With the threat of the Corona virus forcing all schools closed, me and my group have had to get creative to work together. Before school closed, we kept each other updated with texts and had a shared google doc to brainstorm. We used this google doc in class, as we were usually not free as a group to digitally brainstorm after school or on the weekends. This worked for us, but that was when we saw each other during school. This plan stopped working almost immediately when school was canceled. Our at-home work schedules didn't line up so it took much longer to get any work done. Additionally, one of my group member's weekend sleep schedule didn't align with mine, so getting in contact with her when the whole week was basically one long weekend was not the easiest. That being said, communication was the main challenge I needed to work on in order to finish the final project. The last time I met with my teammate to work on editing, the only thing left to complete was sound, which she said she would finish.
But, finishing the project was not the main problem, it was how to get it to each group member to use for the creative, critical reflection, or CCR. For this reflection we wanted to use clips of the final project to cite examples during our CCR video, so every group member needed access to the file of the final project. I had several ideas, but with the communication problems we were having nothing was going to work. Currently, I am still trying to find a better way for my group to communicate with social distancing in mind.
Online schooling started the week after spring break ended, which began the confusion that came with trying to work from home. Some of my teachers started hosting online lessons on Microsoft teams or zoom. Most of my teachers just assigned us homework to compete and turn in. Overall, each of my teachers are finding ways to continue school despite these strange conditions. Because it was my first week back to "school" everything was a little chaotic. I had a tough time keeping up with all of the new class work, so I made my self a chart of my assigned work. Fortunately, there wasn't too much work because the quarter was ending and teachers were finalizing grades. This at least gives me time to get acclimated to this new type of schooling.
My first concern when starting the school week was how I intended to stay on task during the regular school hours since I was home. This, while an important concern, didn't affect me as much as a thought it would. Over spring break, while still having to socially distance drove the fun out of my usually activities. For example, watching YouTube was becoming boring and none of my books seemed that interesting any more. So, the only thing that maintained my interest was school work! So, in a way, schools closing has made me want to learn more, despite this being a pretty bad time to renew my passion for learning. I'm hoping that learning won't loose my interest as quickly as reading, but I don't think it will. Ever since school closed, I started to go outside more often, like going for bike rides. Keeping active in something important to me, so I'm glad I'm going out more than I did earlier in the year.
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