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OFFICE OF FIELD EXPERIENCES

TWENTY-FIVE NOMINATED FOR STUDENT TEACHER TECHNOLOGY AWARD

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!University!of!Nebraska!Omaha!student!teachers!once!again!prove!their!innovation!in!local!area!K;12!schools!!Twenty;five!UNO!student!teachers!were!nominated!for!the!Spring!2013!Student!Teaching!with!Technology!Award!by!cooperating!teachers!and!university!supervisors.!The!nominees!utilized!various!technologies!to!engage!learners,!such!as:!interactive!white!boards,!research!databases,!web!2.0!tools,!iMovie,!blogs,!social!media!sites,!iPads!and!apps.!!!Four!nominees!were!selected!by!a!panel!of!reviewers!for!having!the!most!creative!and!engaging!application!of!technology.!!The!four!winners!will!receive!a!gift!certificate!from!Learning!HQ.!!!

• Elizabeth!Von!Nagy,!Library!Media,!DC!West!• Faren!Huben,!Mathematics,!Westside!Public!

Schools,!!• Andrew!Tomei,!Mathematics,!Millard!Public!

Schools!• Jenna!Miller,!2nd!grade,!Westside!Public!Schools!

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!Congratulations!winners!and!nominees!and!thank!you!for!engaging!your!students!with!technology!during!

your!student!teaching!experience!!!

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“Andrew([Tomei](continually(uses(various(functions(of(the([SMART](Board;(revealing(hidden(text/numbers/symbols,(color(coding(and(information(during(instruction(to(engage(students.”((( (“Faren([Huben](is(one(of(the(most(innovative(student(teachers(.(.(.(Her(best(skill(is(bringing(technology(into(the(classroom(and(having(this(technology(connect(math(to(the(real(world.(I(have(learned(from(her(more(possibilities(than(I(ever(considered(using(in(math.”(

“Jenna([Miller](has(gone(above(and(beyond(to(not(only(integrate(SMART(Board(technology(in(her(student(teaching(this(semester,(but(has(also(been(steadfast(in(teaching(myself(and(my(coworkers(on(how(to(use(this(technology!((She(is(always(willing(to(help(the(other(teachers(learn(about(how(best(to(use(this(technology(or(problemLsolve(with(them.”((“Liz([Von(Nagy](understands(how(technology(should(be(used(to(enhance(content(rather(than(become(content,(and(is(especially(skilled(in(differentiating(teaching(and(learning(through(the(use(of(technology(to(meet(the(needs(of(all(students.”(!

Nominees(2013((

Katie(Belmont,(2nd(grade,(Ralston(Julie(Katt,(Mathematics,(Boys(Town(

Blake(Heybrock,(Art,(OPS(Holly(Murphy,(English,(Bellevue(

Kelly(Hefflin,(Library(Media,(Bennington(Robert(Betzold,(Special(Education,(Millard(Elizabeth(Inman,(4th(grade,(Elkhorn(Stephanie(Zuniga,(Spanish,(Elkhorn(Anne(Boyd,(1st(grade,(Elkhorn(Karl(Fick,(Mathematics,(Bellevue(Eric(Forrest,(Language(Arts,(OPS(

Sara(Strand,(Special(Education,(PapillionPLaVista(Shelby(OelkeP(2nd(grade,(ElmwoodPMurdock(

Laura(Samson,(Biology,(OPS(Lauren(Trejo,(1st(grade,(OPS(

Tessie(Stednitz,(1st(Grade,(Ralston(Jessica(Busk,(Art,(Council(Bluffs(

Michael(Hart,(Geometry,(AshlandPGreenwood(Alicia(Ramsey,(Biology(&(Physical(Science,(OPS(

Seth(Brooks,(Spanish,(Creighton(Prep(Hannah(Ward,(Special(Education,(DC(West(

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