Dr. Lawrence A. Tomei (tomei@duq.edu) is an assistant professor of teaching and technology. His responsibilities include developing and teaching workshops, seminars, and in-service programs for practicing teachers. His expertise includes educational psychology, teaching and learning strategies, and technology use in the classroom. He earned his EdD from the University of Southern California. Reach Dr. Tomei at Duquesne University, 209C Canevin Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15282; 412.396.4039; fax 412.396.5388.

Maggie Balmert (balmert@duq.edu) is a full-time academic advisor for Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Maggie is currently completing a master’s degree in instructional technology there. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and is a former high school teacher for the Greensburg Salem School District in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Reach Maggie at A. J. Palumbo School of Business Administration, Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15282; 412.396.5702; fax 412.396.5304.

Judi Harris (judi.harris@mail.utexas.edu), associate professor in curriculum and instruction and instructional technology area coordinator at the University of Texas-Austin, directs the Electronic Emissary (emissary.ots.utexas.edu/emissary/) and WINGS Online (emissary.ots.utexas.edu/wings/). She has authored more than 150 articles and four books, most recently Virtual Architecture: Designing and Directing Curriculum-Based Telecomputing (1998, ISTE) and Design Tools for the Internet-Supported Classroom (1998, ASCD).

Dan Lake (dlake@cnyric.org) worked as a secondary language arts teacher for 16 years, 10 of them in Anchorage, Alaska. He is a 15-year member of the Center for Learning Technologies Department at the Central New York Regional Information Center (CNYRIC) in Syracuse, New York. He is also an adjunct instructor at LeMoyne College. His interests include the integration of telecommunications and multimedia activities into K–12 classrooms. Dan can be reached at the CNYRIC, 6820 Thompson Road, Syracuse, NY 13221; 315.433.8321; fax 315.433.8368; www.ocmboces.org.

Mark Hawkes (mark.hawkes@dsu.edu) is currently graduate coordinator of Dakota State University’s Department of Educational Computing and Instructional Technology. Mark has led and participated in several district and statewide evaluations of educational technology use and continues to investigate the outcomes of educational technology on student learning and teacher professional development. Contact Mark at 605.256.5274.

Bob Albrecht (SSGaia2000@aol.com) is a writer and developer of science, math, and technology curricula. George Firedrake is his alter ego and takes the form of a dragon. Laran Stardrake, whose quotes sometimes lead off the column, is another of Bob’s “accomplices.” She’s half dragon and half human. As Laran is fond of saying, “Reality expands to fill the available fantasies.” The DragonFun image is from an original painting by Marcy Kier-Hawthorne.

Paul Davis (ctec1@mchs.srcs.k12.ca.us) is a mathematics teacher at Maria Carrillo High School in Santa Rosa, California. He was a happy, normal teacher until he met Bob Albrecht and George Firedrake in 1992 and became another one of their accomplices. Since then, Paul has been intertwingling math, science, and technology in his classroom with the help of Bob and George.

Dr. Thomas Walsh (tpwalsh@kean.edu) studied oceanography and meteorology at the SUNY Maritime College, graduating in 1975. He taught mathematics and science in the late 1970s as a Peace Corps volunteer in Liberia, West Africa. In 1981, he studied mathematics and science education at Columbia University’s Teachers College. He taught computer science, mathematics, and science at the elementary, middle, and high school levels from 1983–1994. In 1994, he received his doctorate from Columbia in mathematics education and has taught college-level mathematics and education courses since that time. He teaches mathematics, science, and technology methods to preservice teachers at Kean University in Union, New Jersey.

Dr. Sandra Watson (swatson@pen.k12.va.us) is a network resource teacher in the Alexandria City, Virginia, Public Schools. She administers a middle school LAN and provides technology integration support and training to all school staff. She also has more than 20 years of teaching experience. Sandra can be reached at Hammond Middle School, 4646 Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA 22304.

Steven E. Miller (smiller@massnetworks.org) is executive director of Mass Networks Education Partnership. This nonprofit organized the Massachusetts NetDay campaigns. Steven was formerly on the national board of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility; editor-in-chief of Lotus Magazine, and the author of Civilizing Cyberspace: Policy, Power, and the Information Superhighway (Addison-Wesley, 1996). Contact him at Mass Networks Education Partnership, 280 Lincoln St., Allston, MA 02134; 617.783.9988, ext. 112; fax 617.783.2090; www.massnetworks.org.

Mary McNabb, EdD (mmcnabb@du.edu), is a research scientist at the University of Denver Research Institute (DRI). Previously, she was director of Research and Technology for the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (Oak Brook, IL). Currently, her work focuses on investigating the nature of teaching, learning, and assessment in online cultures. She is also serving on a national committee coordinating evaluation efforts for the Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) Program at the federal level. In 1996, she earned an EdD in educational technology and an MSEd in educational psychology from Northern Illinois University. She served on the leadership committee that developed ISTE’s NETS for Teachers.

Dustin Lyons (dlyons@iglou.com) is currently a senior at Scott County High School in Georgetown, Kentucky. He is interested in theoretical computer science through the C++ programming language in both UNIX and Win32 environments. Dustin has worked within his community, doing Web and graphic design for local businesses. He has been named by Microsoft one of the top “technology” teens out of 6,000 students from the United States, Great Britain, and Canada.

Dave Moursund, PhD (dmoursund@iste.org), has been teaching and writing about information technology in education since 1963. In 1979, he founded the International Council for Computers in Education (ICCE). In 1989, ICCE merged with the International Association for Computing in Education (IACE) to form ISTE. He currently serves as executive officer of research and evaluation. Visit Dave’s Web site at http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~moursund/dave/.

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