Entry bubble Behind the Scenes at the National Zoo- and our First Podcast

By: Colleen | October 28, 2009 | Category: Fun

**Arlene Hernandez is the manager of Kids.gov, the U.S. Government's webportal for children, their parents, and educators. zooToday she steps in for Colleen to talk about Kids.gov's first podcast.**

Do you remember your first trip to the zoo? Seeing a live elephant or giraffe for the first time? It's moments like this that inspire kids to become veterinarians.

Earlier this year, Colleen and I visited the National Zoo in Washington, DC to meet Dr. Carlos Sanchez, Veterinarian. We were lucky to interview him for the Career Spotlight on Kids.gov. We found out about his duties, his training programs, and took a tour of the animal hospital. Colleen was most impressed by the wide spectrum of a zoo veterinarian's knowledge. They have to know all sorts of anatomy- from a butterfly wing to an elephant's knee!

You can listen to Dr. Carlos talk about his adventures as a zoo veterinarian in our first podcast. Find out what a "typical" day is like, how he ended up at the National Zoo, and his advice to aspiring veterinarians. You can also read the whole interview.

When you were younger, did you want to work with animals? Do you have special memories from trips to the zoo? Please share them with us!

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Entry bubble First a Podcast, Next . . . Who Knows!

By: Editor | March 12, 2009 | Category: Fun

Here at Gov Gab, we’re continually looking for new ways to get you the information you need and in the format you want. And we’re not alone. Government-wide, agencies are offering a wider variety of ways to access their information than ever before. Just check out USA.gov’s list of Web 2.0 tools to see what I mean.a couple listening to an mp3 device

We’re still working out what our next steps will be (increasing our Twitter presence? a more dynamic tag cloud?), but we’re happy to say our first foray into one area we’re exploring was a great success, as well as a lot of fun. Many of our team were interviewed for the Government Info Pro blog’s podcast series. We talked with Marie Kaddell, LexisNexis® Senior Information Professional Consultant, about our work here, what it was like to launch the blog, and helping to humanize a big institution like the federal government. A big thanks to Marie for making it such an enjoyable experience!

Check out the podcast, then let us know which format you’d like to use to get our information. We’re all ears!

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