Biographies

= = =Michelle Mellis​=

Hello Everyone! My name is Michelle Mellis and I am currently a fourth grade ELA and Science teacher at Gobles Elementary in Gobles, Michigan. I just started my third year of teaching; I taught third grade my first year and looped with my students up to fourth grade where I have been the last two years. This summer I taught math to Kindergarten through Fifth Graders at our summer school program. This has quite a learning experience from being used to nine year olds to getting five year olds and learning their behaviors and how to accommodate them best. My goal for completing my M.S. Integrating Program is to adapt to our ever-changing technologies, be able to teach my students how to use technology accurately, incorporate it more into my classroom, and give my students the tools necessary for their future of learning. I am looking forward to continuing to gain knowledge and experiences from my colleagues and implement the skills learned into my classroom. This is my first time using a WIki and I am interested to see how it all works out.

=Suzie Stambek=

My name is Suzie Stambek and this is my third year of teaching. I am currently a 5th grade teacher at Gobles Elementary School in Gobles, Michigan. I teach Language Arts to my homeroom and Science to the entire 5th grade class. My goal is to discover unique and stimulating ways to teach my students, while reaching out to meet each one of their learning styles.

As technology rapidly changes, I struggle to keep up to date on the new "techno" vocabulary and devices. This is why I have chosen to continue my education and work towards obtaining a M.S. in Integrating Technology into the Classroom. I plan to use the knowledge I gain to assist me in creating life-long learners.

=**Erin Tregloan**=

My name is Erin Tregloan, and I teach Kindergarten in a small community in Michigan. This is my second year of teaching, and I can truly say I have my dream job. I have the best students and work with the best colleagues. I think my school does an excellent job educating our students and preparing them for their futures.

I understand the importance of using technology in my classroom, but struggle with finding age-appropriate activities and programs that I can easily use with my young students. I constantly look for resources that will allow me to help my students keep up with the quickly changing world of technology.

= Erika Sepanski  =

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Hi everyone! I teach at Pattonville Heights Middle school which is located in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. I have been teaching there for 12 years. I have a B.S in Technology Education that I recieved at North Carolina State Universtiy. Here at Heights I am the "Shop Teacher". I currently teach 6th grade Industrial Technology exploratory (6 weeks course), 7th grade Industrial Technology (semester course), 8th grade Woodshop and an 8th grade Hi-Tech Careers class which are both semester long classes. I thoroughly enjoy what I do, I basically tell my kids I get paid to play all day long.======

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I use technology in my classroom on a daily basis and find that trying to keep up with the every changing part of it has become a little difficult. This is my first experience with blogging and using a Wiki space. At this point, I am not sure how I am going to incorporate using a wiki in my classroom, but I am up to the challenge.======

=Kelly Rudy=

Hi everyone! I teach third grade at Carver Elementary in DeRidder, Louisiana. This is my third year teaching. I love teaching, and this year I have a challenging class. Most of my students are special education. Therefore, I am always looking for ways to motivate my students. One way I do this is by using technology daily. I have recently started blogging with my students, and so far they love it!

I have never used a wiki before, but I am enjoying learning about them.

=John Kuszynski=

Hi, I teach computer lab to K-3 students at Falconer Elementary in Chicago Illinois. We are a large urban school in the Chicago Public School system and currently have 1,575 students in grades K-6. I see around 700 students per week in the lab with 2 classes coming twice a week. There are 2 other labs to serve the 4-6 students and provide the opportunity for the classes that see me only once to go to the media center for a second lab period for the week, I have been at Falconer since May 2005 and have just returned to work after recovering from five surgeries from a bicycle accident last February. This is my first wiki and it seems like a valuable tool.

=**Brianna Nelson**= I am currently in my 7th year of teaching as a physical education/health teacher. I began my first 4 years teaching in Omaha, Nebraska at a Technology Magnet School called R.M. Marrs. There I taught physical education in grades 5-8. Currently I teach high school grades 10-12 in Cheyenne Wyoming. I love teaching and decided to get my Masters in Integrating Technology into the Curriculum to empower my students to be lifelong learners and to create a dynamic and exciting classroom that is evolving in using new and exciting technology! I have 2 children, so learning new technology will also help me as they begin entering school as well!