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Here is the link to my final presentation podcast.  This is a Powerpoint Presentation.  If you have any trouble accessing this presentation, please e-mail me at llaunie@gmail.com.

Become a Girl Scout! (podcast)

Here is my first attempt at a short podcast.  This podcast is aimed at parents with daughters who would like to make a positive impact on their lives through Girl Scouting. 

I decided to create a wiki project based on something that I know I will use and others will use:  a Girl Scout site.  I had initially thought about doing a journalism project.   I work with so many Girl Scouts and I know they can benefit from a wiki, so that’s where I’m going.  I began working on the first part, which is the Bronze Award.  You can check it out here:  http://worldinourhands.wikispaces.com/

My project is intended to invite Girl Scouts from across the country (maybe even world) to share their projects.  Girl Scouts can earn three different awards that take a lot of commitment and hard work.  They are the Bronze, Silver and Gold.  The projects are a great source for other Scouts, and for the community.  The girls spend a lot of time and effort completing these projects, and my wiki will give them a chance to post and share their experiences.  I am looking forward to seeing what they post!

I will be creating a wiki patch that girls will earn if they complete certain wiki exercises.  That’ll be a work in progress at it will need to get approval, etc., but it will happen one day!

This is the first post to my Edublog.  I had never heard of Edublog until today.  As far as other blogs, wikis, and podcasts, I have very little to no experience working with any of them, but I am very interested in learning as much as I can about them.  I hope to be able to incorporate all of these technologies into my classroom in the future.  I have recently accepted a job at a Charter school as an Educational Facilitator for high school students.  I am looking forward to using this Edublog for my home school and independent study students and parents.  I think that this is a perfect environment for students, parents, and teachers to be able to communicate.   I really like the idea of having a newsletter or other type of publishing document.  I was the editor of my college newspaper, and I have often thought about teaching students about journalism and editing.  I think this would be a great forum for that, and I will be looking into it for my final project.

I look forward to learning many new technologies in EdTec700!