Opening communication, and opening it early with your students, is very important. Be prompt in your communication, and be ready to be VISIBLE!!! Turn ON your Zoom camera. Sometimes, the online experience can feel like a 'robotic' and impersonal experience to our students. Don't add to that by not being visibly available to them. Do your due diligence and wake up, comb your hair (do your makeup...lol), and be ready to be virtually present and 'visible' to your student. This helps make the online experience less impersonal for them. Smile and be motivating. Students need that.
