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I teach Chinese at [|Hawkesdale P12 College] in South West Victoria, Australia. I teach all year levels from Prep to 11 and I've had a SMART Board in my classroom for the past 18 months. My favourite things about using the board is that it is really great for kinaesthetic learners and that it is so engaging for the kids. Even my less enthusiastic students will jump over each other to have a go at the board. I love standing back and just letting them go nuts!

I love using the whiteboard for audio activities and screencasting for student self assessment, which is what the two challenges I am presenting will be based on. I will be presenting Challenges 1 for you.

I blog at technoLanguages and you can find me on [|Skype] as jess.meyer, on [|Twitter] or you can find [|my profile on the technoLanguages ning network]. Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you've got any questions!

**Danny Nicholson**
I am a freelance teacher educator in South East England, UK. I was formerly a Secondary (11-18) Science and IT teacher. I am the Science tutor on a Primary Teacher Training programme and train teachers in schools for several software companies. I have been interested in whiteboards for about 7 years and have worked for both Smart and Promethean as a freelance trainer. I am an accredited Smart Masters Trainer and have delivered training on Smartboards to schools, corporate clients and even the military!

I love using the boards for interactive activities - and try and focus on some of the simple things you can do which are so effective. Although I do like to play with all the whizzy features too!

I blog at [|The Whiteboard Blog] and I host my whiteboard files on my [|Think Bank] website. I can be found on Skype as danny.nicholson and on [|Twitter]. I'm normally invisible on Skype, but fire a message to me and I usually respond :) You can also view my favourite whiteboard sites via my [|del.icio.us feed].

**Ben Hazzard**


I am a teacher based in [|Port Lambton, Ontario, Canada]. I have taught grades 4 through 7 and am currently a curriculum consultant for my district. I am active online via a podcast about interactive whiteboards.

You may know me from: [|The SMARTBoard Lessons Podcast], [|my blog], [|twitter], [|plurk], skype: bhazzard, or email communications.

I invite you to join me at my newest project: [|TeachersConnecting.com] to find cross-classroom collaboration partners. A smarter way to find a collaboration partner.

When not online [|I practice my slapshot] during a [|local ice hockey league], [|attempt to jump] the boat's wake when [|wakeboarding] , and regularly burn a [|variety of meat, seafood, & veggies] [|on the grill].

**Lauren O'Grady**
I am an learner in Melbourne Australia who has a passion for the purposeful use of technology to increase engagement and learning outcomes for students and teachers. I am currently the Secretary of ICT in Education Victoria and work as a Interactive Whiteboard Consultant for Edsoft. Previously I worked at Caroline Springs College as Head of Innovations and Teaching where I was responsible for working with teachers to improve learning outcomes through ICT.

In my spare time I am being a nerd ! Doing things like a new found love for geocaching, Second Life and aimlessly surfing the net. I also love swimming and walks along the beach under candle light.

You may know me from such films as: [|my Blog], [|twitter]; Skype Lauren.ogrady; Second Life: Dewi Kittaj; or email laurenogrady@mac.com. I look forward to talking to everyone about teaching and learning with IWB's and ICT.

Tom Barrett
I am a primary school teacher in Nottingham, UK. I am currently teaching a Year 5 class (9/10 year olds) but have taught ICT classes from Reception to Year 6. I lead ICT as a subject across the school and as well as being Assessment Coordinator I am one of the school's Assistant Headteachers.

The school has had a full complement of SMARTBoards since December 2003. I have been using them since the last year of my teacher training in 2001 when I was cheeky enough to drag a dusty box from a corridor and set it up in my classroom. It has been the single most effective piece of hardware I have used in school.

You may know me from my blog [|ICT in my Classroom], [|Twitter] or perhaps you have seen the [|37 Interesting Ways (and tips) to use your IWB] presentation which many people have kindly contributed to.

If I am not online I am spending time with my family, playing my guitar or cooking.

Chris Betcher
I am an ICT Integrator/teacher in Sydney Australia. The school at which I work has quite a few interactive whiteboards, so I spend much of my day pretending I know something about them.

You may know me from such blogs as [|Betchablog], [|Canada2006] and [|The Virtual Staffroom]. In my spare time I surf the Internet and write books about IWBs.