Welcome Post

Hi Everyone,
Looks like I'm the first one here! I'm Jane Ross and this is my 6th course in a Masters in Education Technology. I am an Australian but I teach in BSD in Java, Indonesia. I am about to start a new job at a brand new school and I'm very excited about it! My job is to assist all teachers (Pre K-12) in the integration of technology in their daily teaching program across all subject areas. We will use StudyWiz, Power School and every teacher gets a free Macbook as a part of their package. Not to mention Smartboards in every shared area and 5-12 get Macbooks with the tuition fees. The school is ground-breaking in that it is committed to 21st Century learning with a huge emphasis on technology infusion. The school is called Sinarmas World School and you can see the website here http://www.sws.co.id/

I love blogging - yes I do. I have been blogging with my students (mostly Grade 3 - Grade 6) and it has changed the way I teach. I have had several successful blogging experiences with my classes and you can see my blog from last academic year here http://mrsjane5.blogspot.com
It has had over 15000 hits! We even managed to do some collaborative work with a school from New Zealand that we met online.

I have been teaching for 17 years K-12 but mostly at the primary school level. My husband is Indonesian and we have 3 kids. I have put a picture here of us.

One last thing ... I have just gone mobile! I am trying out my new portable modem which has a telephone card inside so that I can get Broadband Internet access where ever there is mobile coverage. It's quite good for $7 a month so long as I don't go over 1.5MB.

Jane