Broadcast Leaders

by tolinda on April 1, 2013

Action! The lights are up, the camera is rolling, and the Morning News is being announced at Cedar Lane Elementary in Middletown, Delaware. We have been recording news for a number of years at CLE, using a variety of formats and announcers. Our 5th graders are doing a great job this year and becoming more confident on air with experience. They all applied for the job, gave references, and were selected as Broadcast Leaders this school year. Previously, our administrators did more than half of the announcing, but the students have worked hard to be good leaders in this area, and have done very well.

 Each morning, Broadcast Leaders help with our Pledge to the American Flag. They also lead a daily reminder for our “Leader in Me” ideas based on The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Then on to menus, daily announcements, recognitions for student leaders, school awards, reading activities, etc. If you can think of it, we have probably featured it on our short morning program. When the announcing is complete, we finish with morning exercises that rotate through a variety of themes each week.

It’s a tight schedule, but we enjoy it. It has been great to see the growth in our Broadcast Leaders this year as we head into our final months of production. Do we have technical glitches? Yes, but what TV show would be complete without problems? We’ll have to make a Blooper episode for the end of the year. Looking forward to trying some new equipment and ideas as we wrap up this “season” and make plans for next year. For now you can catch us broadcasting “live” inside our building, but perhaps you’ll find some video news online in the future. Thanks for your support!

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Thanksgiving 2012!

by tolinda on November 22, 2012

Time for my traditional November posting. I am loving the smells and tastes of Thanksgiving! Turkey, stuffing, pies, cranberries, and eggnog. Too many to mention! Everyone is busy cooking, preparing, arranging, and getting hungry. Four of our children are at home since James picked up Laura from college; they just got in yesterday from Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC. John and Paulette are celebrating their first Thanksgiving with Seth, now 6 months old. Very exciting! They are with Paulette’s family in Massachusetts this year. A few years have passed since Lisa made our first Thanksgiving turkey, and our children now range in age from age 24 down to 11. Time goes by. We are doing well, and we have a lot to be thankful for. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends! :)

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Just wanted to fry an egg…

October 20, 2012

  Did you ever have one of those mornings? Maybe just go back to bed, reset, and start over? It all started with an egg…well, several eggs… Today started normally for a Saturday. Up early, getting lots of things done. I even cleaned my desk, which has been, well, out of control lately. Rearranged, cleaned [...]

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Take the Quiz on Making an Impact

October 6, 2012

“1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world. 2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners. 3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America. 4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize. 5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress. 6. Name [...]

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Shared Sound or Headphones…

September 11, 2012

In my first Computer Lab, we used Macintosh LC’s, pretty simple computers by today’s standards. Back then, we never had headphones. I would tell students to keep their sound pretty low, and later I could control the sound over the local area network. I do remember the fun sounds of elementary students working on many [...]

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WOW experience!

July 28, 2012

In Platform, Michael Hyatt reminds us that what we make or sell should be a WOW experience (exceeding our expectations.) One element of that could be Surprise. When someone sees or holds a new product, does it grab their attention. When someone hears what you have to say, are they surprised (in a good kind [...]

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Brave…

July 26, 2012

  My son Peter and I are home today, so we went to see the Disney/Pixar film “Brave.” We both had a great time. I usually wait for features to come out on DVD to purchase for home viewing, but every once in a while actually view films on the “big screen.” The picture and [...]

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Great Expectations

July 3, 2012

If you have a compelling product (something you want to say or sell) you will need to go beyond what your customers are expecting. Do you know that your product needs polishing, but you say “It’s good enough?” Maybe you are settling for mediocrity, only reaching customer’s low expectations. You must aim higher. You need [...]

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Problem Solving Products

July 1, 2012

In Platform (by Michael Hyatt) you have something you want to say or sell. But you need to create compelling products, ones that solve problems in ways customers won’t expect. I am thinking about Apple’s newest operating system, Mountain Lion. Apple continues to pull together creative ideas to help your devices work even better together [...]

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Create Products (that you would actually use yourself)

June 29, 2012

I loved watching Steve Jobs roll out new products and services for Apple. He was a master salesman, a showman that loved convincing you that you HAD to have this latest thing from Apple. It was easy to believe that he had spent lots of time helping design products that he would be glad to [...]

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