5 20 186 https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/b3a0284a94c54c2497f5432d27c0c278.jpg ed934855aa804ef4bbf3884f4bb09365 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Faculty Description An account of the resource Items contributed by SRU Faculty Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource This is a photo of my rearranged home office. So that people could see me properly during Zoom meetings I had to set it up so that I could shine bright lights on the desk and chair. Title A name given to the resource Home Office Subject The topic of the resource Work Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lia Paradis https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/5a798f1b0f452e8794f187ff77b425af.jpg e394eafc9ced4ec5cde4435120baea50 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Faculty Description An account of the resource Items contributed by SRU Faculty Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Office Work at Home Description An account of the resource This is me and my son doing "office work" during SRUs extended Spring Break. I'm moving my courses online and he is doing online school work. He would pick up his pretend phone and say "It's the dean again!" Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource William Bergmann Relation A related resource SRU Faculty Image SRU Faculty Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Faculty Description An account of the resource Items contributed by SRU Faculty Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document It’s really striking how quickly everything can change. The US is now the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal government is slowly coming to the realization that this has no short term solution. Trump extended the social distancing guidelines until at least April 30th. Pennsylvania is under a shelter in place order. Basically, people are ordered to stay home unless we’re going to the doctor, out for groceries, or other necessities. Yesterday I had my yearly physical and Cranberry was like a ghost town. Classes resumed yesterday for SRU. My students have adjusted fairly well to the change. It was a massive effort to shift over to online learning so late in the semester. The university announced graduation was postponed until further notice. Summer classes will now all be online. We’re hopeful the fall may see us returning to some degree of normalcy, but it’s too early to know for sure. Congress passed a $2 trillion dollar stimulus bill. The largest in US history. Most citizens will get a one time $1200 check. Compared to other countries, it’s largely seen as a pittance. Especially considering the same bill is earmarking billions for corporations, airlines, and the cruise industry. The latter is particularly infuriating given that so many sail under foreign flags to avoid taxation. The country is still woefully behind in testing supplies and the manufacturing of medical supplies. By any realistic metric, the federal response has been lackluster at best, criminally negligent at worst. The President continues trying to pass the buck and blame everyone and everything but himself and his own incompetence. And people are literally dying as a result. 3,440 people are dead as of today in the US. The White House estimates 200,000 could die before it’s all over. I would much prefer Chaucer’s April to Eliot’s. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Personal Journal Entry - 31 March 2020 Relation A related resource SRU Faculty Journal SRU Faculty Story https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/7cf291e550ff93e231fb2aec85c2e5b4.png 23603984c00426d788806946f1a54f99 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Faculty Description An account of the resource Items contributed by SRU Faculty Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"> What we’re doing for next 6 weeks is NOT online teaching - it’s hastily-prepped emergency online DELIVERY of the last 1/2 of traditional courses, many by faculty w/minimal training or experience In the midst of a pandemic. This is a TERRIBLE time to measure student learning <a href="https://t.co/zNWzIl4KOk">https://t.co/zNWzIl4KOk</a> — Aaron Cowan (@aaronbcowan) <a href="https://twitter.com/aaronbcowan/status/1241540798547660800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tweet by SRU professor about shift to online teaching Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-03-21 Relation A related resource SRU Faculty Description An account of the resource COVID-19 came in the midst of a longer debate about the place of online delivery in higher education. I tweeted this in response to an editorial in The Chronicle of Higher Education that asserted the COVID-19 crisis was the "perfect opportunity" to see if online education works. I was very annoyed that anyone would consider this chaotic shift to online delivery to be "perfect" conditions for measuring learning and assessing teaching. Given the unexpected response this tweet got, it seems a lot of faculty agreed. 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Title A name given to the resource The Reality of Working from Home Description An account of the resource Working from home 10-12 hours a day leaves little time for chores. Coffee, Zoom meeting, email email email, quick lunch, answer students' questions via chat, email email email, Zoom meeting, more chat, post research support content online, email email email, attend conference via Zoom, email email email, post project to work-related social media, beer, sleep. Repeat. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-04-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Judy Silva Relation A related resource SRU Faculty Image SRU Faculty Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Items contributed by Alumni of Slippery Rock University Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document My bird of mystery has wheels instead of wings, gasoline instead of blood, an engine heart, and day bright eyes. My bird flies over mountains, over forests and deserts. My bird of mystery waits on the runway as I wait in the nest. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MY BIRD OF MYSTERY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-04-10 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Alumni Relation A related resource SRU Alumni Poem SRU Alumni Story https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/af574cfca79b1f6c4ec41225845afc24.jpg d930c81498b43ddb0445368da6241888 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Faculty Description An account of the resource Items contributed by SRU Faculty Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Panic Purchase Description An account of the resource Wine/liquor purchase as Gov. Wolf considers closing state liquor stores in eastern PA counties. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-02-20 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource William Bergmann Relation A related resource SRU Faculty Image SRU Faculty https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/f0347da92d3493afddf6f0c9360c6e93.jpeg ce2ab45cb33cc6a063d8ada3b118e5e4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Students Description An account of the resource SRU Students! This section has been created so that you can share any COVID-19 experience you want others to see. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource social distancing Easter eggs Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-04-12 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource DPT Graduate Student Relation A related resource SRU Student Image SRU Student https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/32208eb1ed6ed5950b7837c6f414b52d.jpg 3106810422029095c5878c6073b3921c https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/db3d58040d3072ad3d66b2a31da4947e.jpg b2e2d726c83835d802c0a5ab58141d92 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Faculty Description An account of the resource Items contributed by SRU Faculty Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource COVID-19 post card sent to all U.S. households by federal government Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Dr. Thomas Pearcy Relation A related resource SRU Faculty Image SRU Faculty https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/9b90db37e17374ea106951d72c261481.jpg 14f7f79ba2b851bf2972e23a19c716f0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Faculty Description An account of the resource Items contributed by SRU Faculty Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Virtual Presentation Description An account of the resource I am getting ready to virtually present my research at the American Academy of Advertising (AAA) annual conference from my bedroom. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-03-28 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nazmul Rony Relation A related resource SRU Faculty Image SRU Faculty Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Students Description An account of the resource SRU Students! This section has been created so that you can share any COVID-19 experience you want others to see. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 15 March, 2020 Things are not looking better for us. There is talk going around that everything will be shut down starting Wednesday. I imagine grocery stores, gas stations, and things like that will stay open, but rumor has it that stores, restaurants, etc. will all be closed. Perhaps I will not get to work after all. If this whole thing is an elaborate plot, then I do not see what the endgame is. Divert attention? Destabilize? Prove the superiority of online shopping? The CDC has advised against any gatherings of 50+ people. I don’t know what to expect when I go back to the apartment. Will I be greeted by a ghost town? It’s still hard to believe this whole thing is actually happening. No more than a few weeks ago my friends and I were all in a classroom joking about the virus. Now, it’s grinding our country to a complete standstill. In just a weekend, it’s like everything has changed. One thing’s for sure, if they do shut down everything, I’m going to be incredibly bored. I should be using all of my downtime to do research for a project which is still due, but I can’t seem to motivate myself to do it. Speaking of school, I need to figure out how I’m going to apply for student teaching. I hope this whole thing won’t cause any setback for me. I feel as if this journal is terribly devoid of emotion. I guess because the disease has not affected me or anyone close to me, I really don’t have much to say about it. I’m completely over my cold, so I feel safe going out again. I don’t know what the point will be when everything’s shut down though. I’m still seeing my Girlfriend. She’s honestly the best thing to have happened to me amidst all this. I enjoy talking to her, and learning more about her. If it weren’t for her, I’d be unbearably lonely. All of my friends are miles away. I wish it were normal again. I could go back to school, see all of my friends, get into a bit of trouble, the things someone my age should be doing. I guess you never realize what the world has to offer you until it isn’t there anymore. I’m also curious about how this will affect the election. Despite my best hopes, people are starting to politicize the whole thing. Each side is criticizing the others efforts to stop the spread. I guess that’s how politicians work though. The funniest thing is, I had a feeling that something wasn’t right this semester. I had a gut feeling that something about this semester just didn’t feel like the past ones. Maybe I’m reading too much into this, but maybe the universe was telling me to be on my guard. Probably not. I’m not one for superstitious nonsense. All of these people who think this signifies the end of days it fulfills some ancient prophecy have spent far too much time buried in a bible, so to speak. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Corona Journal Description An account of the resource From my Coronavirus Journal, the last entry before everything shut down in Washington County Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-03-15 Relation A related resource SRU Student SRU Student Story https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/c3f945082c1d60bdbf0b200bea38c77e.jpeg 4cac349a6c8a2211827b41e0d4346462 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Community Description An account of the resource Our community is a vital part of this project. Feel free to contribute any item so that others can see how COVID-19 has impacted your daily routine. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Because of COVID19 my family could not get together on Easter Sunday as we normally do for dinner, games & an Easter egg hunt for the kids. I am grandma. I have 4 sons & 14 grandchildren. Since I have some medical issues, I am self quarantining myself in my home with limited visitors & trips outside my home. I normally make a basket for each child. This year I would do something different. I decided that I would make “family” baskets. I bought 4 decorative totes to put treasures in. In each “basket” I put a board game the whole family could play together, a big puzzle book for all ages & toys/other items for each child. My sister had volunteered last year to take the plastic eggs home & would fill them for this year’s Easter egg hunt. There are approximately 125-150 eggs. My sister Marcia, her daughter Bray & son in law Shawn came to my house with the eggs Saturday night. We filled the eggs with toys, candy & money then divided them among the “baskets”. We put the “baskets” in my car and the 4 of us Took off to deliver them. Shawn was the “Easter bunny”. I would stop the car down from the houses & Shawn put the “basket” on the porch. We took a picture of each “basket” on the porches so we could send the pictures Easter morning to each family to make sure they found their “baskets”! We had so much fun filling those eggs & delivering the “baskets”, it might have been the best part of the holiday. Then at some point through Easter Sunday I video chatted with my boys & their families. The kids were very excited to find the “baskets” on their porches & rooting for their treasures. It was definitely a very nice Easter despite COVID19. I thank the Lord that He died for & cleansed us so we could celebrate & enjoy Easter this year. Thank you for allowing me to tell you my story! Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource My Easter story Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Brenda Clayppole Relation A related resource Mercer County community member Image Mercer County community member Story https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/ab2da6613b6dfe0b36a803ac1ef76cdb.MOV 761bebe80eb898a05eaf3d59816d9e23 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Items contributed by Alumni of Slippery Rock University Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL Mayor Longo Addresses Slippery Rock Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Slippery Rock Mayor Jondavid R. Longo Description An account of the resource Mayor Longo shares the actions of Slippery Rock borough and community partners in the wake of the Coronavirus. 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Title A name given to the resource Changes in Groceries Shopping Description An account of the resource The pandemic has drastically changed our lives in so many ways, including groceries shopping. Groceries stores implement a lot more rules to maintain cleanliness and social distancing, such as one-way aisles, hand-sanitizer stations, signs of distancing throughout the store, and of course toilet papers kept at Customer Services. So this song comes to my head: "So darlin', darlin', DON'T stand by me." But we will get through this together! :) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Thuy Bui Relation A related resource SRU Faculty Image SRU Faculty Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Students Description An account of the resource SRU Students! This section has been created so that you can share any COVID-19 experience you want others to see. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Ironically, COVID-19 has given many of my friends more time to socialize with one another. Several of us have used the program "Discord" to communicate for a long time now, through text and voice chat, but after COVID-19 forced us all to stay inside most of the time, everyone has gotten on. Now, almost every night, there are 3-8 of us talking, sharing stories, pictures, videos, etc., because most of us have more time to do that because we aren't working. Many of us are still doing homework or working from home, but we are able to chat while getting those done. Before the pandemic, several of us were playing Dungeons and Dragons about once every 2 or 3 weeks, whenever we could all be available. Now, we play several nights a week, over discord, and we are quickly getting used to this new method of "hanging out". It's not something we want to do forever, and we do miss seeing each other in person, but it is nice to have more spare time to do things like this. We all want to get outside, but having time off of work and with very little else to do has allowed us to connect more in a way, and to really dig into one of our hobbies. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource More time to socialize, even when distancing Relation A related resource SRU Student SRU Student Story https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/330d21e55d3a7033c38ac20a3bbaceb6.jpeg 6ed806b92eeb63851ac286788bb50303 https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/90db7a5f7351248c595cbf2aa4797ef9.JPG c821c74e37a3197e37db1d4adbf7e68d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Faculty Description An account of the resource Items contributed by SRU Faculty Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chalk messages encouraging social distancing Description An account of the resource Messages written in chalk on bridge in Grove City, PA that encourage social distancing and wearing masks in public Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Aaron Cowan Relation A related resource SRU Faculty Image SRU Faculty https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/1901723b8f04673c50c263ba40de2e43.jpg cd698eac994688f34df5cc7a3088db53 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Faculty Description An account of the resource Items contributed by SRU Faculty Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Beans! Description An account of the resource Expecting that there won't be much summer travel, I decided to keep myself busy and entertained growing my first vegetable garden. This is a picture of the first sprouts emerging in my seedling trays. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lia Paradis Relation A related resource SRU Faculty Image SRU Faculty https://slipperyrockcovid19.org/files/original/4f3d33b0fde6b1a17a4c80671c3a9c74.jpg b6763e6765b7ef670365f5df12a032db Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SRU Students Description An account of the resource SRU Students! This section has been created so that you can share any COVID-19 experience you want others to see. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource PPE Litter Description An account of the resource A personal protection mask littered near a rail line in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Benjamin Klunk Relation A related resource SRU Student Image SRU Student Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Items contributed by Alumni of Slippery Rock University Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document In the middle of a pandemic, it is easy to see many affected and stirred crazy, the onslaught of radio and television focuses on what seems as a repeat play of the same information, and overall feeling at times as if you are going crazy. In trying to make myself comfortable through many uncomfortable radio messages, one resounded with me and was absolutely the truth. In describing what we knew as “normality” before the pandemic, it might not be evident but there are aspects present now that should continue to be improved as we didn’t realize we had. It is unusual to be off the “hamster” wheel of always having to move forward, always having to do more, higher, more, etc and hopefully, the realization that a pandemic should not be the reason to find time to realize time to simply be able to think, and think over your day without interruption for long periods, wow, what a difference. This should be one staple in our lives day in and day out – and the things we are able to create, decide and do, it speaks volumes without saying a word. Yes the pandemic is awful and not desired by anyone, and yet while cracks exist to show weaknesses that may have been exposed, it is a great opportunity to take steps to examine and approach weaknesses in a support system for salaries, health, business support and so much more. Simply putting band-aids with the hope of moving on past this momentary pause and not long term could be disastrous and given that we have time, hopefully citizens will also realize that now is a good time to reach out to those who represent us and take into consideration suggestions that can solidify better measure for everyone as a whole. The chance to reach out to relatives, friends, and realizing that away from screen time and wanting to limit that knowing how much is available, actually has been causing an appreciation for knowing technology is there, but does not have to be everything. Old fashioned letter writing, reading, organizing, picking up new hobbies of creativity, and so much more. It is funny, I actually feel better when I am inside and I am balancing something other than screen time. It is difficult to pull away once sucked in but once knowing a limited time is okay and time away is even better – priceless. Creativity is a huge factor, and my wish is for more people to give themselves more time for themselves, as well as for creativity. Time is previous, and often not realized until something forces individuals to use time in a different way. During this unnatural pandemic, the creativity that educators are using that involves SOME technology and also challenging individuals to think about concepts outside of technology, there is space and time to be invaluable during this time of crisis. Reaching out to others and thinking more on the jobs that exists that keep us healthy, front line workers, low paid positions, and more, the hope is if each of us can reach out and thank those that give their time for each of us on a daily basis, instead of waiting for something to bring us face to face with that realization, would change much. <a href="https://youtu.be/wYytMA88YYQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://youtu.be/wYytMA88YYQ</a> I have learned to carve out time during the day for me, creating time to read, to reflect, and it has resulted better impacts by the end. Cultures are built on reflection as a priority as I noticed in Mexico, and it changed me. I wrote more, I blogged more, I connected with people more on a personal conversational basis. Now with restrictions that force time to be in place, my hope is for myself, and for others, to truly turn a deadly situation into one where we will grow together in healthier ways for our lives, as well as for others. Maintaining the time and space that we never knew existed should be a “norm” all the time, and would benefit everyone in the long term, with no threat to our lives forcing this to occur. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Searching for Contentment Description An account of the resource One of many blog accounts that help to bring a positive spin to looking at what lies ahead. 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