The Moss-Free Stone

I have been married for 14 years to the coolest (or craziest) girl on the planet. I’m also a father of 2: a 5 year-old boy who is a complete riot and a 7 year-old girl, who gets her looks from her daddy, but, more importantly, her personality from her mommy. I am beginning my eighteenth year as an educator, including teaching 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade science. The past 6+ years have been in my current position as an Instructional Technology Specialist in Birdville ISD, in the enchanted suburbs northeast of Fort Worth. A lot has changed since I learned basic programming on a Commodore Pet back in the 80s. Unfortunately for a lot of students, many classrooms have changed very little in that time (or much, much longer). I am completely jazzed by the unstable nature of technology! It is completely opposed to sitting still, and the changes that happen here affect everything else. That is why I do what I do–to help teachers keep up and see where they and their students fit in with all of this evolution occurring around them. I have presented at TCEA regional and state conferences, CAST, and Jump, and have consulted on Web 2.0 technologies. In my spare time, I am working on a PhD in educational technology, I go fishing whenever possible, play goalkeeper on a soccer team, and teach office technology tools to single parents through my church.

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