IYKMM Me In A Minute

[00:00:00] Speaker A: If you really knew me if you really knew me if you really knew. [00:00:04] Speaker B: Me if you really knew me you. [00:00:07] Speaker C: Would know hey, who are you? [00:00:09] Speaker A: Who, me? Yeah, you. It's Monday. [00:00:17] Speaker D: Hello, and welcome to If You Knew Me Mondays, a student powered Park Day inspired podcast that builds belonging by sharing stories and perspectives from the margins of our school and community. [00:00:27] Speaker A: Say what? [00:00:28] Speaker D: My name is Arjuna Saeed. Park Days Director of Equity, inclusion and belonging. And if you really knew me, you know that I'm super excited about using the new Soundtrap audio production tool this year in Jedi and for this podcast in general. Oh, and today I've got a middle school podcast student who's going to be co hosting this episode with me. [00:00:48] Speaker C: Hello. [00:00:49] Speaker E: I'm Zadie Burke in 6th grade, and if you really knew me, you'd know that I've been in podcasts for three years, and this is my first year in Jedi. There's a lot of overlap between the two, like Soundtrap, a digital editing workspace for podcasts and songs. [00:01:07] Speaker D: Okay, so, on today's episode, we're going to be catching up with several 6th grade Jedi students to find out what they've been up to in the first months of school. [00:01:14] Speaker E: This year, in our Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion class, or more commonly known as Jedi, we're focusing on media literacy. Students are learning about key concepts to help them make sense of media that bombards them every day, like the fact that all media is constructed with some kind of purpose and has embedded values, whether they're obvious or more implicit. We'll be learning about the historical and current impacts of media on different identities and communities. We just completed our first audio production of the year, and up next, we'll be hearing directly from several students about their learning process, overall experience, and we'll have a chance to hear several of their audio stories. Thank you for joining us. And now let's find out who our guests are today. [00:02:12] Speaker F: Hi. My name's Evie. I'm in 6th grade, and I've been at Park Day since kindergarten. [00:02:19] Speaker G: Hi, my name is Sarah, and if you really knew me, you'd know that I have a golden doodle named Luna. [00:02:24] Speaker B: Hi, my name is June, and I've been at Park Day since kindergarten. Wow. I've been here a long time. That's crazy. [00:02:33] Speaker A: Hi, my name is Evram, and I've been at Park Day since third grade. [00:02:38] Speaker H: Hi, my name is Medgear, and a fun fact about me is that I've been going to Park Day for seven years. [00:02:44] Speaker A: Hey, my name is Enzo, and if you really knew me, you would know that I'm half Turkish and half Enzo. [00:02:51] Speaker B: If you don't mind me interrupting, what part of your culture would you say you celebrate? [00:02:58] Speaker A: Like, probably more like on my mom's side from Mexico, but I usually travel more to Turkey. [00:03:05] Speaker D: All right. Thanks for getting us started. June and Enzo. That's what today's episode is all about, is having conversations or exploring the activities in our Jedi class that helps all of us as a community talk about who we are sometimes the more obvious things that people see, but also who we are beneath the surface. Even though you've known each other a long time, there's probably still lots to learn about each other. [00:03:28] Speaker E: Some of the conversations we had were about how our school year has been going, parts of our identity and parts that everyone can see of our identity, and some that were more like embedded in who we were. [00:03:42] Speaker G: We started out by making identity webs and marked which ones people could see on the outside and which ones were more personal. [00:03:51] Speaker A: We also wrote down what you like about yourself and what you think is important. What's about you? You don't think many other people know about? [00:04:04] Speaker B: I think a lot of doing this helped us understand more about who we are and who we think we are and who we want to be. [00:04:14] Speaker E: How did it feel to talk about your identity with others? I can go first. It was kind of stressful because I wasn't sure if they'd accept me honestly. [00:04:26] Speaker B: So when Arjuna turned it on because I had decided to share my project with the class, it was really loud because he had accidentally turned the sound all the way up. And it was so embarrassing because it was just like my identity and it was literally being thrown, blasted out into the world. But I think I also kind of enjoyed showing people a little bit more about who I am on the inside. [00:04:54] Speaker E: I heard it and it was so good. You should be really proud. [00:04:58] Speaker A: So basically, first we looked at our identity web and kind of like, I didn't do this, but I know many other people did this. They wrote down a script and they memorized it and they read it out. And after that, we basically just recorded it on soundtrap, like Put Headphones on, went outside and just recorded it. [00:05:20] Speaker F: We took those recordings and we did a lot of listening over. We retook them, we added music, we edited, and we really just learned how to use soundtrap and learned how to make our projects sound nice and make them really all about you and your personality. [00:05:38] Speaker G: One hard thing was making it exactly a minute, because you don't realize this, but even if it looks like you have a minute's worth of words on your script, it's actually a lot faster when you're talking. [00:05:48] Speaker D: Does everyone agree with that or did anyone feel like it took longer? [00:05:51] Speaker A: Well, for me, I have to agree with Sarah because I was, like, reading it out to one of the teachers and then they were like, oh yeah, it's really good. But it was only 25 seconds. So I had to rewrite the script, basically and make it just, like, longer. [00:06:08] Speaker B: For me, it was pretty much the opposite because originally I was having a conversation with myself, but I had to edit it out because it was like a minute and 30 seconds, which I was kind of disappointed about, but it was just whatever. One thing that I really loved about it was finding beats that I felt like represented me. [00:06:29] Speaker H: I really enjoyed making the beats. I thought that was a cool part about it, and that's an important part about film, like in movies and podcasts, and I think that was really cool. [00:06:43] Speaker F: I think this project really expanded on how much I really thought about myself and my personality and how much I really know about, say, my religion or just some parts of my personality that I've never really noticed before. And I think it really took another level on how complex people are and how complex their emotions and personalities are. [00:07:10] Speaker B: Another thing that I learned about myself was that I'm not always comfortable with sharing some parts of my personality, like, for instance, my sexuality. It might just be because I don't know, and it might just be that I'm not comfortable with it. [00:07:25] Speaker E: Well, I didn't really well, I talked about myself, but it was more of like my family dynamic and how that shaped me. I realized how different people's lives are because I've heard how and I've seen glimpses of families, like when I come over to the houses or stuff, and then I just can see how different it is from my family. And I can see that even more now that I've reflected on it. [00:07:49] Speaker F: I really liked some parts of my Me in a Minute, like how hard I worked on getting the music right. And at the end, I think it sounded like the perfect and best sounds just for that podcast. And I think it worked perfectly with what I was saying and I was. [00:08:06] Speaker B: Really proud of it. [00:08:07] Speaker E: Let's go see what Evie's talking about. [00:08:10] Speaker I: Hi, welcome to my Me in a Minute. [00:08:13] Speaker C: My name is Evie. [00:08:14] Speaker F: I'm an eleven year old and I'm both Jewish and Catholic. I was born in California and have lived there my whole life. [00:08:20] Speaker B: But what I'm truly here to talk. [00:08:21] Speaker F: About is my name. [00:08:23] Speaker I: Evie is a name originally coming from Australia, which means life, or a woman who enjoys life. There are many different names that might use Evie as a nickname, such as Evelyn, or even Evangeli. Eevee has a few different pronunciations, including Evie, which is the way my name is pronounced, or Evie. Also, the name Evie is ranked as the 2484th most popular name in the US. And the estimated population of people named Evie is around 6403. Now, I believe that this is getting. [00:08:58] Speaker B: Around a minute long, so honestly, my favorite part of things would be the public speaking. I really enjoy doing that. I really enjoy sharing my ideas with others and my opinions. But for this, honestly, my favorite part was putting together the music, the sounds, the beats, letting it all flow and I really enjoyed doing that and I think that it fits really well with my project. [00:09:24] Speaker D: So you mentioned that you're really into fashion. Can you just share a little bit? What made you choose the music that you chose? Because it really sound like it went well together, honestly. [00:09:33] Speaker B: I went searching through their list of music for quite a while, trying to find something that kind of fit like the runway vibe. And I also tried to add beats that fit with it and that sort of genre. [00:09:49] Speaker D: And so let's get a little taste of that runway vibe now. [00:09:51] Speaker C: Hi, I'm June and I'm 99.99% Ashkenazi Jewish. An ashkenazi Jew is a Jew that descended from a Jew that lived in Europe. [00:10:02] Speaker B: I've lived in Oakland my whole life but moved closer to park day when I was six. Now I live eight doors down from school. [00:10:14] Speaker C: In my free time. I really love fashion design, sewing, creative writing and fencing. [00:10:19] Speaker D: Say what? [00:10:20] Speaker C: I've been doing competitive EPA fencing for a while. But don't worry, under the white jacket and mask we wear tons of protective gear and the swords have blunt ends. As you are of course, wondering. No, you cannot see my birth certificate. And yes, there is nothing wrong with it legally. My name is Lila, but I go by June. My full name is Lila June Cayman. Lila is my legal first name. It means night in Hebrew. June is my legal middle name. It comes from the Latin root junio, which means young. [00:10:53] Speaker G: I also like June, really liked adding sound effects. It was fun getting to add different things and try new things and having so many different sounds that I was free to use. [00:11:04] Speaker A: So my favorite part was the end of my me in a minute because I actually showed all the languages I know because at first I went by, then I went aciluigu means see you later in Spanish. And glegle aka means bye or smile, but it basically also means bye in Turkish. [00:11:25] Speaker C: Hey, this is my me in a minute. My name is Enzo. Erkao acklin. I'm an eleven year old kid. My middle name comes from my Turkish grandfather. I'm actually half Turkish and half Mexican. I lived in Pennsylvania most my life, but now I live in sunny Oakland, California. If you really knew me, you would know that I'm a big brother of identical twin sisters. I love teaching them new things like dancing and Spider Man. I like to skateboard, play soccer and play video games with my friends. My favorite place to visit is Turkey because my family lives there. I love going to the beach and taking boat rides. It's a really fun place to visit. That's all for now. Gilegale Aseluigo. [00:12:25] Speaker A: Bye. [00:12:28] Speaker D: I just want to say before we close out how much I learned about each of you. About your personal identities, how you connect with others in the world and your sense of style in music choice and soundscaping. Yes, you should feel proud of it because it was really a great first project and I'm really excited now more than ever to see how you put these skills to use with more storytelling this school year. And we also want to give a shout out to Mega whose music you're listening to right now. [00:12:57] Speaker E: Thank you everyone who is on this episode and thank you for taking time out of your consultancy and lunch. So bye and thank you again. [00:13:10] Speaker A: Or as Enzo would say, byego or gulegile me. [00:13:15] Speaker B: And Sarah might also use a phrase shalom, which does mean hello and goodbye in Hebrew and is extremely confusing. [00:13:23] Speaker G: It also means peace. [00:13:24] Speaker D: So peace out and thanks again for tuning in. [00:13:31] Speaker A: Park day. Hooray. You heard.