title: Emergency preparedness for power outages and wi-fi loss: tips for students and educators of online courses.
abstract: Severe weather can impact online education due to a loss of power and Internet access that can last hours or weeks. Planning for such losses is essential to enable participation in the online classroom. This article discusses measures that can be used to maintain an online presence in the event of a power outage or loss of Wi-Fi.
authors: Teresa
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authors: Heithaus
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014887:Weather; D059015:Wireless Technology