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Please introduce yourself! Items to include: name, school attending or teaching, favorite websites utilizing technology in the classroom, future plans, etc.  Hi my name is Hannah and I am a student. I am studying Education at University of Mary Hardin Baylor. I am only in my first year and hope to learn a lot about technology by being involved in this wikispace.
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Hi, my name is Victoria and I am a student at Baylor University. I utilize technology in the classroom everyday. My instructors use "clickers" to take roll and have us participate in class. I utilize online resources from textbooks to study for exams. My textbooks come with access codes that unlock other resources for help during the semester. I am able to view my grades online. I also receive texts from my school with important information.

My name is Nancy Yanez. I attend Lonestar College.Im studying to be a paralegal. I plan to be a transfer student to a law school and be a lawyer. Online teaching is beneficial because if you have a job, kids or anything that might not able you to attend school you can always take a class online. **

My name is Anja Acree and I teach College Accounting at a local community college in the Houston area. I am also certified in generalist 4th - 8th and ESL. I utilize technology in the classroom and firmly believe that educator's learn a lot from each other! We all have resources that we love to share with each other.

Hello, my name is Paola Dudley and I currently attend Lone Star College. I am acquiring my Associate's degree in Business Administrive Support which I plan to receive in a year. I believe online teaching is beneficial because it gives you a chance to take an educational online class and do it on your own time. There are some moms out there who are single mothers and don't really have time to attend school at a certain time, online teaching gives them a chance to manage their time better while also complying with their duties at home or/and at work.

Angelica Arjona Lone Star College North Harris Business Administration Degree Ask Jeeves - favorite website! Online classes are benifiical for those who work or have a busy schedule in their life, one is able to set thier own time for studying and applying it to the deadlines of the class.

Hi, my name is Hannah Oblinger and I am a student at Universtiy of Mary Hardin Baylor. I use a lot of websites from the publishing companies of my textbooks to study online.

Hi my name is Shantrise Charles and I am currently attending Lonestar College. Im pursuing my Associates of Liberal Arts as of now. I am a Certified Medical Assistant. I think online teaching is beneficial because it allows you to interact with your teachers more and keeps you from having to worry about loosing papers.

Hi, my name is April Oblinger. I am a self contained, preschool teacher. In my classrooms I utilize technology in a variety of ways. First, I have webcams set up for my preschool students to be visitble by their parents. Not only can they view their children in the classroom online, but we can also set up SKYPE for video communication between parents and their children. Another way I utilize technology is by sending digital pictures of children to their parents through out the day. Parents can feel as if they are missing important events, and digital pictures keep the communication going. I also utilize websites such as starfall.com to engage the children in their reading lesson. Starfall has the ability to keep track of students progress and I can quickly print reports to send home with students. Read me a story.com is another site that is beneficial to instilling in children a love of reading. Not all parents have the time to read to their children, and this website reads a story and actively engages the child in the story telling process. Communicating with parents is vital at the preschool level and I communicate digitally with parents, via email or texting, whatever suits the parents needs.

My name is Angela and I am a homeschool educator. I have four children, ranging from college age to preschool. I utilize technology in my home classroom every day. My oldest daughter will be graduating from high school with an associate's degree from college already completed. She utilizes a lot of online courses and courses that allow you to "test out". The younger children utilize online teaching in a varity of formats. Here are my favorite links to educational websites: www.sonlight.com www.classicalconversations.com www.visionforum.com www.educatingforsuccess.com www.danijohnson.com

My name is Kathy and I am a Title I Middle School Technology Specialist. I am one of four on the team. Our primary responsibility is to train the teachers on the district's educational applications and help integrate these programs into their curriculum. Our focus is on math and science content areas. I am a graduate student at Lamar participating in the Educational Technology Leadership program. Prior to this school year, I was a middle school science teacher, teaching 7th and 8th grade science classes.

My name is Phelecia and I teach bilingual Pre Kindergarten in the Houston area. I have taught Pre Kindergarten for 16 of the 19 years total that I have taught. The extent of my technology integration involves having computers available for use in the classroom. My students are becoming very proficient at on-line programs like literacycenter.net and starfall.com. I am eager to learn new ways to integrate technology into the curriculum.

​ ​Hi everyone. Mu name is Lauri Arnold. I am the Program Director of and an instructor in the Computer Networking and Troubleshooting Technology program at Lamar Institute of Technology in Beaumont. I have been teaching for about 5 years now. I use a number of websites as a part of my program but the one that I like the most is [|www.digg.com]. It allows me to read articles on various subjects without having to seach all over the internet. This is a great time saver.

Hello, my name is Matt MacVeigh and I am the Public Information Specialist for Irving Independent School District in Irving, Texas. Though not currently teaching, I hope to become a public school information technology specialist or lecture at a university after completing my degree. I have taught journalism and band before at a private high school, but have spent most of my professional career since graduating college in the Army. I do use technology in my job everyday...from desktop publishing to graphic design, I primarily use Adobe products, but also manage the social networking accounts for my department.

Hi, I'm Rina Almarez, and I teach 6th grade science in Highland Park ISD in Dallas, TX. I am a Lamar University graduate student and am taking Concepts of Educational Technology. I enjoy learning about new tools for the classroom and hope to see the value of wikis through this class.