Weekly Check -In #1

This was my first week being involved with Visions as a staff member.  While the work is time consuming, it is also rewarding.  During the first class we learned how to grade abstracts.  This helped me determine which out of the 23 abstracts should be included in the festival.  Grading the abstracts took about 2 hours and they were completed on January 14.  I was exposed to many interesting topics and at the same time was able to learn how to correctly write an abstract.   I also met with members of the programming team Kevin and Jessica on Thursday January 14 from 1:00 to 1:30.  While, the meeting was brief, it was also helpful.  Kevin taught us how to navigate Google drive and gave some clarity to the assignments that were due for the week.  He also asked Jessica and I to help complete the programming submissions list.  I completed my portion of the programming submissions list on January 18.  It took about 30 minutes.  To complete the list I logged onto film freeway and researched which films were submitted and logged specific information such as student address, phone number, email address, type of film, school of the student, and the address of the school into the spreadsheet that Kevin created on Google drive.  On January 18 the programming department had their first official meeting from 5pm to 6pm.  At the meeting we discussed specific jobs and expectations of people in the group.  Our group leaders Kevin and Rob made sure everyone was on the same page and new what was expected of them.  While this week was a busy one as far as Visions goes, I feel I contributed to the group and completed all my work on time.  I feel more comfortable with Google drive and Trello.  I am excited to be involved and cannot wait to make new friends!