MaryF

Grade Level/Discipline: High School English (9th)

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 * A Few Facts about Me:**
 * I live [|Evansville, Indiana]. I work in a [|rural school district] as a high school English teacher, though in previous incarnations I have been a school librarian and middle school social studies teacher and language arts teacher. My class [|website] is ever-changing, as my students use it to find out what they'll be doing each day. While you're there, do check out my blog! Last year's projects included Facebook groups and iPads! In the coming year, I will be teaching an everyday English class for students in utlizing an RTI model in a digital curriculum.
 * I am a fourth generation teacher, and this upcoming year will be my 18th.
 * I have been teaching online classes for [|Performance Learning Systems] since 2009. I love to learn new things and share that information and strategies with teachers.
 * I have been performing (singing and piano) since I was four years old.
 * I love to shop for antiques and find new and interesting ways to use my treasures("junk" as my husband calls it!) in my home. I also love to travel, near or far! I backpacked through Germany, Austria, and Italy in 2000 and returned to Italy in 2004. My next goal is to get to England and study in Stratford!
 * My husband and I have a Purdue/IU "house divided." We have a daughter, Meredith, who is an active dancing, singing, laughing four year old. She starts kindergarten (gulp!) this fall.
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 * What I'd like to learn or get out of this course:** I would like to learn more about what other teachers think of the new Internet-connected generation and the integration of Web 2.0 technology tools. I also love the opportunity to meet people from across the country! When my father started teaching in 1959, I'm sure none of what we are doing was conceivable!


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 * Favorite Games:** I host a Scrabble tournament in my English classes at the end of the spring semester. The kids really seem to enjoy it! Otherwise, I'm not much of a gamer (too competitive!), except for anything related to trivia (go Buffalo Wild Wings!). I //am// enjoying some of the gaming apps on the iPad, especially Words with Friends and Boggle!