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EdTechTeacher is an educational technology professional development provider dedicated to helping teachers use technology to creative active, student-centered learning communities. The EdTechTeacher "Teaching for the 21st Century" Professional Development Program (T21) provides cohorts of teachers the opportunity to develop their technology integration skills over a one-year period with the coaching and support of educators who have extensive experience teaching with technology. EdTechTeacher also offers technology integration workshops each summer in the Greater Boston area and we travel to schools around the country, and abroad, to deliver presentations and workshops.
Tom Daccord, Co-Director
Tom Daccord is an educational technology specialist and author of Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology: A Practical Guide for Teachers by Teachers and The Best of History Web Sites. A veteran "laptop teacher" who instructed in a wireless laptop environment for seven years, Tom has been featured in the Boston Globe ("Making Tech Connect," December 29, 2003) for his contributions to teaching with technology. He has presented on educational technology topics at the National Association of Independent Schools Annual Conference, the National Council for Social Studies Annual Conference, the (Alan) November Building Learning Communities conference, the Laptop Institute in Memphis, the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools Technology Conference, and various other conferences. He is creator and co-webmaster of Best of History Web Sites, an award-winning portal that receives upwards of two million visitors a year. He is also co-director of The Center for Teaching History with Technology, an organization with 2200 subscribers, whose mission is to help K-12 history and social studies teachers incorporate technology effectively into their courses. In addition, Tom is the creator and webmaster of "Teaching Literature & Writing With Technology," designed to help English and Language Arts teachers incorporate technology effectively into their courses.

Justin Reich, Co-Director
Justin Reich is a doctoral candidate at the Harvard University School of Education and taught World History and Topics in Modern History at the Noble & Greenough School in Dedham, Massachusetts. While at Noble and Greenough Justin developed a variety of new curriculum and lesson plans around chatting, blogging, and other projects involving new and emerging technologies. He has written several articles on technology integration that have appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, Boston Globe, and other publications. Justin is co-webmaster of Best of History Web Sites and co-director of The Center for Teaching History with Technology, along with Tom. In addition, he has taught wilderness medicine for the SOLO school in New Hampshire.
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