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= **Welcome to Group Three Techies** = This space has been created to share resources with each other and other members of EDUC 6701.

Lybeck, Prudence Oliver, Lauri Robertson, Charlotte Stone, Brian Vasquez, Lisa Watterson, Cole Yonteff, David
 * Members of our group:**


 * Our Introductions:**

**Lauri Oliver: I** am the creator of this Wikispace. I want to welcome everyone to this creative space. I am a Reading Specialist with a FACS (Family and Consumer Sciences) background and teach at a high school in Minnesota. I have my MA in Literacy Education and have a passion for literacy and technology. This is my 17th year of teaching. I am excited to see how the Wikispaces work and am intrigued by what I can do with them in my classroom. I have three adult children who are pursuing educations and careers. In my district I am involved in various committees that are focused on improving education for our students. I am on the Student Achievement Leadership Team, the District Improvement Team, the Curriculum Committee, and the Teach 21 group with Winona State University. My alternate email is lyssamoon@charter.net

**Prudence Lybeck**: Hello, I am a member of this Wiki! Thank you Lauri for making this great page! My name is Prudence. My coworkers call me Pru, my family calls me P.J. I am the 3rd Prudence in my family. I teach Special Education (SpEd) grades preK-6. I have 27 students on active IEPs (Individualized Education Plans). I teach in a town with 3200 people as of the 2010 census. We are a K-12 district. We do offer Special Education preschool. We do not offer general education preschool. I have been teaching in Shelby, MT for five years. I love teaching and being in a small town.

My husband has a family farm that is eighty miles away. If you are from the country, you know that this is not far; it is easily a day drive. My first year teaching I drove back and forth, my husband and I then bought a house in the town I teach. That helped a lot. I have one son who is 14 months old. We have another one on the way. We are due July 9, 2012 with a girl. Yes, another Prudence.

I coach high school Speech & Drama, which is so much fun. I am the local program coordinator for Special Olympics; our team has Athletes from four towns. I also work for Special Olympics as the Area Public Relations Coordinator. Special Olympics is a huge passion for me. I look forward to this Wiki and class project. The best way to reach me is email. My alternate email is prudyjo@gmail.com. I live in Montana and my time zone is Mountian Time Zone. The time change is killing me today on Monday morning. My students as well.

**David Yonteff**: Hi everyone! Thanks to Lauri for setting this up! Just a little bit about me. I am a former music teacher of 14 years, budget cuts in my home state of NY have forced me out of the teaching realm for the time being. I'm subbing while looking for opportunities to open up in the area I live. I'm very excited to get going on this wiki!

**Cole Watterson**: LORD HAVE MERCY!!!!! After one hour of attempts I finally figured out how to access this page! I am already exhausted. Thank you Lauri for taking the time to set this Wiki up, if I had to create it, it would have taken a month at this rate. I am 26 years old and in my third year of teaching. I teach 10th Grade Global Studies, 12th Grade Government and 12th Grade Sociology. I live in Western New York (near Buffalo) not anywhere near New York City. I teach in a small town that does not even have a traffic light. I am also a football, wrestling, and baseball coach. However, taking this program I decided to take a year off from coaching and that lasted untill last week and yet agian I find myself coaching JV baseball. If I am not at work, you can usually find me riding my four wheeler or Harlely. I also love the outdoors especially fishing. Agian, I am sorry it took me so long to get into the swing of things on here.

**Lisa Vasquez**: I join everyone else in thanking Lauri for launching this page for our group! I live and teach in Mississippi. I teach an 8th grade course called Information Communication and Technology II (ICTII) as well as an eighth grade section of French 1 -- I know that is an unusual combination. After completing my undergraduate degree, which included a minor in French, I had the opportunity to live and teach in France for an academic year. Therefore, as I pursued my teaching career, it seemed natural to take the Praxis II in French and certify to teach the language that I had learned to love. At the same time, I have always loved and felt an ease in learning new technologies. My school was one of a handful chosen to pilot our state's new ICTII curriculum four years ago, and I quickly jumped on board. I am currently in my 9th year of teaching.

I have one son, who is 13 years old. He is very active and athletic. He loves soccer; he has played for 8 years, and is currently on a select club team and in our state's ODP training pool. As you can imagine, we have travelled a good bit for tournaments within our region and I have spent countless hours cheering from the sidelines of many soccer fields! Despite the time and expense, I have grown to enjoy the sport along with him (from the sidelines only, of course), and love seeing all of the positive things that he has gained over the years from being involved in something he does well and that he loves so much.

Although teaching and parenting a busy teenage boy take up much of my time, completing my Master's degree is something I have wanted to do for years. I am excited to join my Walden classmates and look forward to collarborating on this project.

**Charlotte Robertson**: I want to apologize for getting on here so late. I had some technical difficulties. Also, thank you Lauri for setting this all up! I am a 5th grade teacher in a large county in Maryland called Montgomery County. I taught fourth grade my first year teaching and then moved to 5th grade where I have been teaching for 5 years. I teach every subject except Social Studies because one of my teammates and I switch for Science and Social Studies. Our school is an inclusive school, so I have a mixture of students in my classroom, including Special Ed and ESOL students. I enjoy having a mix of students in my room and am interested and try hard to incorporate as much technology as I can. In my free time I enjoy going to my family beach house and relaxing with family and friends. I enjoy getting outside and enjoying the weather. I look forward to learning how wikis work and working with our group.

Brian Stone: I'm sorry for waiting so long to log in. This has been an extremely unideal week for me to work on a group project. I am currently in my third year of teaching high school math in Union Springs, located in the middle of the Finger Lakes in upstate New York. This year I am teaching Algebra, Algebra A, Algebra B, and a Local Geometry class. Having four preps can be a little overwhelming at times but I am finding myself staying afloat. We do not have much technology in our school district, nor am I well-versed in how to use certain technologies, so I am greatly looking forward to gaining insight through my degree at Walden.

I enjoy playing and watching all sports. Next year, I will be coaching our varsity girls soccer team. We are currently playing an indoor season right now, and I am having a great time with it. I also enjoy playing tennis and basketball. Many days after school from 3-5pm, I help out with our After School Program given to us through a grant from the state. On Wednesdays I do chess club, and other days we do Rock Band or go outside if the weather is nice. Many students take advantage of the good times and free food offered and truly enjoy staying at school until 5pm every day. I am looking forward to working with you all.

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