AWNM 5 Meaning

Ben Wilkoff: Ben is currently the Online L earning and Technology Resource Specialist for Douglas County Schools. He has transitioned into this role after having taught 7th/8th grade language arts for the past four years. He has researched and implemented best practices for educational technology since he started blogging with his students in 2004. He was recently named the Totally Wired Teacher of 2007 by the George Lucas Education Foundation. In early 2007, he researched, designed and implemented a school 2.0 within a school model called The Academy of Discovery.


Christian Long (current classes, other): Christian is a high school English teacher and coach working at a college-prep, preK-12, independent school in Ft. Worth, TX. In addition to working in schools as a teacher and coach for over ten years (prior to his return in the fall of 07), he spent several years working with architects/planners, educational and technology leaders, policy makers, and communities to design and build schools from pre-K through the university level. This work took place throughout the United States and around the world.


Judy O'Connell: Judy writes, speaks, and consults on school technology and library issues. She is an teacher and information professional, and is the Head of Library and Information Services at St. Joseph’s College in Hunters Hill in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.