Introductions

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

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Permalink Reply by Adina Sullivan on April 28, 2008 at 5:29pm

HI Scott

Welcome to Classroom 2.0 I did the career switch too about ten years ago. I found it was hard, but well worth it....even with a pay cut. If you were in the corporate world, you may find that things tend to move at a slightly different pace in education. Classroom 2.0 is a great place to find others who are ready to help pick up the pace a little bit.

Glad to have you here.

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Permalink Reply by David Kampmann on April 21, 2008 at 9:00pm

Hi all. I am a social studies teacher in a rural school of Dorchester, NE. I enjoy using technology in my room as much as possible. I have found some valuable resources with videos.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Mirtschin on April 22, 2008 at 3:35am

Hi David. Good to see you here. I am sure you will find lots more valuable resources in this classroom. Check out some of the discussions. Some of the groups may interest you as well.

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Permalink Reply by Natalie on April 23, 2008 at 10:51pm

Hi my name is Natalie and I am a grade six teacher from Melbourne.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on April 24, 2008 at 4:57pm

Hi, Natalie! Welcome. :)

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Permalink Reply by Anne Mirtschin on April 25, 2008 at 5:32am

Hello Natalie, I also teach in Victoria, Australia, so it is good to see more Aussies making the most of this wonderful classroom.

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Permalink Reply by Greg Thompson on April 25, 2008 at 1:56pm

Hi all,

Didn't do this back when I joined so thought I should get caught up. I was a classroom teacher for 23 years . . . in both "brick & mortar" and online classrooms . . . from 5th grade through grad school courses. I love learning and the process of "architectureing" learning environments.

Currently, I am working on a supplemental degree with sights on getting involved in the arena of educational policy.

- Greg

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Permalink Reply by Adina Sullivan on May 1, 2008 at 4:39pm

Glad you're (still) here with CR2.0 :-)

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Permalink Reply by Cathy Webb on April 25, 2008 at 7:48pm

I'm a curious life-long learner facilitating an interactive projects lab in Edmonds, Washington. I'm excited to be a member of Classroom 2.0!

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Permalink Reply by Anne Mirtschin on April 25, 2008 at 10:21pm

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 10:11am

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 2:33pm

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.