All it takes is Asking

I was trying to find a way to incorporate blogs into my classroom and get around the whole issue of my students not being able to set up email accounts. I decided to go to my TRT, or ESPIT at some schools, and ask him if there was a way. I found an ally in my TRT, Andy because he said there was a way, but he didn't think the county had gone on and gotten the addition to the school websites. We emailed the head technology guru in Stafford County and asked her. She responded that the program is there but that they only allowed access to the High Schools and Middle Schools. Well we emailed her back with rationale of why I wanted to use it and with Andy's help we finally got permission. Poor Andy though because now he has to go and create ID's for all of my students, but I learned that all it takes is a little thing called asking. I opened my mouth, found an ally, and things got done. So the next time you have a great idea and run into some road block, don't give up just find an ally and ask.