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Hi!  My name is Jeanne Downey.  I live in Benkelman, NE, but teach 5th and 6th grade in Stratton, NE.  Stratton Elementary is a K-6 building; it is part of the Dundy County Stratton School District.  Our district has 2 elementary buildings and one junior high and high school building.  I went to Kearney State College and graduated in 1983 which makes me either very wise or old as dirt.

Technology is a challenge for me.  I am a PC user. In my classroom, I use my smart board a lot.  When they were put in our rooms 2 years ago, I had no idea what an educational tool they would be.  I have found the document camera to be of great use too.  My students do most of their writing on the computer; we use Bernie's Typing and Education City.  At school, I use Windows 7 and on my personal computer I use Windows 8.

The last two years I have been looking into different master programs trying to discern what area I wanted to pursue.  As I stated earlier, I feel my technology skills are weak.  The first master's program I looked into was media specialist, thinking that was where I could find the classes to strengthen my technology skills.  I also looked into a curriculum and assessment program.  Then I saw the information the NEA Voice about this program, the classes there looked like they would strengthen my abilities to be a more effective teacher.