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Permalink Reply by Anne Mirtschin on April 25, 2008 at 9:21pm

Hello Cathy, welcome to classroom2.0 where you will be able to make friends, share in discussions and connect to many like minded people.

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Permalink Reply by Goodreau on April 28, 2008 at 9:11am

I'm Jason Goodreau from Springfield, Illinois. Thanks for letting me share this journey with you all. I'm the Director of Technology and Tech Curriculum as well as a teacher for Sacred Heart - Griffin High School in Springfield. Prior to that I served as the DoT for the Pleasant Plains School District - a rural unit district in central Illinois. I began my career in the St. Louis and St. Louis metro area as a tech manager and teacher for various schools which gave me the opportunity to learn about the mechanizations of schools in an urban setting.

I feel blessed to be able to network with professionals such as you! I am here to learn from the vast pool of knowledge, expertise, and experience here. I also want to share whatever I can to make things a little better for you if possible.

Thanks all!

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Permalink Reply by Anne Mirtschin on April 28, 2008 at 1:33pm

Welcome Jason, and having read your introduction, you will not only be a valuable member of this classroom, but you will also benefit from all it has to offer. Check out some of the interesting discussions going on, join in some groups and make friends.

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Permalink Reply by Ben Gallaher on April 30, 2008 at 10:00am

Hi everyone,

It looks like there are a few fellow Aussies around here. I have just recently graduated as a primary school educator and I am very excited to pursue my new career path. As my previous background is in IT my goal is to use this to the best of my abilities to educate my students and fellow teachers in the advantages and disadvantages of technology in the classroom.

Thanks for reading and I look forward to joining in!

Ben

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Permalink Reply by Adina Sullivan on May 1, 2008 at 3:43pm

Hi Ben
Welcome to teaching and Classroom 2.0. I'd give you gold star right away for mentioning that there are sometimes also disadvantages with tech in a classroom. Sounds like your background will definitely help you (and others) avoid some of those.

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Permalink Reply by Al Tucker on May 2, 2008 at 2:05am

Hello All! I'm Al Tucker and I teach Graphic Communications in Phoenixville, Pennyslvania. I've been poking around for a few days and already Classroom 2.0 has led to some wonderful new ways for the young people I work with to have deeper learning experiences (VoiceThread and Ning to name a few) I appreciate the welcomes I have received and the sharing atmosphere here. I look forward to learning from all of you.

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Permalink Reply by Helen Otway on May 2, 2008 at 4:02am

Welcome Al. It's great that you have found this resource useful. I love VoiceThread too as I can see lots of interesting uses for it with kids.

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Permalink Reply by T Gidinski on May 3, 2008 at 10:09pm

Hello,

I'm Tracy Gidinski from British Columbia, Canada, and I teach a grade 6/7 classroom in an elementary school. I'm currently more and more excited about educational technology. I think what excites me most is that the web 2.0 has the capability of breaking down the boundaries between the closed door classroom and allows for greater collaboration.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Mirtschin on May 3, 2008 at 10:24pm

Hello Tracy. I could not agree more with your statement. In the last few weeks my classroom door has opened and the walls started crumbling as my classes have videoconferenced and blogged live with classes from Canada and the USA (I teach in Australia). It has been produced very powerful learning outcomes. You will find lots to interest you here, so have a good look around, share and enjoy your membership of classroom20.com

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Permalink Reply by Leigh Newton on May 5, 2008 at 8:59am

G'day one and all. Leigh Newton here. I'm teaching Grade 5 in a PYP school - The International School of Azerbaijan. At the time of writing I'm almost finished the Exhibition (big word in the PYP - in the IB) with my co Grade 5 teacher.

I've come back into teaching 4.5 years years ago after a generation of songwriting and entertaining and have to admit that the first six months were the most traumatic of my life. I was not only returning to teaching, I was teaching in a tough remote rural school in South Australia. I've come a long way since those days. I love how in teaching the learning never ends. Looking forward to the conversations.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Mirtschin on May 5, 2008 at 2:23pm

Hello Leigh, this has been a really interesting conversation for me to read. I teach in a small rural prep to 12 school in Victoria, Australia and now I will have to go and check our google maps and find out where your school in Azerbaijan is. I also love how the teaching and learning never ends and am now more a facilitator rather than a teacher with all the wonderful technology that is available for us to share.

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Permalink Reply by Leigh Newton on May 5, 2008 at 6:46pm

It is nice to be welcomed, to know that someone out that reads the introductions. I understand that you are probably the volunteer welcoming 'committee' but that doesn't change my response. Lorraine Leo has already written and suggested I check out http://www.sitesalive.com
I feel very welcome and look forward to more learning.

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