“Bit by Bit”

Bob Sprankle holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Plymouth State College and a Masters of Education from the University of Southern Maine. After receiving his Masters, he continued his studies taking additional technology education courses at the University of Southern Maine. Bob teaching experience covers 3/4 Multi-Age teaching as well as his experience as the Technology Learning Leader and Technology Integrator. As Lead Technology Learning Leader, he has developed an implemented Technology Integration training for Southern Maine teachers through Spreading Educator to Educator Developements (SEED). From these effirtsto work with Apple for the Maine Learning Technology Initiative Project. Additional developed training at state, national, and international conferences, includes Building Learning Communities Conference, K12 Online Conference, York Maine School Department Summer Institute Keynote, National Institute of Aerospace/Nortel LeaniT, and Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference. He is the writer and contributor to a few publications including TechLearning Professional Blog and has been interviewed for his use of podcasting in the classroom.

He is currently holds the position of Technology Integrator for grades K-4 in Wells, Maine.

His website can be found here: http://www.bobsprankle.com

How did you get involved with technology?

I’ve always been a bit of a geek. (I…

“Tech Transformation”

Maggie Hos-McGrane is a 28 year teaching veteran and currently teaches Information Technology (IT) at an international school in Switzerland. Having taught in England, Holland, and Thailand, she has worn many hats in the classroom teaching a variety of subjects including geography, social studies, English, health education, and information technology.

Her blog can be found here: http://transformingtechnology.blogspot.com/

Why did you start blogging?

When I knew I was leaving Thailand to move to Switzerland I started a personal blog to write about our experiences for my family. Once I moved I then started my professional blog, Tech Transformation. Since I was moving to a new country I didn’t know many people and thought this would be a good way to share my ideas and thoughts. Everything I write about is connected to student learning. Most international schools where I have taught don’t follow a national curriculum and have a philosophy that completely different from local schools. Writing in my blog allows me to write about the International Baccalaureate and to share these experiences and ideas with others who may not be familiar with these systems.

How do you integrate technology into

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“Blogging About the Web 2.0 Connected Classroom”

Steven holds a Bachelors of Science in Middle Grade Mathematics and Science Education from Western Carolina University and a Master of Arts in Education in Instructional Technology from East Carolina University. His teaching career began in 2004 at the Gateway Prep. Academy teaching 7th and 8th grade students who were more than 2 years off of grade level in hopes they could return to their regular school to be successful. Anderson then moved to Clemmons Middle School teaching science for 5 years and then left to serve as the District Instructional Technologist for Stokes County Schools. In January 2010, he returned to Clemmons Middle School as the Instructional Technologist, working with teachers and students on technology integration. Steven has been a presenter at several area technology conferences and meetings as well as served as a panelist at the #140 Conference in Los Angeles. He is also responsible in helping create #edchat, a weekly education discussion on Twitter that boosts over 500 weekly participants.

He currently holds the position as Instructional Technologist at Clemmons Middle School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

His blog can be found here: http://web20classroom.blogspot.com

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“The Educated Reporter”

Linda Perlstein is currently the public editor for the Education Writers Association helping journalists improve coverage of schools and children. She is a former staff writer for the Washington Post and the author of two books, Tested: One American School Struggles to Make the Grade and Not Much Just Chillin’:The Hidden Lives of Middle Schoolers.

Her blog can be found here: http://www.educatedreporter.com

Why did you start blogging?

As the public editor for the Education Writers Association, I coach reporters who are writing about education. To stay connected with all of our members I wrote a newsletter, but found that many of the things I wanted to share would be valued by a broader audience. So I started my blog, “The Educated Reporter”, back in September. One issue with a blog geared mostly to journalists is that blogs rely on comments. Most of my readers are journalists and reporters and by nature are very reluctant to comment publicly. Instead of comments on the blog, many of them send me private emails and comments through Facebook. So in a…

“I Want to Teach Forever”

Tom DeRosa started teaching 8th Grade U.S. History in 2003 as a Teach for America corps member in Rio Grande Valley of Texas. After completing his 2 year commitment, he took on the challenge teaching for the Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP) where he taught math (5th grade through Pre-Calculus). Since then he’s taught high school math at both district and public charter schools. Tom is the author of,”Ten Cheap Lessons: Easy, Engaging Ideas for Every Secondary Classroom“, and has just completed work on a new book entitled “Teaching is Not a Four Letter Word: How to Stop Worrying and Love the Job”.

He currently works for JDEA Public Schools, a charter school organization in South Texas.

His blog can be found here: http://www.teachforever.com

How long have you been blogging for? Where did the concept of “TeachForever” come from?

I Want to Teach Forever has been active for a little over 2 years. I had previously written private blogs for my family and friends to keep them updated with my life. Since I was teaching at the time in Southern Texas,…

“iTeach”

Andrew Marcinek is in his sixth year teaching English in the secondary level. He received his Bachelors of Science in communications and English literature from University of Miami, FL and completed his Masters in Secondary Education from Eastern University. As of this fall, Andrew will play a dual role as the Instructional Technology Specialist and AP English teacher at the Boys Latin Charter School of Philadelphia.

His blog can be found here: http://iteach20.blogspot.com

Why did you want to become a teacher?

Most of my aunts, uncles, and cousins were teachers so I grew up surrounded by them. They seemed to really enjoy their work and I always felt education could always be better. In high school I had an appreciation for the English language so it only made sense to fall into that subject. I love the evolution of language and it’s easy for me to get excited about it. Getting to go to work everyday and present things I really enjoy is something you can’t trade in for anything.

Are you excited about your upcoming position as Instructional Technology Specialist?

Yes, it’s really exciting. I presented the idea to…