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Hi Demetri,
I support teachers at Fredericksburg Academy. A few days ago, I created a ning site for independent school educators from Virginia! Social networking a wonderful way to grow professionally.

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Hi, I am a history teacher and technology integrator at a school in Princeton, NJ. Thanks for setting this up!

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Hi Demetri et.al.,

I am the general music teacher and 5th grade chorus director at St. John's Episcopal School in Olney, MD. I have been having a great time integrating technology this year and would love to see more music teachers get involved in NING. In fact, I have a NING for elementary music educators that I would love you to pass on to your music teachers K-12. Please pass it on: http://elemmusic4all.ning.com/

Have a great day!

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Hi! I am the MIddle School Dean at Stoneleigh-Burnham School in Greenfield, Massachusetts. I teach Humanities 7, ESL Spport (the 7th grade section), and Rock Band (in the upper school). I am not really a cat.

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Hi All - I am the technology director at Waynflete School (coed, k-12) in Portland, ME. This will be a great site to send some of my teachers. thanks Demetri!

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My name is Tami Brass. I've been teaching for 15 years in a variety of settings - alternative, charter, public, and now independent schools. For the past 9 years, I've been using laptops as a tool for teaching middle school students, first at a public junior high as a reading/language arts teacher and technology coordinator (7 years), and now as a middle school technology coordinator at St. Paul Academy and Summit School (since the summer of 2006).

Technology is no longer "just another tool" in my teaching... It's part of how I communicate - with students, parents, peers, etc. I'm not sure how I would teach without it. I know I wouldn't want to :-)

Although the bulk of my experience has been with Macs, my current school is Windows. Fortunately, the bulk of my tools are cross-platform or web-based.

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Hi everyone. I was thrilled to see this discussion group devoted to Independent Schools. I'm a third grade teacher at Shorecrest Prep in St. Pete, Florida. I'm also working on a PhD in Ed Tech at the University of Florida. I'm looking forward to sharing ideas and getting to know everyone.

Wendy

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I think this is a good idea. I work on Long Island and enjoyed going to Mohonk Mountain House last year for the Tech conference with NYSAIS. This sounds like it can be a little like that without needing a sub.
I teach K - 8 computer and 1 - 8 problem solving - a busy schedule. Our school is small - 235 students. This is my 18th year here.
I look forward to discussions and meeting people.
Thanks, Demetri!
Ann Masters

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Hi Everyone,

I'm David Rossell, the administrator of network services and planning at Norwood School (I used to work with Demetri). I keep the network and servers happy and handle major projects such as the roll-out of our shiny new IP phone system. Before sitting in the net admin chair, I was an ed tech coordinator and before then I ran the tech program at a tiny boarding school out in Iowa.

David

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I am the Director of Web Services for Phillips Exeter Academy a secondary school in Exeter, NH. We are primarily a boarding school and are currently in our 227th year. We are continuosly working to provide the best technology solutions to support our mission and welcome the opportuniy to have a dialog about the possibilities here.

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Hello!
I am the Dean of Student's at Scattergood Friends School, a small 9-12 Quaker boarding school. This networking site is a fantastic idea.
Bob

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Hi - I'm Susan Kennedy> I work at Northfield Mount Hermon School in Mt. Hermon, MA. I teach religious studies, coach field hockey, and work as a learning specialist in our learning center. I recently finished a master's degree in teaching with technology and created a site in First Class for all of the faculty to explore on their own. I'm grateful to have this network. Thanks, Demetri.

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