Blogging for the legislators
A few years back I took a group of J.H. House elementary bloggers to a legislative appreciation event sponsored by Georgia State University. This is an annual event where many of our programs are spotlighted and we have the opportunity to thank our legislators for their hard work. I was delighted when they chose to have blogging with elementary students as a way to show the effective use of technology in our public schools. To be asked to do it again was really an honor. So I asked the principal, Joyce Hooper, to choose a couple of good representatives and enter………..
They did a splendid job of blogging and even managed to grab bits of time to have their caricatures drawn and eat some of the scrumptious food. I can’t wait to see their pictures on their blogs. This year I had my caricature drawn, too. I passed last time but the students made me promise to have it done at my next opportunity. I thought you might geta kick out of seeing it.
During the event I grabbed a few minutes to try out my first podcast. I interviewed Jose Juan and Zachary. I tried to find a quiet spot (no easy feat!) The kids were great. I used the M- Audio MicroTrack. See a review here. I decided to create another blog to track my adventures with podcasting. I really have in mind to use it with my “at-risk” high school guys See Podcast Playground and listen to the kids! They were great.