Lykowski



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Bachelor's in Elementary Education

 * 1) Life-long Learner
 * 2) Earn my Doctorate Degree
 * 3) Author and publish a children's picture book

=__ Personal __= I am married and mom to six children, (yes 6)! I am a teacher in the Bedford Public School District and I teach 2nd grade. My youngest child graduated high school in June, 2011 and has started college. She is working towards a degree in Marine Biology and hopes to work with Great White Sharks someday. I also have a son who is attending University of Toledo and majoring in Mechanical Engineering. My older daughter is married and is in the U.S. Navy and stationed in Seattle, Washington. My other three sons have finished school (for now) and live in the area. I am very interested in technology and how it can be used in education to benefit students. I am highly involved with Discovery Educator's Network (Discovery Channel/Communications) and serve as the Chairperson for Michigan's Leadership Council. I have presented at both state and national level tech conferences and have published articles in educational/technology based journals. I am working on a children's picture book now and also helping my youngest daughter research the Vietnam War for her novel that she is working on. My husband is an engineer and volunteer firefighter for our community.We also share our home with 2 chocolate labs, 1 rescued cat, 2 tree frogs, 2 turtles, and 1 bearded dragon. I graduated from Lourdes with both my undergraduate and graduate degrees. In my free time (is there such a thing?) you can find me reading a variety of material and genres as well as 'playing' on my iPad and MAC. I also raise, tag, and release Monarch Butterflies during the summer seasons.

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[|Monarch Watch] - Web site dedicated to the education, conservation, and research of Monarch Butterflies
=Below is a great video explaining Fair Use and Copyright. It was created by Eric Faden of [|Bucknell University].= ===I use this video and two other Web Sites to educate people on Fair Use and Copyright. You may want to check out [|Stanford Law School (The Center for Internet and Society)] and [|Teaching Copyright] to learn more about this subject. ===

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You may also want to check out my Tools 4 Tech wiki. This is where I have tried to collect tutorials and resources on many Web 2.0 tools.

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