Kathleen Schrock—At-Large Representative

Kathleen Beck Schrock is the Administrator for Technology for the Nauset Public Schools on Cape Cod, MA. A large part of her job is involved with infusing technology throughout the curriculum in all areas and at all grade levels. Previously a library media specialist, she is very interested in search strategies, evaluation of Internet information, copyright issues, handheld computers and gadgets, and the use of technology as a tool to support instruction. She received her BS in Elementary Education from Rutgers College (NJ) and her MLS in School Library Media from Rutgers Graduate School of Communication, Information, and Libray Studies.
Kathy has been an avid user of the Internet since November of 1993. She continues to investigate daily and add links to her Web site, started in 1995, Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators <http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/>. She has authored many articles and several books dealing with technology and education, information fluency, Web page design, and critical evaluation of Web information.

Kathy's recognitions include a Massachusetts Technology Pathfinder Award, an Above and Beyond Award awarded by the governor of Massachusetts, being named as one of the "Impact 30" technology leaders by eSchool News, receiving a STAR Award from Classroom Connect, serving on a US DOE Educational Technology Advisory Board, and winning a People's Choice Webby Award for her site. Kathy has also appeared on NBC's The Today Show in an segment dealing with the integral role technology plays in home-school communication.