Introductions

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

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Bosch on October 6, 2008 at 6:38am

Welcome aboard, I'm sure you will find great ideas here.

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Permalink Reply by Jessica Haines on October 6, 2008 at 5:38am

Hello, My name is Jessica Haines. I am a fourth year teacher at Hoover High School in North Canton, OH. I teach Physics and Chemistry. I love the sciences. I came across this website when I was researching for a presentation I had to give in my grad school class. I am currently getting my master's degree in Instructional Technology and it was my job to present to the class some ideas about Web 2.0. I have only touched the surface of this site I think and there are so many things to explore. I am fascinated by the immense amount of resources and contacts that this site has. I hope to use this more often in my teaching and to get some ideas for my classroom. I am not sure if there are any other teachers in my area or if we are all spread out over the states. It will fun to see what I can find.

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Bosch on October 6, 2008 at 6:39am

I'm sure you will continue to be amazed with all you can learn about here. The nice thing about ning is you will more than likely get a quick response!

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Permalink Reply by Mary Kay Morrison on October 7, 2008 at 12:29pm

Hi

This is a wonderful site. My book,, Using Humor to Maximize Learning, the Links between the Positive Emotions and Learning. was just published this year by Rowman and Littlefield. I want to use technology as a tool for educators to share ways that they use humor to promote joyful learning and increase retention. As I provide workshops on stress management and infusing humor into the process, I am gaining many additional ideas from educators. I would like to find ways to share these. I am a novice in this type of technology. I do have a web site with research and strategies, but would like to find other ways for educators to share their ideas and resources on stress reduction, humor as a tool for memory retention and as a hook for getting attention. Please check out my web site for additional information. www.questforhumor.com

Thanks for any ideas you might have for me! Mary Kay

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Permalink Reply by studynz2008 on October 8, 2008 at 1:29am

Hi. Glad to be part of this community. My name is Chiling.

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Permalink Reply by Mary Kay Kavanaugh on October 8, 2008 at 1:40pm

Hello Everyone!

My name is Mary Kay Kavanaugh and I work in a rural middle school outside of the Chicago suburbs. I recently earned my master's in instructional technology and hold a Technology Specialist certificate with the State of Illinois. I am currently teaching 7th grade science and 7th/8th grade computer enrichment. I am always looking for new ways to help reach my students. I am also working with other teachers to help them "branch" out and integrate technology into all subject areas. I look forward to all the wonderful ideas and suggestions that everyone has.

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Permalink Reply by Kathy Simpson on October 8, 2008 at 2:13pm

Hi all,
I'm Kathy Simpson-- I'm a literacy coach generally in 6-12 classrooms and am particularly interested in moodling and podcasting. I've used moodle with teachers, but not yet with students and would love to see what others are doing. I also am new to podcasting, but eager to try it with teachers and their students. Also looking for other ideas on technology and literacy across the content areas.

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Permalink Reply by Ken Schetter on October 8, 2008 at 4:42pm

My name is Ken Schetter. I am a math teacher at Jefferson County High School in Jefferson County, Tennessee. This is my 36th year of teaching. I graduated from Carson-Newman College in 1973. I have been married for 35 years this last August. We have 3 grown children, 2 of which are married. We have 1 grandchild, Matthew who is 3 and 1 grandchild on the way (due end of March).

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Permalink Reply by Jessica on October 8, 2008 at 5:44pm

Hello,
I'm Jessica and I'm a new teacher this year. I teach high school English at a Charter school in Fort Myers, FL. I am originally from Toledo, OH (Go Buckeyes!) I would love to meet other first year teachers and other English teachers. I look forward to meeting new people and utilizing this site to the fullest.

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Permalink Reply by Irene Hopp on October 9, 2008 at 8:33am

Hi Jessica, I am an old English teacher but now a instructional tech specialist. Let me know how I can help you. I've got tons of stuff. :-)

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Permalink Reply by Jessica on October 12, 2008 at 5:26pm

Thank you so much Irene. I can use all the help I can get!!! :-)

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Permalink Reply by lou leonards on October 8, 2008 at 7:16pm

Hi! I'm Lou Leonard from the Philippines. I am a high school science teacher by profession but have never taught in high school yet. I've taught in preschool for three school years, college for 4 semesters, and private tutoring for about 5 years. But I use to collaborate with high school science teachers on the use of technology into their classrooms, I have taught them on maximizing productivity tools, educational software and the internet. Currently I do quality audit and evaluation and on the side I do training on productivity tools and consultation on computer-aided assessment.