Introduction

Hello! Our names are... Jess O. - 5th grade teacher Theresa M. - 3rd grade teacher Holly K. - 1st grade teacher Mary Ann M. - 1st grade teacher Jen C. - 1st grade teacher

We are teachers from the Laconia school district at [|Woodland Heights Elementary School]. In March of 2009 we were the recipients of an **[|ARRA Grant]** where our classrooms were completely transformed into 21st century learning environments. This grant has allowed us to get laptops for all of our students, interactive white boards, document cameras, flip videos, and a variety of other professional development opportunities. Through this grant we have been able to see first hand the role that technology plays in students being successful and engaged in school, and how it allows students from all economic backgrounds to have a “level playing field” while at school. Since recieving the grant we have made it our mission to not only transform the way we teach within the classroom, but have made it our mission to make the education we are providing to students more accessible for parents and families. We have each taken several courses in the area of Computer Technology through [|Plymouth State Univeristy] as well as numerous [|Open N.H.] courses to help us better understand how to fully utilize the free (and fabulous) 21st century tools available through the internet. Wikispaces has provided us with better communication with families, and has allowed students a public forum to showcase what they are learning at school and receive positive feedback from the people they cherish most. We hope you will find Wikispaces to be as helpful of a tool as we do. We look forward to collaborating with you and supporting you as you get your first Wiki up and running!