about+me

== **I am a third grade teacher who recently completed a degree in Instructional Technology at Purdue University. I first came to my admiration and interest in technology through my own children's excitement and unending devotion to video games. I knew back then that the video game format had the ability to change education and I am seeing those changes come about everyday. I have followed with great interest the work of Dr. Sasha Barab, a Professor in Learning Sciences at Indiana University and his work on transformational play, which is what I believe the best of technology in education will eventually look like.**== ==**I have learned to integrate technology into every content area I teach and with every delivery method I use. I was fortunate this school year to pilot a one to one computing program with Asus tablet computers and can barely express the excitement that surrounds my learning community everyday. This year has presented as many challenges as successes but I am committed to the idea of using every technology available to teach children the simple joys of reading a book, formulating their own opinions, and becoming actively engaged with the world around them. I hope this resource page will be useful to you!**==