our daily lives and raise many questions around work and school. Many companies encourage employees to work from home. Schools are closed, challenging teachers and students to find new ways to teach or learn from home. And creative studios are ramping up remote working to secure their production pipelines under tight deadlines.\nIn the past few weeks, we have received many questions around working, learning, teaching and creating from home. We decided to collect all the information we have around some of the most pressing questions and share them here with you. And while many people are new to this situation, there is also a big group of creative freelancers, who are very experienced in working from home and happy to share some practical advice.\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f8; padding: 5% 15% 5% 15%;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">5 Tips for working and learning from home<\/h2>\nNo matter if you are working, learning or teaching from home, there are a couple of valuable tips that might help you adjust to the new situation.\n<details><summary style=\"color: #02a7df;\">1. Create a designated space for working and learning<\/summary>Turn the kitchen into a classroom or the corner of your bedroom into an office. Make it a habit to \u201ccommute\u201d to work in the morning and \u201cdrop off\u201d your kids at school. Getting dressed apparently can also help to get into an authentic mood.\n<\/details><details><summary style=\"color: #02a7df;\">2. Make a schedule<\/summary>Set fixed school hours. Maybe download the sound of a school bell to mark the beginning and end of class. Keep regular office hours and separate working hours from time off. Schedule coffee and lunch breaks and stick to them. Avoid too much overspill.\n<\/details><details><summary style=\"color: #02a7df;\">3. Organize yourself<\/summary>Make to-do lists, set yourself deadlines and keep track of your progress. This will help you stay focused and motivated. Set rules together with the people you work with and the ones around you. Well, one can at least try.\n<\/details><details><summary style=\"color: #02a7df;\">4. Stronger together<\/summary>We might be sitting at home alone, but we are in this together. To help communication, schedule regular meetings with your team and clients. Socialize and chat with colleagues during breaks just like you would do at the office or at school. Ask them, if you need anything. Chat with your friends and school buddies. Change to video calls to see each other.\n<\/details><details><summary style=\"color: #02a7df;\">5. Keep moving and exploring<\/summary>If you are not under lockdown, make sure you leave the house regularly. Go for a walk, get some fresh air or exercise. If that is not possible, remember to stretch and change posture regularly.\nFor a fresh mind, allow yourself time to discover new ideas or learn something new. Keep exploring. Many creative events are changing to online formats. Museums offer virtual tours through their collection. They are a great source of inspiration.\n<\/details><\/div>\n<h2>Wacom for Education<\/h2>\nOur teams have equipped many schools and universities with technology to make their classrooms and lecture halls digital. Together with partners, they have developed solutions for remote teaching and collaboration in virtual classrooms. And in some of the regions hit hardest by Covid-19, students and parents are discovering how easy and intuitive to use Wacom pen tablets and displays can help with the transition into homeschooling and e-learning.\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f8; padding: 5% 15% 5% 15%;\">\nTo find out more, check out the dedicated education section on our website and the following blog posts:\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wacom.com\/en-de\/discover\/educate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wacom for Education<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wacom-infochannel\/europe\/online-classroom-easy-solutions-for-e-learning-and-remote-teaching-from-home\/\">Online-Classroom: Available and easy to use platforms and solutions for remote teaching and e-learning<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wacom-infochannel\/europe\/online-classroom-how-to-use-wacom-one-and-onenote-for-remote-teaching\">Online-Classroom:\u00a0How to use Wacom One and OneNote for remote teaching<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wacom-infochannel\/europe\/wacom-at-home-which-wacom-is-best-for-working-from-home\/\">Creatives at Home: Which Wacom is Best for Working from Home?<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wacom-infochannel\/europe\/digital-whiteboarding-how-to-brainstorm-virtually\/\">Digital Whiteboarding: How to Brainstorm Virtually?<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wacom-infochannel\/europe\/education\/how-to-annotate-documents-digitally\/\">How to Annotate Digitally<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wacom-infochannel\/europe\/education\/the-device-your-teen-needs-for-home-based-distance-learning\/\">The Device Your Teen Needs for Home-Based Distance Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Need some distraction?<\/h2>\nFocus is important. But give yourself a break once a while. It\u2019s hard enough already. So, remember we are in this together. And if it feels like the walls are caving in, we might have something for you. Check out the following initiatives for distraction, inspiration and a little bit of fun.\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wacom-infochannel\/europe\/casawacom-is-here-to-help-social-distancing-blues\/\"><strong>#CasaWacom<\/strong><\/a>\nFeeling blue about this situation? Have a look at this inspiring and encouraging campaign initiated by the Wacom team in Italy, the first European country that went into lock down. We have great art and practical advice from our ambassadors waiting for you. Go <a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wacom-infochannel\/europe\/casawacom-is-here-to-help-social-distancing-blues\/\">here<\/a> to find out more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/wacomworkspace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>#wacomworkspace<\/strong><\/a>\nEver wondered how other people work from home? Follow the hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/wacomworkspace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#wacomworkspace<\/a> and @Wacom on Instagram and get a glimpse of the workspaces of creatives from around the world. It\u2019s fun, inspiring and a great distraction. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wacom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wacom on Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">THU TV<\/span>\nOur friends at Trojan Horse was a Unicorn have opened their video archives to share inspiring talks from some of the most amazing artists with you. Check out what you need to do to get free access <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B919fW6D7Zs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n&nbsp;\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Stay safe and stay creative!<\/h1>\n&nbsp;\n<h2><strong>We\u2019re here to help <\/strong><\/h2>\nWe will update this blog post as soon as new information becomes available.\nIf you are interested in a specific Wacom product, please check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/en-DE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wacom e-store<\/a> for more information. When you consider buying a new pen tablet or display, do keep an eye on our current discounts and promotions as well the <a href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/en-DE\/special-offers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">refurbished products<\/a>. It\u2019s worth it.\nAnd if you want to talk to one of our experts about how Wacom products can be part of a solution that meets your school\u2019s or business\u2019s needs, contact us at <a href=\"mailto:info@wacom.eu\">info@wacom.eu<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":8196,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2656],"tags":[545,131,537,2258,2259,8,2260,2261,2262],"class_list":["post-806897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","tag-casawacom","tag-education","tag-elearning","tag-remoteteachig","tag-virtualclassroom","tag-wacom","tag-wacomathome","tag-wacomworkspace","tag-workfromhome"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=806897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=806897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=806897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=806897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}