Lee Uses Latest Technology in D300 Campaign

The following is a press release from Robert Lee, candidate fo District 300 school board:

EAST DUNDEE – Robert Lee, candidate for District 300 school board, highlighted his efforts to incorporate new web based technologies into his campaign.  He released a YouTube video in the hopes of communicating to more voters directly before the April 7, 2009 election, and plans to release more in the coming weeks.

“Before the holiday, the Policy Committee discussed the use of technology in the classroom.  It made me realize how little I know about it,” Lee said.  “I decided to incorporate that technology into my campaign to both communicate with the community better and educate myself about its potential.”

Lee continued that the Policy Committee’s discussion included a detailed presentation by the technology staff of the district, which helped to spur his interest into different technologies available.  Additionally, Monday night’s board meeting saw a presentation directly from students on the power of web based technologies in the classroom.

“Incorporating these simple and widely available technologies opens up tremendous opportunity for the school district.  We could literally broadcast public meetings to the entire community to view at their leisure, and the utility in the classroom is obviously invaluable. Most importantly, these technologies are of minimal cost, helping the district to do more with less money.”

In the coming weeks, Lee plans to release more videos about why he’s running for District 300 and the issues important to his campaign.  He encourages people to use the same tools to communicate with him about
the issues, as well.  Lee hopes to incorporate all his videos on his website soon.  In the meantime, he said community members can visit http://www.youtube.com/leeforillinois.