These announcements include activities, grants and other projects Buddy is either participating in or offering to Indiana's learning community.
Buddy2 hosted the 9th biennial “Celebration of Technology in Indiana Schools” at the North Atrium of the Indiana Capitol on January 31, 2007. Students and teachers from sixteen schools across Indiana joined together to showcase their applied use of educational technologies. Wearing construction worker hard hats and orange work vests, students visited with 29 state representatives, 10 senators, 1 Indiana Supreme Court judge, as well as with other leaders and advocates for Indiana's education.
Before this event took place, Indiana's students were encouraged to contact their legislators to invite them to visit the exhibit. When the legislators arrived, they placed a student-generated pizza form in a drawing. At the end of the day, two pizza party prize winners were drawn:
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The Buddy Teaching and Learning Center site, www.btlc.org, is the place to find and register for quality professional development and technology training opportunities offered by the team of Buddy facilitators who are all experienced Indiana teachers and administrators.
Dr. Suellen Reed, Superintendent of Public Instruction, visited the students.
Governor Mitch Daniels was presented with a t-shirt from Valparaiso High School.
Lt. Governor Becky Skillman chats with a student from South Newton High School.
