Contributors

David L. Benson, Ph.D., is superintendent of the Blue Valley School District in Overland Park, Kan. E-mail: [email protected]

Patti Fusco is a technology support teacher for the West Haven School District in West Haven, Conn. She has been teaching for more than 20 years and has taught many different grade levels. E-mail: [email protected]

Gary W. Kidney, Ed.D., is the director of academic computing and the Instructional Technology Center at the University of Houston-Clear Lake in Texas. He has designed and developed four Web courses, and teaches online classes in instructional technology every semester. E-mail: [email protected]

Beth McBride is president of McGraw-Hill Professional Development, a division of McGraw-Hill Education. E-mail: [email protected]

John M. Morris is the coordinator of academic technology in the Office of Information Resources & Technology (IRT) at Drexel University. E-mail: [email protected]

Dave O'Toole is supervisor of data operations at West Clermont Local School District in Cincinnati, Ohio. E-mail: [email protected]

Mark Schneiderman is director of education policy for the Software & Information Industry Association. E-mail: [email protected]

Creg E. Williams, Ph.D., is deputy chief academic officer of the School District of Philadelphia. E-mail: [email protected]@phila.k12.pa.us

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