Introductions

Please introduce yourself, let us know a little bit about you, and where you are from.

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Permalink Reply by MaryPat Brun on July 7, 2009 at 1:16pm

Hello! Im MaryPat from Kansas! I am a special educator of young children. I am currently completing my MAED program this summer by taking a class about enhancing technology in the classroom... looking forward to learning more!

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Permalink Reply by Sam Walker on July 7, 2009 at 8:04pm

Hello everyone - I'm Sam Walker - an educator from NC. I was previously the Tech Facilitator at Bolton Elementary, but am moving to help open the newly constructed Kimmel Farm Elementary - a new building with lots of tech advantages. I'm hoping my membership to Classroom 2.0 will help me bring added insight into helping Kimmel Farm become a connected and progressive school using all of its resources to their fullest extent.

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Permalink Reply by Beth Mitchell on July 8, 2009 at 9:27am

Hello everyone! My name is Beth Mitchell. I teach sixth grade in Pennsylvania. I am looking forward to learning a lot from all of you!

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Permalink Reply by kylee comeau on July 8, 2009 at 12:18pm

Hi! I am Kylee Comeau and am a 1st grade teacher in Salina, Kansas. This is my 5th year of teaching, having taught at risk reading, 2nd grade, and title 1 reading and math. Looking forward to being in the same job 2 years in a row this year!! I am currently working on my masters degree through Baker University and joined Classroom 2.0 as a part of a unit for our technology class. I had no idea there were resources like this out there!! I'm learning so much!! I am new to Ning and all this new vocabulary is making my head spin!! Here's to an afternoon of exploration on Classroom 2.0!

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Permalink Reply by Kathleen Flynn on July 8, 2009 at 1:50pm

Hello! I teach 12th grade English, including Humanities, British literature, and a course in 20th century British and American novels and plays. I'm interested in sharing lessons and approaches for the classroom.

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Permalink Reply by Vanessa Maffia on July 8, 2009 at 6:19pm

Hi there! I'm Vanessa Maffia and I am a tech coordinator at a private school in Menlo Park, CA. Looking forward to some great discussions and inspiration!

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Permalink Reply by Vanessa Riley on July 8, 2009 at 7:28pm

Vanessa here. I'm starting my fourth year teaching English at a 1:1 at-risk high school north of Houston. We have a small school, usually a little under 200 students who all have laptops that they can take home with them.

I'm one course away from my M.Ed. in Admininstration, but I'm really not looking to leave the classroom anytime soon. I just wanted to earn my degree before my husband and I started a family. We just got married this summer in Dunnottar Castle on the coast of Scotland. He's Scottish, so it was the perfect excuse to have the wedding over there. I'm not planning on leaving the US anytime soon, either.

Glad to be here!

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Permalink Reply by Tiffany Call on July 9, 2009 at 3:24pm

Hello! My name is Tiffany. I am a third grade teacher. I am starting my 3rd year of teaching! I love having the summer to relax and get new ideas for the following school year. I am currently taking a technology class for education, which leads me to my new classroom 2.0 account. I am very excited to use this site to broader my knowledge of the internet and get ideas from other teachers!

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Permalink Reply by Libby Harding on July 9, 2009 at 3:50pm

Hi Libby Harding here, Kindergarten teacher from Salina Kansas just getting familiar with classroom 2.0. Trying to think outside the box for the youngest learners.

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Permalink Reply by Jayme Peterson on July 9, 2009 at 6:00pm

Hi! My name is Jayme Peterson and I teach kindergarten in Salina, KS. This will by my fourth year. I am working on my masters degree through Baker University and was introduced to Classroom 2.0 through one of my classes. I am amazed at all of the valuable information and resources out there!

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Permalink Reply by Colleen Krakauskas on July 11, 2009 at 11:24pm

Hello all,
My name is Colleen, I am from Philly. I teach Social Studies. I have been teaching in the Philadelphia Public schools for four years, prior to that I taught in private school for 10 years. I have just been enlightened to the web20 technology and I am ready to jump in with both feet. I have some anxiety about my school's equipment (totally outdated) and trying to cope with what my students have to work with, not much. Anyone have any suggestions about sites where my students can create things??? This whole year will be trial and error, in terms of what is blocked or unblocked, what machines need upgrades or not, and how my students will respond. I am so excited for this new adventure. It is amazing.

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Permalink Reply by Amy Pahl on July 12, 2009 at 10:30am

Hey there! I am just starting Classroom 2.0 and I discovered it when I took an archived webinar on technology and math. In the future I am considering taking Teaching and Technology as my masters program, so I have been trying to brush up on my knowledge and use of the medium. I hope that networking with other teachers who are using technology in the classroom will help me grow and find new ways to use innovative teaching methods.

Currently I am part of a teaching team that works with fifth graders in a summer school program. It has been an outstanding experience thus far and I am excited to go to work every day! During the school year I work at a Setting IV school for high school students with emotional/behavioral disorders. We are starting to see more progressive work, but I really look forward to a time when we can better use technology with this population as it is highly engaging and has so much to offer educationally. I suppose that could be said of every classroom though.

Anyway, that is a little about me... :)