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WHPS AT CECA/CEMA
West Hartford Public Schools was well represented at the 2007 Connecticut Educators Computer Association and Connecticut Association of School Librarians joint conference October 23rd.
Jeri Van Leer, Department Supervisor for Library Media Services, conducted a session about Online Professional Learning. Lauren Skau, Pupil Services Assistive Technology Coordinator presented information on assistive technology tools for every learner. Sheri Tanner, Library Media Specialist, and Katherine Hardesty, Talented and Gifted teacher at Smith Elementary School, demonstrated the use of Wacom Graphire Tablets. Shannon McNeice, Library Media Specialist at Sedgwick Middle School, spoke on the use of Web 2.0 resources in the classroom. Karen Howard, Music teacher at Webster Hill Elementary School, was presented with CECA’s Educator Recognition Award, for her blogging project “Life in the Music Room”:
http://whpscommunities.org/communities/music/default.aspx