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=Welcome to Heidi, Kathy, Aaron, and Cari's Wiki!=

This Wiki was created to collaborate on the review of our school technology survey and research reports.
Our group members consist of a curriculum annd instruction specialist, a substitue teacher, a high school math and social studies teacher, and a high school business and graphic arts teacher. Listed below are brief introductions to get-to-know us:


 * Heidi Aldrich:** Works for an intermediate school district within the curriculum and instruction department. Specifically, she assists the teachers within her nine districts in interpretating curriculum within all subject areas specilizing in technology. She also has a passion for tracking student data and utilizing that data to assist teachers in identifying trends as well as those students that may benefit from interventions. Heidi sees herself as a resource for her districts which is why she choose this area of study.


 * Kathy Button:** During the school year, Kathy works as a substitute teacher in three local districts. She earned her degree in elementary education at Oakland University in 1990. She is very pleased to be in this program. Continuing her education has always been a goal. She put off going back to school to raise her children and is feeling a little apprehensive about taking this course. It has been a long time since she has been in school as a student instead of as a teacher or parent. By week eight of this course, she's sure any apprehension will be replaced with confidence.


 * Aaron Hughes:** Aaron teaches at Owosso High School in Owosso, MI. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2007 with Social Studies as a major and Mathematics as a minor. His first three years he taught math at OHS, and this year will be the 2nd year teaching in the SS department. He would really like to take away from this course different ways that he can use technology that don't necessarily require all students to have the same access to it. Aaron wants to be able to use examples of different technologies so his students can see many different things. Aaron also coaches basketball in the winter at Owosso and is the advisor for Michigan Youth in Government where he takes students to a mock legislature for three days at the capital building each spring.


 * Cari Vanderheyden:** Cari teaches in Rockton, Illinois at Hononegah High School. She is a former CMU alumni, having earned a bachelors degree in business administration in 2005. Cari went back to school in 2008 to earn her teaching certificate in business and computer education with a middle school and high school endorsement. She now teaches desktop publishing, business I, international business, and business law to grades 9-12. Cari would like to learn how to incorporate new software and multimedia technologies into her classroom, as well as, learn new ideas and concepts from her peers.