Back to School with the Right Smart Home Tools
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Back to School is a crazy hectic time. If you have the right tools, you will be more successful right off the bat! While preparations are in full swing, some of this process involves purchasing school supplies and maybe new clothes or uniforms, but let’s not overlook the space at home where students spend countless hours on homework and studying. Many smart home devices can help you be more successful with your back to school routine. These smart products can add an extra level of comfort, convenience, and advanced functionality to a student's life. Smart devices can also aid busy or working parents who want to know their kids are safe while monitoring their activities through remote access.
Back to school smart home success starts with a keyless smart door lock. It will ensure your kids are never locked out… and you’ll always know when they get home. There are keypad options that let you have a unique code that gets typed in, or the door can be unlocked with a unique user code using a smartphone app. Either way, there are no keys to get lost, fall into the wrong hands, be forgotten or worry about.
Keeping kids safe as the come and go has never been easier! Install video doorbells or two-way intercom devices and keyless entry technologies to easily see anyone who approaches or enters the home. These also allow you to know when the kids leave and return home from school. Doorbell cameras are perfect for showing who is on your porch, and who is going into your home. Set the doorbell camera to record on motion and you will always see who is coming into the house. Is it just your child or your child plus friends? When the doorbell rings, it will ring to your phone, so you don’t need to worry about your child answering the door and you not knowing it happened. Plus, you can talk to the person at the door, so you can tell friends if your child is available to play, or instruct the delivery driver to leave the package on the porch. No one will ever know if you are inside the house or at work.
When thinking about how smart technology improves life at home, cameras can provide a unique sense of safety and security to any home, especially during back-to-school season. Smart cameras on the outside of the home let you know when the kids arrive at home, as well as letting people outside know that someone is keeping an eye. Cameras on the inside allow you to see if they are doing their chores or homework as they are supposed to be! No getting away with the video games or couch potato-ing on your watch! Also, let's not forget how smart cameras provide peace of mind in knowing that our home and loved ones are safe.
A smart home back to school must is a smart garage door opener! A smart garage opener can provide even more security when combined with a smart lock on an interior door to the home. This system is perfect for the kids when you're not home because it gives parents remote access, allowing kids to grab bikes, balls, or toys from the garage after school, while also giving parents the security of knowing when they are in and out. The app can be used to monitor and control the garage door from anywhere in the world. Plus, users receive phone alerts when the door is opened or closed.
Mornings are hectic, especially after a summer of sleeping in and no alarms! Create custom routines in the Alexa app to get your school mornings moving, automatically. You can start them using your voice, an alarm, or a time. For example, when you say “Alexa, good morning,” Alexa can kick off your day with the weather forecast, followed by words of inspiration and news updates. Turn on lights, play music...get the kids moving! Automate your morning and make this school year easier on everyone.
After school can also be a time of stress, and hectic busy-ness. You can use your smart home to set a "homework" scene that turns off TV’s, boots up computers, and flashes the lights to notify the kids it’s time to get their school work done. Give them a break to de-stress after school, and then have this set to happen automatically to avoid the headaches! All from the push of a button, or a few taps on your phone.
While Back-to-School can be a crazy time, it can also be a wonderful time. Let's work together to make it a seamless transition. Work with us to build your home automation system to make this #backtoschool transition seamless and successful!