Presenters

@dmantz7 http://about.me/dmantz7 || Dean Mantz has been the Technology in the Classroom professor for Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas over the last seven years. Dean also serves as the Network Coordinator and an Integration Specialist for USD #376, Sterling, Kansas. Previously, he served as a teacher, coach, and Director of Technology for USD#405 in Lyons, Kansas over a 14 year period. Dean was selected as one of two district Teachers of the Year in 1997 by the Lyons Teacher Association. In 2011 Dean was selected by Discovery Education as a “DEN Guru” along with class members Kathy Schrock, Jenn Wagner, Rita Mortenson, and Cheryl Lykowski. He continues to serve as a DEN Star providing professional development presentations on behalf of Discovery Education. Along with presenting for Discovery Education, Dean has presented at Mid-America Conference, iConnect iLearn, Podstock, TCEA, ISTE Unplugged, InnovatED as well as serving as a co-host of monthly webinars with LiveBinders (Tina Schneider and Barbara Tallent) and co-moderator of Lisa Dabb’s #ntchat.
 * Presenter || Bio ||
 * Dean Mantz

My TnC356 Technology in the Classroom Wiki || @jaymelinton http://about.me/jaymelinton || Dr. Jayme Linton is Assistant Professor of Education at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina. Jayme developed and coordinates Lenoir-Rhyne’s graduate program in online teaching and instructional design. She will graduate from the Ph.D. program in teacher education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in August 2014. Jayme  received a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Western Carolina University and a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Appalachian State University. Previously, she held positions as Instructional Technology Facilitator, Staff Development Coordinator, Instructional Coach, and elementary teacher. She was recognized by the National School Board Association as one of the "20 to Watch" for 2012-13 and was selected for ISTE's Making IT Happen Award by NCTIES in 2013. Jayme is co-founder of #NCed, a bi-weekly Twitter chat for North Carolina educators, and #edteach, a bi-weekly Twitter chat for pre-service teachers. Her research and professional learning focus on preparation and support for online instructors, online and blended learning communities for educators, blended learning in K-12, personal learning networks for pre-service teachers, and professional learning for technology integration. Jayme is married with two beautiful children, ages six and three, and will soon be expanding her family through adoption. || @bethanyvsmith http://transparentlearning.weebly.com
 * Dr. Jayme Linton
 * Bethany V. Smith

|| Bethany V. Smith is the [|Director of METRC: Media and Education Technology Resource Center] for the [|College of Education at NC State University] in Raleigh, NC. Bethany began her career as a High School Teacher in Technology Education and after spending a few years in the private sector returned to the College of Education where she has been since 2003. Her passion is to assist current and future educators integrate technology effectively in their classroom. As Director of METRC, Bethany facilitates workshops in the college, teaches an undergraduate class on on technology integration as well as works with faculty and staff on their teaching practices. She also travels the state and country giving presentations and facilitating workshops on various educational technology topics. ||

[|@teachingwthsoul] [] || ====Lisa Michelle Dabbs has an extensive educational background having worked in the industry for more than twenty years as a school principal, federal project director and teacher. She has a Masters in Educational Administration and a BA in Child Development.====
 * Lisa Michelle Dabbs, M.Ed.

She has recently joined the EdTech Teacher Team as of May 1, 2014 as the Director of Business Development for the West Coast.
====She is a Resident Blogger/Social Media Marketing Team member at Edutopia.org and serves as Edutopia's [|New Teacher] Discussion Moderator. Lisa is also a huge #edcamp fan and is on the organizing team for @edcampLA. In addition she writes for SmartBlog on Education, KidsDiscover.com, and The Fem Tech Project.==== ====She is active in her community having served as a library board trustee and currently as the vice president of an award-winning literacy nonprofit in her town. You can find her sharing her passion to support and mentor at Teachingwithsoul.com and on Twitter @teachingwthsoul.==== ||