by Claire Li As the world transitioned to a more isolated, virtual environment, DCI continued to strive to keep the community connected through completely online means, Though this new change has been different and, at times, frustrating, DCI has truly made the best of the situation, conducting productive meetings and working to produce projects that will benefit the Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD). Every Monday, DCI gathers to participate in its (now virtual) weekly meeting. During the meetings, we discuss new project ideas, critique student work, and dive deeper into our journey, learning more about journalism and communications. While meetings are no longer held in-person, we still have been able to invite and learn from guest speakers, including Teresa Wannatabe, a writer at the LA Times, and Daphne Zhu, a former Arcadia High student who is now pursuing a Public Relations degree at USC, as well as Ryan Blackshere Vargas, a local Spectrum News 1 reporter!
This semester, with no in-person AUSD events to cover, DCI has readjusted its focus, now working towards creating more team products and projects. By creating videos, infographics, and more, we hope to not only lift the spirits of our audience but also provide them with resources that they can use to navigate the new, online world. Video-making has become an especially important aspect of DCI because the main way to communicate with the AUSD community this year has been through online means. This year, besides videos, DCI will continue to create news articles, design virtual posters, and podcasts. Along with the new shift to virtual learning came the inevitable difficulties of using technology. Sometimes, we struggled with minor nuisances like glitchy audio, dealing with slow Wi-Fi, or worse, Wi-Fi outages. Other times, the problems are more consequential: when trying to record one of our meetings, it wasn’t until the meeting was over and the video was saved onto my phone that I realized the whole recording was missing the audio component. I was very upset and angry at myself but learned to record both the screen and a separate audio-only clip that would save arguably the most important part of our meeting - our discussion. I was frustrated during the virtual learning period, however the experience enforced the importance of learning from my mistakes, rather than only reacting. While it may be difficult to enjoy life from home, as a team, DCI members have been aiming to not only spark joy and help each other but also to benefit the broader AUSD community. With the power of social media right at our fingertips, spreading negativity, has been easier than ever. As a group, DCI has an important responsibility to use social media. We must use social media to support our fellow students, teachers, staff, and community; we must use our platform in a way that uplifts those around us.
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