Introductions

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

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Permalink Reply by Paul Thebert on January 28, 2009 at 9:10am

Hi all.
Paul Thebert, High school, social studies, transplant from MI to MD - very happy!
My county uses Google mail, and it comes with the ability to make pages - so I have my students continue classroom debates, and collaborate online.... I just wish everyone had access.

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Permalink Reply by Dale Singer on January 28, 2009 at 9:23am

Hello Neeta and Paul,
I hope you find this site as useful as I have. It is a great clearinghouse for ideas and thoughts.
Paul, I am also a former High School SS teacher. Transplanted to IL from WY by way of AZ.

Welcome.

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Permalink Reply by Pamela Ellsesser on January 28, 2009 at 10:39am

My name is Pamela Ellsesser, and I live in Harrisburg, PA. I have a company called Komputer Kids, and I have been providing technology integration consulting services for over 10 years (during which the industry has made quite a transition). I work with districts in Central Pennsylvania, and I have recently adding the role of "coach" to one of the local districts as part of the Classrooms for the Future grant.
I had the wonderful opportunity to meet and work with Steve Hargadon recently when he gave a workshop at our intermediate unit (Capital Area Intermediate Unit 15). He is very knowledgeable and a wonderful person. It is nice to share ideas and collaborate with a person that has a sense of humor (and we all have to have a sense of humor if we are going to work with technology!)
I am promoting the use of Ning in the districts I am working with as a collaboration tool for the teachers (until they are comfortable), and then I hope to have them start to use it with their students. I have some great projects in mind. Thanks for all the help and information you provide on this site.

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Permalink Reply by Mickey Bumpus on January 28, 2009 at 10:51am

Hello! This site looks absolutely great! I'm taking an online class through e-tech/Ohio about blogs, wikis, & podcasting. I teach 5th grade Language Arts in Ohio. Anxious to find out more information on web 2.0, interactive boards and digital story telling.

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Permalink Reply by joeyk106 on January 28, 2009 at 12:43pm

My name is Joe Kalata and currently I am a high school math teacher. This is the second year being out of college and teaching and I enjoy every minute of the profession. I have been bowling since I was 5 years old and thoroughly enjoy the sport. I am eager to meet everyone else and to find out what this page is all about!

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Bosch on January 28, 2009 at 1:02pm

Welcome aboard, you will learn a lot around here! You might enjoy Dan Meyer's blog, he's a math teacher and will really stretch your thinking about teaching high school math

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Permalink Reply by Brian on January 28, 2009 at 3:08pm

Hi!
I'm Brian Garrett from Carlisle, PA. I teach middle school computer at Bermudian Springs Middle School.

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Permalink Reply by Darren Milligan on January 28, 2009 at 3:17pm

Hi everyone. This is Darren Milligan, and I am the webmaster for a site called SmithsonianEducation.org. It is the central educational portal for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, USA.

I am here to join in on the conversation and hopefully gain some insight into what the Smithsonian could be doing to meet the digital needs of educators!

Looking forward to meeting all of you.

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Bosch on January 28, 2009 at 5:14pm

I am passionate about using primary sources in the classroom, I'll take a look at the Smithsonian and maybe include it on my blog--A Very Old Place. I wonder if any one (LOC or National Archives) has made an effort to match exhibits,collections, etc to national socialstudies/history standards. I wish textbooks would include the primary sources for every area of study, maybe when textbooks are all online kids can "pop over" to the Smithsonian for a look around!

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Permalink Reply by Richmond on January 28, 2009 at 6:39pm

Hi guys! Richmond here from the Philippines. Nice to meet you all.

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Permalink Reply by Hau-yu Chu on January 28, 2009 at 7:35pm

I teach Technology (Grade 6-8) in a K-8 school in NYC. I am looking forward to share resources and teaching experience with all of you.

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Permalink Reply by Jackie Shanti on January 28, 2009 at 9:12pm

Hi,
I'm Jackie. I've been teaching since 1981, 14 years in special ed, 2 in first grade, and most recently as a Library Media Specialist and Instructional Technology Leader in my school. Right now I'm working on a Master's degree through Discovery Education and Wilkes University. I'm currently taking a Web 2.0 class and that is how I found out about Classroom 2.0. I'm glad to be part of this group and look forward to meeting many fellow educators.