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Resources for Addressing Stress and Anxiety Regarding COVID-19
An abundance of articles on COVID - 19 including Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus.
Dr. John Duffy - Television interview with Dr. Duffy gives his medical advice on how to adapt and stay calm during an anxiety-inducing time.
Works to help students with learning and thinking differences, several resources under Coronavirus: Latest Updates and Tips
211 now available to answer general questions about COVID-19
Available by dialing 211 (or 1-866-811-5695), texting your ZIP code to 898-211, or emailing info@211maine.org
Student Resources for Stress and Anxiety Regarding COVID-19
Fun relaxing videos great for study break
Free, combats stress/anxiety, acting as a natural tranquillizer for your nervous system. It takes just over a minute and can be done anywhere.
Virtual Get Together or Programming Ideas
Plan your get together or program as you typically would, you'll need a program plan and marketing to let attendees know about it. Use Zoom Video Numbers (first come first serve), Skype, Kast, or FaceTime Group Video Calls.
1) Zoom Silent Disco-we all love dancing, so why not do it with your friends? For a zoom silent disco, create a spotify/apple music playlist will all your favorite songs, then share that playlist with all your friends. Then, get on a Zoom call with your friends, pop your headphones in, and get dancing!
- Hop on a zoom call with your friends
- Everyone downloads the app "Pulse Social Radio" to listen together
- One person creates a station, and sends it out to their friends
- Everyone adds songs to the station, and dance away!
- Alternative, use a Zoom breakout room, share your audio w/everyone else on silent, and dance away together!
2) Live Stream a favorite show and keep the chat open-Everyone loves a movie night, and those movie nights are event more fun with your friends! And no one likes when someone talks through a movie, so why not be able to chat about it silently? Try some of the links below to socially watch a movie with your friends!
- Watch videos and shows together with: https://twoseven.xyz/
- Download the extension "Netflix Party" on Google Chrome to start a watch party! Join a Zoom call and put yourself on silent to watch all together
3) Kast is another great watch together service!
4) Virtual Cooking Class-This one is simple and has a variety of ways to do it. Either you can pull up a YouTube video of a cooking class, and share your screen (or use one of the services above like Kast), or, one person leads a class cooking a dish, demonstrating each party of the recipe. Once you're done, you can all eat together!
5) Book Club
6) Esports-Using native online features of the Switch, Xbox, and Playstation, create tournaments for all sorts of games! Using a website such as Challonge, you can create a bracket for your tournament. Using a service like Kast, you can watch one another & compete as you play computer-based games as well!
7) Virtual Zumba/Yoga class-Things are stressful right now, we need a breather! Through Kast or Zoom, open a YouTube Zumba or yoga video, and come together for some class and relaxation!
- Yoga with Adriene is a great place to start! Adriene's videos are free, fun, and accessible. Her videos range from 15-40 minutes, so there's definitely a class for you!
- LIVELOVEPARTY.TV has a ton of Zumba videos for you & your friends to do!
