Welcome ! Education Pays – Get Yours is a pilot social marketing campaign targeting youth in the Mt. Pleasant, Slavic Village and Central neighborhoods of Cleveland, Ohio. The campaign started in December 2008 and is moving into its' final phase. You may have seen Education Pays-Get Yours billboards, bus signs, radio and tv ads, posters distributed by our street teams, etc. As part of the final push at promoting the importance of education we have established web blogs for each neighborhood. These social networking tools will give residents an opportunity to discuss the campaign and the importance of getting an education.

Mark C. Batson
Executive Director
PolicyBridge, Inc.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Blog Buddy -- Multi Media Artist/Illustrator: Larry L. Tinsley (Part 2)

What does a Multi Media Artist/Illustrator need?

Education
*Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH
*Willoughby School of Fine Arts, Willoughby, OH
*Cooper School of Art, Cleveland, OH
*John F. Kennedy High School, Cleveland, OH

Computer Skills
*Microsoft Word & PowerPoint
*Photoshop
*Illustrator
*Corel Draw
*Mud Box 3D

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Blog Buddy -- Multi Media Artist/Illustrator: Larry L. Tinsley (Part 1)




What does a Multi Media Artist/Illustrator do?

*Determine size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and select style and size of type

*Use computer software to generate new images

*Use materials such as pens and ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, or computer software to create artwork

*Create two-dimensional and three-dimensional images depicting objects in motion or illustrating a process, using a computer animation or modeling program

*Make objects or characters appear lifelike by manipulating light, color, texture, shadow, and transparency, or manipulating static images to give the illusion of motion

*Apply story development, create storyboards that show the flow of the animation and map out key scenes and characters
Confer with clients, editors, writers, art directors, and other interested parties regarding the nature and content of artwork to be produced

*Submit preliminary or finished artwork or project plans to clients for approval, incorporating changes as necessary

*Maintain portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests and abilities

Come back next week to learn more about Multi Media Art anad Larry Tinsley!

Friday, August 14, 2009

Blog Buddy--Communications: Keith Jameson (Part 4)

Keith Jameson is the Communications Manager at the Cleveland Clinic
Lerner Research Institute, one of the largest biomedical research
institutes in the country. After graduating from Bowling Green State
University in 1981, he worked a series of jobs as a newspaper reporter
and in public relations.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Blog Buddy--PolicyBridge Chairman: Randell McShepard (Part 2)

I would be remiss if I did not also mention that education pays in many ways that go well above and beyond a paycheck or financial status. An educated citizenry elects and holds accountable high caliber elected officials. An educated citizenry challenges school districts to be culturally competent and outcome driven. An educated citizenry also develops new solutions to old problems and does not wait for the proverbial “calvary” to come and save them….they save themselves. Therefore, I contend that the stakes are too high for our city, our region and our nation to miss the boat on the importance of educating our future generations. A failure to do so will not only erode the economic tax base of our community, but it will also unravel the social fabric that has kept our communities resilient and progressive for decades.

Simply put, education is the gift that keeps on giving. Let’s help our kids to receive and utilize the most important gift they could ever hope for.

Monday, August 10, 2009

Blog Training -- First Work Shop

Blog Publisher Cecil Hickman working with kids in the computer room of the Stella Walsh Recreation Center in Slavic Village.   

Seven teenagers participated. Some received gift awards for completing projects. One created a roller blade blog.  Another worked on a skateboard blog. One tried to create a fashion blog.

All learned how to contribute to the Slavic Village Blog. 

Mark C. Batson

I worked throughout most of my high school years. I realized then that I needed to get a high school diploma and a college degree in order to be able to get a better job than those I had worked in high school. Make no mistake, those jobs paid good money for a single person living with their parents in high school or recent high school graduate, but they really were not enough for me to live alone and buy my own car. Therefore, I went to college. I have had much better job opportunities with much greater salaries since I received my college degree. You'll have choices to make too starting right now. I hope you choose the path of better opportunities and high salaries like I did.

Best of luck with your career,

Mark C. Batson
Executive Director
PolicyBridge, Inc.

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Free Books -- Banana Box Full

Like new ... perfect condition ... great books to give as holiday gifts:

Kids Books
Romance Books
How To Books
Text Books 
Etc.  Etc. 


Leave comment below if you want them.