Thursday’s dress rehearsal reiterated all of our hard work during the last few months. Listening to Karyn’s excellent presentation reinforced our mission and values. Seeing our website overflowing with multimedia stories from the US and international students fills me with so much pride and joy. This has truly been a digital humanities project, one that includes a global and inclusive perspective. With these in mind, we faced so many questions, from hosting and design choices to privacy, safety, and service to and for young students. It’s easy to forget the struggle we faced, the hard decisions and compromises we had to make to create, sustain, and make this project one that has the potential to continue for years to come.

As I think back to my role as the media manager, I can confidently saw our contributors are truly thoughtful, talented, and genuinely much more compassionate and thoughtful than how most adults see them. It’s no wonder that they have chosen to express their experience in various ways. Their works are simple but thoughtfully made; their message is heard/read loud and clear. The practice of editing these videos and enhancing their images and sound reminded me of my work with other creative and wise students at the Youth Channel. I miss my work there, but I’m happy to have collaborated and amply their voices/stories.

I wonder what their parents and educators would think once they view the Corona Chronicles!