User:Deemcg

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Hello all! I have been an educator for over 20 years. The most important accomplishment of my life has been helping to raise my daughter and son. Both are adults now positively contributing to the world and community in which they live. 

Professional background

Educational Service Center of Central Ohio, 2080 Citygate Drive, Columubs, OH 43219 Educational Technology Consultant Current

OCALI, 470 Glenmont Road, Columbus OH Educational Technology Consultant Current

Instructional Technology & Design LLC, 4746 Stoney Creek Road, Chillicothe, OH 45601, Owner Current

Ohio University, Athens OH 45701, Teaching Assistant -- Winter and Spring Quarter 2010 EDCT 203 Technology Application in the Classroom

Reynoldsburg City Schools, 7244 E. Main Street, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 Director of Educational Data and Information System 2006 to 2009

•Completed Novel Migration to Windows in less than 6 months •Provide daily oversight and coordinated contracted technology vendors and conducted vendor evaluations •Serve as a primary point of contact to vendors and school leaders regarding technology issues and solutions •Lead an identified team in the development of the district’s technology plan •Prepare applications for technology funding from state, federal and other sources •Represent the district at county, regional or state meetings as necessary •Manage all district technology personnel and school district personnel responsible for EMIS •Conduct professional development on the integration of curriculum standards from grades K-12 •Establish online learning environment for extension and enrichment of classroom activities •Conducted professional development for classified staff of the use of the network, email services, Microsoft Products, and access of online professional development

Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center, 895 Crouse Chapel Road, Chillicothe, OH 45601 Technology Specialist, 2001-2006

•Administer network of 8 servers, including scripting, user profiles, access, security and virus protection •Provide leadership to ensure the continuous improvement of technology programs •Ensure hardware and software compatibility •Coordinate and/or provide ongoing training support services for staff •Assist in the design of professional development activities related to the integration of technology across the curriculum to improve teaching and learning •Develop and submit technology plan yearly •Assist with the development of the technology budget •Develop and submit e-Rate, oneNet, SchoolNet Professional Development, Title IIA, Title IV, and Title V Grants •Maintain inventory of technology equipment •Represent district at county and state technology meetings •Supervise technicians for repair of equipment and installation of software •Recommend potential purchases in hardware and software throughout the district •Configuration, Imaging, and set-up of desktops, laptops, handheld, printers (network and standalone) and scanners •Meet with contractors in relation to network installations and development of intranet system

Jefferson County Education Service Center, 20023 Sunset Blvd., Steubenville, OH 45952 Professional Development Coordinator/Technology Coordinator 2000-2001

•Assisted with the administration of network throughout the building—troubleshooting problems •Set up security for users, profiles and reset accounts as necessary •Instructed administrators, teachers and staff in the use of Excel for Data Training Institute—this training assisted participants in the ability to understand statistical information and instruction provided hands on activity in the manipulation of raw data •Aided and assisted administrators and teachers with the integration of technology in the 5 districts •Coordinated and served as liaison between 12 computer training centers for Job and Family Services which included the ordering/maintaining/supervising of hardware and personnel •Designed and maintained websites for the RPDC, Jefferson County ESC and Buckeye Local School District •Attended professional meetings as needed: RPDC, Ohio SchoolNet, Regional Technology Coordinators, Individual Professional Development Plan Committee and Job and Family Services •Designed and lead professional development classes throughout the county school districts including: Steubenville City Schools, Toronto City Schools, Indian Creek Local, Edison Local SD, Buckeye Local School District, Martins Ferry School District, Bridgeport City Schools and Bellaire School District

Buckeye Local School District, P.O. Box 300, Rayland, Ohio 43943 Tech Committee and Professional Development Classes, 1997-2001

•Developed and implemented plan for classroom/building peer to peer network •Administered classroom/building Apple Server, including development of security and user accounts •Created materials for Windows 95/98 ClarisWorks/WordPerfect for use in district professional development •Administration and implementation of all aspects pertinent to teaching within a professional development setting •Demonstrations of downloading programs, graphics and text from the Internet to use with various programs •Set-up Tangent PC’s, i.e., Netscape Navigator, Mail Accounts •Troubleshooting and maintenance of Tangent, IBM and Dell PC’s throughout the building •Developed cross-curriculum projects using all aspects of programming •Maintained building technology inventory •Assisted and trained personnel on the use of EMIS for attendance purposes •Participated in up-dating the Technology Plan •Grant writing: Technology Plan (SchoolNet and SchoolNet+), Venture Capital Grant, Raising the Bar Grant, Continuous Improvement Plan Grant, and Continuous Improvement Implementation Plan Grant Bridgeport Exempted City Schools, Bennett Street, Bridgeport, Ohio 43912 Professional Development, 1999-Summer •Conducted Novice Level classes using Corel WordPerfect and the Internet •Developed flyers, syllabi and maintained all records for Ohio SchoolNet class participation and Ohio University Graduate Credit Program •Introduced ideas and strategies for using technology in the classroom •Assisted students in the development of projects for use in the classroom

SchoolNet, Ohio Department of Education, Columbus, Ohio, Lesson Lab Team, 1998

•Researched Ohio curriculum science strands •Presented ideas for Science Lesson Lab at Ohio Department of Education, SchoolNet Session •Created Science Lesson Lab, cross curriculum project for grades 4-7,for use in Proficiency Outcomes •Presented final product at Lesson Lab session in Zanesville, Ohio

Buckeye Local School District, SouthWest Middle School, 100 Walden Ave., Tiltonsville, OH 43963 Teacher of Computers, Language Arts, Science and Math, 1991-2000

•Administration and implementation of all aspects pertinent to a middle school classroom •Set up and Networking of Macintosh Classic Computer Lab •Troubleshooting and maintenance of Macintosh Classic Computers and other hardware •Prepared and implemented detailed lesson plans for Computers, Reading, Writing, Science and Mathematics •Promoted responsibility for learning through Cooperative Learning and Discovery Activities •Created curriculum lessons for computer grades 6, 7, and 8

Regional Professional Development Center, Ome-resa, Steubenville, OH 43952 Instructor--Computer, Technology and Proficiency, 1998 Fall-Sum

•Prepared instructional materials for use with ClarisWorks/Microsoft Works and all Proficiency tests subject areas, including syllabi, activities and instructions •Conducted workshop for teachers from area schools •Demonstrate use of blending all aspects of ClarisWorks to the educator’s advantage

Tech Prep, Jefferson Community College, Sunset Blvd. Steubenville, OH 43952 Instructor--Computers, Educator’s Internet, 1998 March

•Introduced the Internet to teachers •Demonstrated uses of Gophers, Telnet, WWW and FTP files •Prepared packets of information for participants, including appropriate sites and free email diskettes •Maintained class records •Administrated pretest and post-test

Education

Ohio University, Instructional Technologies PhD Program GPA: 3.9 (Currently Enrolled)

Franciscan University, Courses in Leadership and Administration, 2000-2001 GPA: 4.0

Masters of Education, Curriculum and Instruction, 1995, Ohio University, Athens, and OH 45701 GPA: 3.8

Bachelors of Science in Education, 1989, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701 Major: Elementary Education GPA: 3.8; Summa Cum Laude Minor: Computers and Mathematics GPA: 4.0

Associate of Arts, 1987, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701 (Outstanding Graduate)

My interests

Professional

My professional interest are around development learning theories and online learning in the k-12 environment centered around teacher created resources using Moodle as the vehicle for delivery.

Personal

When my Ph.D is finished, I will return to basket making, needle work, drawing and try my hand at oil painting. And playing with my dogs. 

   

My wiki projects

• I registered for eL4C41, a Learning4Content workshop to learn wiki skills.

• I have used wikispaces and pbworks in my professional development classes I have taught. I have used them on a very limited way on projects with colleagues.

My optional community service (learning contract) project

Agreement	By signing this optional learning contract I will try to complete my training in basic wiki editing skills to achieve the status of a Wikibuddy. In return for this free training opportunity, I will give the gift of knowledge by donating or developing at least one free content resource licensed under a CC-BY-SA or CC-BY license which can be used by myself (and others) on WikiEducator.
Brief description of project	I am not sure what community service project I could get invovled in, but I am open to suggestions
Target date for completion	<Specify the target date for completion --- you choose the date which can be after the completion of this workshop>.
Signature	DeeMcG

Feedback and notes from my WikiNeighbours

(: Hi Cheryl, Welcome to this workshop eL4C41. I am your facilitator along with Anirban, Derek & Sarita. We will help you and will watch your page develop. Enjoy this learning mode and ask for help if needed. Warm Wishes.----Dr. Gita Mathur 17:57, 22 July 2010 (UTC))

• I love the pictures Cheryl. You've made great progress today to your user page, congratulations! --Benjamin Stewart 16:17, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

• (: Hi Cheryl, great progress on your page. You are picking up the wiki skills fast, the pictures are very nice. Do fill up the Learning contract above & sign it . Warm wishes. --Dr. Gita Mathur 16:34, 25 July 2010 (UTC))
• Not sure what I would do for a community project. Any ideas?
  
  • You might consider a project involving K-12 teachers, technology, and professional development. Or it could be basically anything that you are currently working on related to curriculum, assessment, and/or instruction. It helps to take a look at different Content and projects and initiatives already available in WE to get some ideas. It could be something that you start from scratch or you may want to contribute to someone else's work. Hope this helps. --Benjamin Stewart 17:06, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
• (: Hi, It would be nice if you fill up your Learning Contract in the above box. Click on the 'edit' on right of 'My optional community service (learning contract) project' and fill the details. --Dr. Gita Mathur 01:37, 30 July 2010 (UTC))

* Hello Cheryl, as your Group C facilitator, it is a pleasure for me to see that you have developed such a nice userpage. I look forward to reading your contributions here. Warm wishes--Dr. Gita Mathur 13:34, 3 August 2010 (UTC)