About the Authors Just who are these people anyway? Richard Byrne
Richard Byrne is a high school social studies teacher in Western Maine, USA. When not teaching he’s busy writing the award-winning blog Free Technology for Teachers. Free Technology for Teachers received the Edublog Award for Best Resource Sharing Blog in 2008 and 2009 and has been nominated for the same award in 2010. Richard was nominated in 2009 and 2010 for an Edublog Life Time Achievement Award. He was a finalist for the 2010 ACTEM Educator of the Year Award. Richard is a Google Certified Teacher.
Richard is a frequent contributor to the School Library Journal. He is also a contributor to a forth-coming book about technology for school administration. You can find Richard presenting at conferences all over North America where he often makes weird faces while talking about his favorite free technology resources for teachers. When not teaching, writing, or presenting, Richard enjoys fly fishing, hiking, and volunteering at Harvest Hills Animal Shelter.
This eBook was Richard’s idea, but it couldn’t have come together without all of the contributors who not only wrote for the eBook, but also are an active part of Richard’s personal learning network.
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