Yesterday, I went over to Mr.Fisher and Mrs. Fisher’s house to make a video for Edutopia’s Digital Youth Project. This is a project that the George Lucas Foundation is starting. For the video, I had to include what I’ve learned throught blogging, what I do outside of school and what my blog is about.
If you didn’t wacth the video above, I said that the things that I learned through my blog is that I can reach many people with the same intersts through blogging, and it doesn’t matter how old you are online, as long as you work hard, people will support you and take you seriously. I didn’t mention this in the video, but I realized that there are lots of other kids out there that are working hard to make a difference just like me.
Some of the kids go to Depew Middle School. Right now, my mom and her friend (who is a teacher there), Mrs.VanEtten, are helping students update thier classroom blog Grade 7 Gives Back. There they talk about a reasearch project that they are doing where every kid will be studying how to make a difference in ways that matter to them. They also tell you how their class makes a difference. Some of the kids there are doing a clothing drive for Compass House! YAY!!
I want to thank Mr. Fisher for helping with an AWESOME video and all of Mrs. VanEtten’s students for working so hard over the last few weeks! I’m excited to see all that they do!!
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Congratulations on the video and the invitation to the Compass House Dinner and Auction! I love the message you are spreading (and demonstrating) that age doesn’t matter. everyone can make a difference.
Cool Video! it seems like it was made professional! keep up the good deeds and stuff!
-Andrew
Nice video. It is encouraging to see how hard work pays off. Great Job!
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I applaude the effort to teach children to make a difference in the world. So many students don’t feel the need to “give;” they are only concerned about their own gratification. Additionally, those who do care often feel overwhelmed so guiding their efforts is essential.
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What an awesome video- the message it give in such a short space of time is inspirational. The various tools you used to create the video is also amazing and my mid boggles at how you use half of them as I am very new to all of this new web 2.0 stuff. In fact I am doing short online programme called 23 things, whic is how I discovered your video and your reflection on it in the form of a blog. Well done!
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Thanks for being such an inspiration to me and so many other people in the world. One person can make a difference-you’ve proved that!
I haven’t been blogging very long- I’ve been busy raising a family and trying to make my own little corner of the world a better place by teaching dance and the craft of choreography to kids in Atlanta for the past 27 years- in public schools, private schools and private dance studios-and through the nonprofit program I founded in 1998. The dance companies I created in 1981 and 1985 for recreational, one-a week dance students- DancerKids (Grades 2-5), Just Us Too (Grades 6-8), and Just Us (High School) have been performing for community service events in Atlanta, GA, (http://www.prumcsports.org) but your blog reminds us that small efforts made every day matter even more than making really big efforts once in awhile!
“and a little child shall lead them..!” You have!
Doing something small but thoughtful for someone else, and taking a minute to say thank you to the people who help us, and others around us too, those are the little things that make life worth living! Thanks for reminding me of that! I teach all day in a private school- (http;//www.woodward.edu), and still go work with my dance companies a couple of nights too, and keep the books and order costumes, choreograph-you name it– and sometimes I feel like I can’t do everything I want to do to make the world a better place, but I just need to take a breath and do the little things as you have done-in honor of my own family members, who have all had to share me for a very long time with everyone else-and I bet, sooner or later, the rest will fall into place!
Do you know how much you’re like Mother Teresa?
She said, “We can do no big things, we can only do small things with great love.” That’s what you have done-and what a brilliant light you’re shining throughout the world with your kindness! How proud your grandfather-and the rest of your family must be! God bless you!
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