Unit 19 — Working Remotely

The Covid-19 pandemic has irreversibly transformed the employment landscape, with remote work having drastically risen in popularity - a trend that is not going anywhere. In this unit, learn all the vocabulary terms you need to know to talk remote work and working from home.

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Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:

Asynchronous Away from keyboard Blended work Cloud storage Collaboration tool Coworking Digital nomad Direct message Distributed team Expatriate Eyestrain Remote Screen mirroring Screen sharing Software as a Service Telecommute Virtual assistant Virtual private network Work from anywhere Work from home

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Reading Activity: A Blog Post about Remote Work

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Hey friends! Nice to see you again here on my Blog! Since you’re here, let me make some guesses about you: Are you tired of having to go into the office every day? Do you want a career that allows you to work from anywhere, anytime? If so, working remotely is for you! As someone who has made the switch from an on-site job to a remote one, I can confidently say that it’s been one of the best…

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This job posting is remote-friendly, meaning the person filling the position will be able to work away from a central location.

"Just letting you know I'll be AFK for a few hours."

I use my company's intranet to telecommute every day.

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Contrast the advantages of working remotely and how it can improve your lifestyle with the advantages of working on-site.
Explain how you could use technology such as SaaS tools to boost productivity when working from home or remotely in general.

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