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Erica Hartman

Erica Hartman


Erica Hartman has been a 6th Grade Connections/Language Arts Teacher in Sparta, New Jersey for seven years. She is also a technology professional development instructor for the Sparta Township School District. In 2007 she completed her Master’s in Technology Education from New Jersey City University and is currently working on her Certificate in E-Learning and Online Teaching at the University of Wisconsin. Besides being a Google Certified Teacher, she is also a certified Trainer for the New Jersey Governor’s Internet Safety Initiative. Her professional presentations include the 2008 New Jersey Middle School Association Annual Conference, the 2008 Annual Turning on Learning Advance at Montclair State University and the 21st Annual New Jersey Association for Educational Technology Conference at Georgian Court University.

Blog: [|http://theitclassroom.blogspot.com] Class Blog: [|http://hartmanhoopla.blogspot.com] School website: http://www.sparta.org/62047121114564/site/default.asp Email: hartman19@gmail.com Google Talk: hartman19 Twitter: elh Skype: Erica Hartman

Patrick Higgins, Jr. Director of Curriculum, HumanitiesSparta Township Public Schools, NJ Patrick Higgins, Jr. has been a teacher of English and social studies, a technology coordinator, and an administrator at various schools in New Jersey. In his current position he focuses on developing curriculum to meet the needs of the 21st Century student, coordinating professional development opportunities for teachers and administrators, and facilitating change across a large organization. He has presented at the local and state level on topics such as Research 2.0, Creating Personal Learning Environments, Tablet PC use in the High School classroom, and Data Visualization. His focus within the past year has been on introducing teachers to the disruptive nature of social technology and the pedagogical shifts they bring about, and creating new curriculum that leverages the literacies these new technologies bring about. He currently writes his own blog, Chalkdust101, and is a contributor to his district blog, The TechDossier.

Blog: [|Chalkdust101] District Blog: [|The Dossier] Email: orangehiggins@gmail.com Google Talk: orangehiggins Twitter: pjhiggins Skype: pjhiggins1