As I read through the blog posts you’ve written this trimester, I found myself alternately laughing out loud, smiling in agreement, moved near tears, and, yes, at times, frowning in dismay. However, a few posts stood out as being especially well written, interesting, moments when fresh voices came through, grabbed my attention, and kept me reading. I’ve shared a few below.
Two student films have been named finalists to be honored next week during the Springfield School District’s 2nd Annual Film Festival.
Congratulations to all of the students who entered the competition this year, in all there were over 80 entries, making it very impressive that two of your films were among the four finalists in the high school division.
Tuesday, June 2
6:30-8:00pm
Springfield District Office Board Room
ColtCast, the collection of book trailer podcasts created by students in Lit 10 Honors this year, has been entered in the Springfield School District’s 2nd Annual K-12 Podcasting Competition. Highlighting the project will be the exceptional podcasts created by three students whose work is shared below.
Yes, that’s right, the CollegeNET website based in Portland, Oregon, has provided thousands of dollars in scholarships to deserving students. What’s the catch? Blogging. That’s right, simply post blog entries on engaging topics, the student who receives the most votes from CollegeNET members each week wins scholarship money. Nothing to turn away from in these troubled economic times…
First of all, I’d like to thank each and every student who entered this year’s Edublogger’s Student Competition. There was no shortage of impressive, thoughtful work in response to the competition prompts.
Makaya’s impressive work which earned top honors reminds us to look around and notice those around us who too often remain nameless. Her video, a montage of pictures, music, and moving words, reminds us of our personal responsibility to take action, to care about those who are homeless.
Our class blogging video was also honored, thanks to the hard work and willingness among students to share your thoughts on blogging and the impact it has made on your own academic experiences. Impressive indeed!
Congratulations to all who entered this year. Keep blogging!
Are you interested in a significant extra credit opportunity? Do you know someone who has an interesting slice of life story that you’d like to share? StoryCorps Mobile Tour is currently in Eugene, and I’d encourage you to read more details below, and, if you’re interested, make a call to set up an appointment to share the story.
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We are thrilled to announce that our StoryCorps Mobile Tour is coming to a town near you! The StoryCorps MobileBooth will be recording stories in downtown Eugene, OR:
May 7 - May 30
Kesey Square (at the intersection of Broadway and Willamette)
Eugene, OR
Get involved with StoryCorps while we’re in your town! Post comments and see photos on our StoryCorps Blog from Eugene, and all StoryCorps locations across the country. Listen to stories by tuning in to our local radio partner KLCC. Donate to StoryCorps and bring the StoryCorps experience to even more people throughout the country.
Now, more than ever, StoryCorps stories unite our communities and illuminate our shared humanity. We hope you get involved while StoryCorps is in your community!
See you in Eugene!
Alex and Carl
StoryCorps Facilitators
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Founded in 2003, StoryCorps is a non-profit oral history project which has collected nearly 25,000 conversations between everyday Americans and archived them at the Library of Congress.
Our mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening.
