Collaboration and connection are vital to our academic success as well as our social-emotional well being. They can occur more naturally in our face to face environments which is why we have to be more intentional about creating the conditions for this to happen when we are remote. Here are some ideas to connect learners remotely.
https://katielmartin.com/2020/04/12/6-ideas-for-creating-a-remote-community-of-learners/