Mt. Michael uses e-learning for students across the world

Mt. Michael uses e-learning for students across the world

STILL ADJUSTING TOONLINE LEARNING.A PRIVATE SCHOOL INELKHORN SHAREDWITH REPORTERSYDNEY GRAY HOWTHEY'VE ADJUSTED TOTHOSE CHANGES ...AND WHICHSTUDENTS HAVE BEENIMPACTED MOST BYTHE PANDEMIC.IT'S BECOME THE NEWNORMAL FOR THESEMT.MICHAEL STUDENTS.:02:46:17 "OURCLASSES GO ...JUST AS NORMAL LIKEOUR DAY STARTS AT7:55 AND IT ENDS AT3:24"HEAD OF SCHOOLDAVE PETERS SAYS,STRUCTURE IS KEY.:06:03:24 "IPERSONALLY FELTVERY STORNGLYABOUT THE SECURITYTHAT COMES WITH ASCHEDULE."TEACHERS EVEN STILLTAKE ATTENDANCE.2/3 OF THE BOYSWERE LIVING ONCAMPUS BEFORE THECORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC.NOW ...HALLWAYS ...DORMS ...AND CLASSROOMS,ARE EMPTY.FRESHMAN TAGGARTCROUSE SAYS ITS NOTTHE SEMESTER HEEXPECTED.:02:22:06 "A LOT OFCONFUSION ...LIKE HOW IS THISGOING TO PLAY OUT ...I DIDN'T TAKE IT TOOSERIOUSLY AT FIRST ITHOUGHT IT WASJUST GOING TO BELIKE A TWO OR THREEWEEK DEAL I DIDN'TREALIZE IT WASGOING TO BE FOR THEREST OF THE YEAR.."IMPACTS OF COVID-19HAVE BEEN EVENMORE CHALLENGINGFOR TAGGART'SCLASSMATES ...WHO ARE FROMCHINA.10% PERCENT OF THESCHOOL'SPOPULATION AREINTERNATIONALSTUDENTS.:02:17:12 "I CAN'TIMAGINE WHAT IWOULD FEEL LIKE IFMY SON WAS ACROSSTHE WORLD DURING AWORLD-WIDEPANDEMIC SO I'VEREALLY KEPT THATCLOSE TO HEART."TAGGART'S MOTHER,LESLEY BRANDT,HEARD THE SCHOOL'SCALL TO ACTION ...SO TWO STUDENTSFROM CHINA ARE NOWLIVING WITH THEM.:12:51:26 "I DON'TKNOW HOW WE CANTHANK THEM ENOUGHBUT IT'S BEENWONDERFUL JUSTTHE OUTPOURING OFSUPPORT HAS BEENTREMENDOUS."BRANDT SAYS ...SHE APPRECIATESHOW THE SCHOOL'SKEPT ACADEMICS ATTHE FORERONT.:02:18:10 "'I HOPE WEGO BACK TO ACLASSROOM SETTING...I HOPE THAT MAYBETHERE'S SOMEINTEGRATION OFTECHNOLOGY THATWE'RE LOOKING ATDIFFERENT WAYS OFHOW STUDENTS CANINTEGRATETECHNOLOGY INTOTURNING INASSIGNMENTS ORUTILIZING ...YOU KNOW TEAMS OROTHER PLATFORMS."PETERS SAYS THEYENSURED EVERYSTUDENT HAD THETOOLS NEEDED LEARNAT HOME ...ISSUING BOOKS ANDLAPTOPS TOSTUDENTS WHOWENT BACK TO TOTHEIR HOME STATESAND COUNTRIES.FINAL EXAMS HAVEBEEN CANCELED ...BUT AS FORGRADUATION ...THAT'S STILL IN THEAIR..:08:00:15 "I DON'TKNOW WHAT IT'SGOING TO LOOK LIKEAT THIS TIME ...BUT THEY DON'TWANT A VIRUAL EVENT...THEY DON'T WANT AVIRUTAL EVENT,NOBODY DOES."IN OMAHA SYDNEYGRAY 3 NEWS NOW.PETERS TELLS US THESCHOOL IS LOOKINGAT MID JUNE OR MIDJULY FOR A POSSIBLEGRADUTION DATE ...BUT THAT OF COURSEWILL DEPEND ON THESTATE'S DIRECTEDHEALTH MEASURES ATTHAT TIME.THE