5 Life Hacks for Virtual Schooling at Possum Kingdom Lake




One huge benefit to the inconvenience of COVID-19 is that many parents have decided to bring home their childrens’ education. As virtual schooling increases amid classroom social distancing guidelines passed by the Centers for Disease Control, school districts, and state governments, parents can get creative with recreational activities. In Texas, after returning to school, over 2,000 students have tested positive for COVID-19, which will likely lead to more parents going virtual with their childrens’ learning activities. Why not get away from the chaos and take your virtual school to Possum Kingdom Lake?

Life Hacks for Virtual Schooling

Try these virtual schooling hacks as you enjoy some family time at Possum Kingdom Lake.

  1. Create virtual school workstations - To cut down on distractions and keep your children focused on learning, take a cue from one mom who created simple virtual workstations for her children with presentation boards.
  2. Set up a cell phone charging center - One distraction many public schools have reported in recent years are personal cell phones in the classrooms. Students end up spending more time texting with each other than doing class work. While public school teachers may not be able to take phones, Mom can. Set up a charging station for your entire family and keep all the phones at that one location in the house. Students can have them at break time.
  3. Establish a home network - If your children log into virtual school on multiple devices throughout the day, you can save a lot of time by networking your devices to allow students to login to virtual school quickly from any device.
  4. Ask if your school gives credit for life experiences - Many colleges and universities offer students credit for life experiences. Since students in primary and secondary schools frequently take field trips and get learning credit for them, ask your virtual school administrator if a trip to Possum Kingdom Lake would qualify as learning credit. You never know, they may say “Yes.”
  5. Stream classroom training to your TV - If you have a smart TV, you may be able to stream Zoom classroom meetings and other online lectures to your TV. If you don't have a smart TV, you can use a wifi dongle.
Enjoy Virtual Schooling at Possum Kingdom Lake

Just because you’re schooling your children from home doesn’t mean you have to stay at home. Take your family to Possum Kingdom Lake for a week and let your children participate in online learning during the day while enjoying some quality recreational time in the afternoon and evening. Possum Kingdom has some incredible cabins and family getaways you can rent while your children gain the benefits of virtual schooling and enjoy some boating and fishing.




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Fishing Report from TPWD (Jul. 9)

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.13 feet above pool. Stripers are slow to fair in 20-40 feet of water. The best bite has been live bait but it can be difficult to find. Fish are moving fast, so you will have to slowly move around and pick them off one at a time. Sand bass are fair to good and moving quickly in 5-20 feet of water on main lake points. Chrome and white seem to be out producing all other colors. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad in 10-20 feet of water fished on the bottom. Baited holes are your best bet to catch numbers but will not produce big fish. Bait with cattle cubes and wait 2-3 hours before fishing. Use punch bait for best results on baited holes. Catfish should be going into spawn soon so it should start to slow down until they are done spawning. Water clarity is 2-6 feet of visibility but slightly stained on the south end. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service.

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