Introductions

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

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Permalink Reply by James S L Yong on June 5, 2007 at 11:36am

Hi all,
I'm James Yong. I was born in Malaysia, but have been living in Singapore for some time. I work for Cisco Systems & oversee strategic government & education accounts in South-East Asia. Very glad to be here & hope to learn from all of you.

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Permalink Reply by Ted Green on June 6, 2007 at 5:05pm

Hi, I'm Ted from Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. I teach and work in an online school environment set up to provide northern residents with a flexible alternative for completing high school.

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Permalink Reply by Tracy Poelzer on June 6, 2007 at 11:28pm

Howdy! I'm Tracy from Kamloops, BC Canada. I'm a Teacher-Librarian at a K-7 school, and am just finishing my M.Ed. from the University of Alberta. The focus of my degree is Teacher-Librarianship, which includes courses and elective opportunities on information literacy and educational technology. The more I learn about it, the more passionate I am about integrating it with curriculum. I will be joining the Library 2.0 group as well, since it seems like it would be another discussion group where I could learn and grow as a professional.

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Permalink Reply by Deirdre Bonnycastle on June 8, 2007 at 1:26pm

Hello everyone. I'm from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada and teach at the University of Saskatchewan. Here is a link to the wonders of Canada for all the geography buffs http://www.cbc.ca/sevenwonders/results.html

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Permalink Reply by Philip Griffin on June 8, 2007 at 2:42pm

Hi
Philip Griffin, an ordinary Y6 (10-11yo) teacher from Reading UK. Attempting to use Learning Platforms to extend the classroom. As well as being ICT coordinator I'm Assessment for Learning coordinator- which means I'm interested in how children learn and improving our practice.
Oh, and by the way, the picture is surprisingly accurate, if you were wondering.

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Permalink Reply by Kerry Hicke on June 9, 2007 at 10:37pm

Hello -
My name is Kerry Hicke and I am from Dallas, Texas. I teach 8th grade, coach cheerleading, and an aerobics instructor on the side. I love all of my jobs. I also love the computer and learning more about technology!

Share what you know! :)

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Permalink Reply by David James on June 10, 2007 at 3:58pm

Hi, Kerry!
It is fun to think of how global Classroom 2.0 is, but you can still visit with people just down the road. I teach 7th and 8th grade Special Education (inclusion, that is) in Kaufman, Texas. Welcome to the community!

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Permalink Reply by Mark Ellis on June 10, 2007 at 6:01am

Hi, everybody. Mark Ellis working from Gloucestershire, UK. Very new to web 2.0 concept - just wondering how it passed over my head so quickly!

I teach English to 11-18 year olds, by the way. I am particularly enthusiastic about IWBs (Promethean at our place) and the 'Inspiration' software, which gives a flavour of what I do, perhaps.

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Permalink Reply by Sherry Crofut on October 5, 2007 at 9:20am

I am just learning how to run my Promethean Board. I gave a quiz on it and EVERY student passed. I think they got so in to seeing their results post, they took more time thinking through the answers. Now I just need to figure out more interactive lessons so I can engage my students with the flipcharts.

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Permalink Reply by Linda Holt on June 10, 2007 at 9:00am

Hello. I'm Linda Holt from Barboursville, Virginia USA. Let's talk!

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Permalink Reply by Judy Beam on June 10, 2007 at 12:38pm

I'm from Kansas in the middle of the USA. I am a wife, mother, grandmother, and Tech Integration Facilitator for my school district...this after 30 years in the middle school classroom. I am looking forward to getting in touch with others in my field and getting some new and interesting ideas for the teachers in our district. Happy to be part of Classroom 2.0 and learning more about all the new tools.

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Permalink Reply by Brad Fuhrer on June 10, 2007 at 4:01pm

Hi everyone! I'm Brad from Ohio. I teach in a middle school and I am working on my masters in classroom technology. I'm constantly on the lookout for new ways to use technology with my students so I am excited about becoming a member of this online community.