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Methodology for Monitoring Vital Signs in Virtual Classes Using Low-cost Sensors in Online Classes

Resumen

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to certain patterns in the different actions people take. One of the areas in which this pandemic has impacted most strongly is related to educational activities and children were the most affected. They went from studying in their schools where they have all the conditions, to a physical space at home. This strong change in the environment added to the high levels of contagion, have caused students to present certain manifestations such as the level of stress which can be manifested by many factors such as the main vital signs such as oxygen saturation and heart rate. In this paper we present a methodology to perform these measurements in order to evaluate these measurements when students are attending classes from home.