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===.Dr. Fowler is in her second full year of teaching at UWA after supervising student teachers and teaching as an adjunct professor for two years prior to that. She loves technology and enjoys sharing it with others. Her research interests include STEM teaching, technology integration, using technology with pre-school students, technology and writing, and digital photography. Dr. Fowler teaches ED 505 Technology and Education, ED 405 Technology and Education (undergraduate), and ED 508 Technology Portfolio.=== ===She lives in Tuscaloosa with her husband, Gus Davis. He is a retired career technical teacher and former soccer coach. They enjoy attending Canterbury Episcopal Church and are very involved in the Meals on Wheels and Community of Hope ministries. They do not have any children of their own, but they do love visiting his son, Sumner, and his family in Starkville. Grandchildren are lots of fun! Dr. Fowler also has a black cat named, Hissy, who recently joined the family.=== ===Heather Blanks is a kindergarten teacher for Claysville School in Guntersville, Al. She is in her tenth year of teaching for the Marshall County School System. She is also the director for the 21st Century Afterschool/Summer Program. Heather recieved her BS in Early Childhood Education from Jacksonville State University. She is currently working on a Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education. She and her husband reside in Arab, Al and are expecting thier first child August 2nd!===



Holly Rice is in her seventh year of teaching 5th grade. She teaches at B.D. Lee Elementary School in Gaffney, South Carolina. She also serves as the Intervention Team Chair Person and Yearbook Advisor for the school. She has a husband, Mitch, and a three year old daughter, Kylee. She will be done with her Master’s degree from The University of West Alabama in October of 2012. The family has a dog named Otis and is in the process of adopting another family dog! Holly enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She is looking forward to this class and learning new things about technology in the classroom! === Justin Estes is in his third year of teaching Physical Education in the Tuscaloosa County School System. He teaches at Crestmont Elementary School in Northport. He also coaches football at Tuscaloosa County High School. The positions he coaches is linebackers and wide receivers. He has a wife Misty and two children Macie seven and Cade six. Justin holds two B.S. degrees from Auburn University. One is Turfgrass Management 2004 and the other B.S. in Physical Education 2008. He loves Auburn Football!!!! He will be done with his master’s degree from The University of West Alabama in August of 2011. Justin's wife Misty is in school to become a Special Education Teacher. The family also has two dogs Montana and Charlie. They all enjoy spending time at the beach and the lake on their ski boat. He is looking forward to this class and learning new things. ===

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===Shannon Hulse lives in Hartselle, AL with her husband, Erik, and 3 month old son, Austin. Shannon has two dogs, Wrigley, an English Bulldog, and Polar Bear, a Chow mix. Shannon has a degree in elementary education and is taking her final class at UWA for her master's degree in Library Media. Shannon enjoys playing with Austin, spending time with family, and playing and watching sports.===

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===Carol Harris is a 2nd grade teacher at Clark Elementary School in Selma, AL. She is in her second year of teaching. She received her B.S. in Childhood Education from Auburn, Montgomery in 2009. She is currently working on her Master's Degree in Library Media. Mrs. Harris lives in Valley Grande with her husband and three children. Cameron is 21 and a Junior at Auburn University seeking a degree in Chemical Engineering. Caitlyn is 17 and a Junior at DCHS and Caleb is 13 and attends MMS. They have 3 maltese puppies named Sophie, Sadie, and Ellie; a lab named Lilly; and a Jack Russell Terrier named Maggie. They enjoy spending time outdoors fishing in their pond and riding 4-wheelers.===

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===Christine Strickland is in her third year of teaching second grade at Hillcrest Elementary in Enterprise, AL. Technology and Education is her last class before graduating with her Masters in Library Media. She is married to a wonderful man named Jeremy. They both are extremely excited about their first child being born come this August. They still don't know whether it is a boy or girl yet, but will find out April 5th, just in time for their second anniversary. If she is not working on classroom lessons or grad. school projects, she is getting lessons ready for her 1-3 grade Sunday School class at First Baptist Church Level Plains. She loves spending time with her family and with her husband's family. She has two precious nieces that are 4 and 1 and full of energy!===

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===Camille Smith lives in Tuscaloosa Alabama with her husband and two daughters Willow and Camari. She and her husband are both originally from Chicago Illinois they relocated to Tuscaloosa four years ago because they felt it was a=== ===great place to raise there daughters. Camille spends most of her time working her Mary Kay Business!!!! In December 2009 she finished a masters in Counseling/Psychology at The University of West Alabama and received her Bachelors in 2006 from Governor State University.Camille has returned to school to become a Special Education Teacher which she has always had a passion for. She is looking forward to a successful experience in this course!!!!=== ===Shannon Turner lives in Flomaton, Alabama and teaches high school science classes at Flomaton High School, her alma mater. She is a graduate of Auburn University and is currently pursuing a master of arts degree in teaching. Shannon is married to Craig and they have three daughters, Abigail-5, and Lillie and Isabella-1 year old twins. Family life keeps Shannon very busy but in her free time she enjoys reading and spending time on the boat at Lake Martin. In the future, Shannon would like to try teaching biology at the junior college level. A picture is coming soon!!=== === Amanda White lives in Kingsland, Georgia. She is a home maker and is taking graduate classes online. This is the only class that she is currently enrolled in. She has done 3 years of substitute teaching back in her hometown of Cullman, Alabama and has also worked at Sylvan Learning Center for 5 years. Her husband is currently in the Navy on the boomer submarine the USS Wyoming. Taking graduate classes helps pass the time while he is away. During her spare time she does scrapbooking and also crochets Afghans with her friends whose husbands are also in the Navy. === === Amanda plans on completing my degree in Elementary Education from UWA at the end of the fall semester 2011. Once she completes her degree, she plans on applying for a teaching position at a college near where she lives in Kingsland. ( Kingsland is exit 3 off of I-95 and is 3 miles north of the Florida border and only 20 minutes away from Jacksonville.) === === She does not have any children currently unless you count her cat, Cletus, and her new cat named Mr. Jynx. He looks like the cat from the movie "Meet the Parents" and "Meet the Fockers". Her other "child" is named Tootsie and is a shih tzu. Tootsie is almost four years old, weighs around 8 pounds, and is black and white. Amanda got Tootsie her Canine Good Citizenship Award from the Pet Smart in Jacksonville, Florida. With Tootsie being certified, Amanda takes her to the local nursing home in Saint Mary’s, Georgia three days a week. She wants to be able to spread the joy to the elderly with the help of Tootsie. Tootsie has already had 4 obedience classes from Pet Smart and learns very quickly. === === Bobbie Smith lives just outside of Charleston, South Carolina in a small town call Summerville. She is originally from Bluefield, West Virginia and loves the West Virginia Mountaineers. Bobbie has been teaching in the district's alternative school (kids in lieu of expulsion) for fifteen years. She teaches both Language Arts and math to 6th and 7th graders. She has been married to Shawn Smith for the past 10 years and has two young boys. Bailey is nine and Connor is five. Bobbie has only one more class to take in the Fall One session plus her intership and she will have her Master's for a Library Media Specialist. Right now life is very busy for Bobbie as she juggles this course, t-ball for both boys, teaching, and her family. She knows that with God on her side that all things are possible. === ===Kendyl Sumbry lives in Birmingham, AL, but she is originally from Phenix City, AL (5 mins from Columbus, GA and 20 mins from Auburn). She graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in December 2010 with a degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. At the end of March, she will be moving back home to Phenix City. Kendyl is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, which is a sorority dedicated to public service. She recently had a beautiful baby girl on March 5th with her birthday being on the 25th. Her purpose for attending UWA is to receive a Master's in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. She does not teach yet due to pregnancy and wanting to spend time with her new baby, but she does have an interview set up for the end of March at the school of her choice.=== ===Erin Robinson Elkins currently teaches Spanish I, Spanish II, and 8th grade History at Elkmont High School for the Limestone County School system. She is married to Chris Elkins from Paint Rock, Alabama. He does work in facility maintenance at Redstone Arsenal. Even though they have no children, they have two very spoiled dogs, Rusty and Sophie. They enjoy backpacking, kayaking, camping, and reading. She is from Athens, Alabama. She attended the University of North Alabama, and received a B.A. and teaching certificates from there. Right now, she is working on her graduate degree to be a Library Media Specialist. She hopes to reinforce the love of learning and the various ways to find information. She plans to graduate in May.=== === Brenda Pendergrass has taught high school science for the last eight years in a small town. She has four children and two grandchildren and was blessed to be able to stay home for nine years with her children before she had to go back to work. She would like to teach at a middle school but so far she has not had the opportunity. She has been married to the same man for almost 25 years and for this she allows herself to binge on brownies and chocolate cake while drinking coffee. Brenda is nervous about on line classes; this is her first one. She hopes to make her children proud of her in this technology age since she still has trouble with the TV. She has just started the masters program in Instructional Leadership. Brenda is looking forward to this adventure J === === Monica Daniels has been teaching for seven years. At first, she taught kindergarten. She quickly realized this wasn't for her. She has been teaching third grade for the past six years, and loves it! She is originally from Birmingham, Alabama. She atteneded Alabama A&M University, where she received a Bachelor of Science and a Master's in Elementary Education. She currently resides in Madison, AL and teaches for the Huntsville City School System. She is currenlty working on a second Master's in Library Media at the University of West Alabama. Her only child is Bandit, a Jack Russell terrier, who just turned one. ===

=== Joshua Scott is a current resident of Huntsville, AL where he is a Special Education Teacher at Sparkman Middle School. He is a 2010 Graduate of the University of West Alabama where he recieved his undergraduate degree. He is currently working on his Master's Degree in Special Eduation from UWA. He is married to his college sweetheart, Jessica (who is also an educator), and they have two "kids" Ozzy and Otis. Joshua enjoys coaching football and basketball, golfing, Alabama Football, Duke basketball, teasing his wife about being an Auburn Fan, and attending church at Fairview Church of God in Falkville, AL. ===