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About
the Authors
Beverly Ray is Assistant
Professor of Instructional Technology at Idaho
State University, Pocatello, ID. She received both her Ph.D and Masters
degrees from the University of Alabama.
Her undergraduate degree in secondary education is from the University
of Texas. She is past director of technology development for the Laboratory
for Interactive Technology (LITE) at the University of Alabama. She taught
high school geography courses for four years and has worked with local,
regional, and international K-12 schools on various
technology integration projects for the past 15 years. She recently lead
a PDA integration project in a Tuscaloosa area middle school. Her research
interests include K-12 technology integration and socio-cultural aspects
of the Internet.
E-mail:
tex841@home.com
Anna McFadden is Associate Professor of Instructional Technology at
the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa,
AL. She uses her PDA to organize class materials and to maintain contact
with her colleagues and graduate students in UA's Instructional Technology
Program. Her research interests focus on emerging technologies such as
PDAs and Internet networking applications.
Email:
amcfadde@bamaed.ua.edu
Susan Patterson is a Technology Consultant for the Tuscaloosa City
School district in Tuscaloosa Alabama as well as a student in the Ph.D.
program in Instructional Technology at the University
of Alabama. She holds a Masters Degree in Social Science Education
from the University of Tennessee,
Chattanooga. Her undergraduate degree is in secondary education
(history) from Delta State University
in Cleveland Mississippi. Susan has sixteen
years of teaching experience, having taught in the United States, Israel,
Holland and The Czech Republic.
Email:
spatter@bama.ua.edu
Vivian Wright completed her doctoral degree at The
University of Alabama in Instructional Leadership with an emphasis
in Instructional Technology in 1999. Prior to that, she worked in communications
and holds a Master's degree in organizational communication and public
relations. Vivian is currently an Assistant Professor in the College
of Education at Alabama. In that role, she works with teacher educators
on innovative ways to infuse technology in the curriculum to enhance teaching
and learning. Her research interests include asynchronous
education, specifically Internet and E-Learning, and K-12 technology integration.
Email:
vwright@bamaed.ua.edu
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