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Both Marje Monroe and Doug Fodeman have worked with elementary, middle, and high schools throughout the United States for the past nine years helping teachers, administrators, parents, and children understand and cope with the many issues affecting children online. Their supporting web site is www.ChildrenOnline.org. They have conducted surveys and collected data on the behavior of children and teens online for several years, and Doug published some of the results of that data in the fall of 2006 at IndependentTeacher.org. They are currently writing an Internet safety curriculum guide which will be published in 2008 by the International Society for Technology in Education (www.iste.org)
Doug Fodeman has also given workshops on a wide variety of related topics such as Using Search Engines Effectively, Protecting Your Privacy Online, and Telecollaboration. In addition, Doug has been the Director of Technology at Brookwood School, a Pre-K through grade 8 elementary school in Eastern Massachusetts for the past eleven years. He has taught high school science for more than 18 years, served as Director of Technology at the Pingree School, and served as a technology consultant to the architectural firm Olson, Lewis, Dioli & Doktor, focusing on the integration of computer technology into architectural design. Doug has been a guest speaker with Deborah Rowe of the ABC affiliate WLSAM radio station in Chicago on the topic of cell phone scams targeting children and issues affecting children online and has also appeared on the CBS Evening News about cell phone issues and children.
Marje Monroe is a Clinical Social Worker and educator with more than 20 years of counseling, programming, and teaching experience in schools. Currently, the Dean of Students at Stoneleigh-Burnham School in Western Massachusetts, Marje has worked at five schools including Director of Counseling at Buckingham Browne and Nichols School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Marje has served as Counselor and Substance Abuse Coordinator at Wittenberg University and as Executive Director of the Winnetka, Illinois Youth Center. Throughout her career, Marje has taught Advanced Placement Psychology, English and developed curricula on sex education, substance abuse, ethics and decision making. Marje has extensive experience assisting schools with sexual harassment, crisis management, and trauma/violence in schools. Coordinating schools, families, and community agencies on behalf of the well-being of children and adolescents, Marje is proactive and helps schools and families work together to create strong safety nets for students.
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