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 I’ve been in education for the past thirty-five years, two dozen of which have centered around teaching students and teachers how to use technology as a tool for learning and teaching.
I don't consider myself particularly gifted, but I do consider myself hard working and lucky. The signature line on my e-mail has been a guiding principle in my life. It says, “I am perfectly capable of learning from my mistakes. I will surely learn a great deal today.”
I have a great parents who gave me my work ethic and values. I have a great wife who has given me the support and freedom to pursue the things in which I believe, and two children that have made me proud in more ways than I can count. I've been lucky enough to come in contact with some of the top educational and computing minds in the country who have become members of my extended family.
Visionary leaders like Jim Moran, a past executive director of NJASA and Judy Wilson, superintendent of the Woodbury School District have provided me with invaluable guidance and support. People like Larry Burtness of Alchemdia Software, who was my multimedia mentor shared his knowledge with me and hundreds of others through an IBM sponsored BBS in the early 90’s.
Educators and Internet pioneers like Ferdi Serim and Bonnie Bracey, co-founders of the Online Internet Institute mentored and encouraged me as I was trying my wings on Internet. Other members of the OII such as Janet Murray, Celia Einhorn, Hiralie Davis, Susan Myers and many more to numerous to mention, provided support and interaction that has been priceless
Without question, I am a product of mentoring and as such, I understand the value and power of sharing knowledge with those who are willing to learn. It hard to put into words what a please it is working with the folks at the Martin Luther King Jr. School Complex and being able to give back some of which was freely shared with me.
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