Fifth graders at Elm Grove Elementary are given the opportunity to learn how to use the same type of technology used at a network news station.  Students present the weather as well as the daily lunch menu, birthdays, and other news to the students in the school every morning under the leadership of Instructional Technologist, Amanda Bodine.   Fifth graders spend eight weeks working as part of the news crew and during that time they learn how to use the video mixer, sound mixer, and teleprompter, while also developing good public speaking skills and confidence.  Power point is used to create the background images for the broadcast and chroma key technology along with a “green screen” is used to create the look and feel of a real news broadcast.