Students adapt and engage in video projects during the life of virtual learning

We all remember the significant day of March 13 2020. Where we, humans; social beings of nature had to adapt to a life of virtual. Specifically when it came to education, when Kindergarten through college-age students had to adjust their learning experience from a classroom to in a virtual square. Chemistry teachers at Carver E&S took this adjustment period as an opportunity to reinterpret their curriculum offering learning experiences that relied not just on students’ chemistry knowledge, but also on their digital editing and creative skills. 

Ireland Breary, an 10th grader at Carver High School of engineering and science only had positive feedback about this project.

“I really enjoyed these virtual projects because I felt they were really interactive,” Ireland said. “They allowed me to wind down from other work and try out something exciting. My favorite part would have to be presenting to everyone, to get their reactions. 

Because students and teachers can’t see each other in person, there is but so much a class can do together. Mr. Leed, is a chemistry teacher at Carver, explained that this lack of interaction is exactly why projects like his are so important. 

“ We can only reach each other through two senses,” Leed said. “and with cameras being off in zooms, seeing one another, getting to interact, being exposed to teenagers creativity is really important to everyone."

WeVideo is seen to be approved by the teachers as they plan on continuing using the application. 

“Our plan is to still use the more professional programs like Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro, but since students can edit any time of the day and I know students are editing at two in the morning or whatever else they have time available.” Schreiber explains. “I think it’s a great little program to introduce video editing to students” 

As well as informative to both students and teachers. It’s also beneficial for students and staff as a school community who is now facing an adaptation of virtual learning. 

"I think kids, peer groups peer connections, the school community is the most important thing that you get out of Carver," said Mr. Leed. "And with it being virtual, you get all of the lame parts of school and not the fun part to school. So the projects were kind if a way to instead of focusing on tests, we just got to have a little bit more fun with it."