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Diane Main

I teach grades 1-8 computer technology at Milpitas Christian School, a private preK-8 school in San Jose, California.  We use (and I am in charge of) Gaggle.net, Google Apps, and Turnitin.com

Among my many geeky pursuits are geocaching and researching my British family history.  I love geography, so I am doing a lot of presenting this year about Integrating GPS, Geocaching, and Google Earth into the Curriculum.  I also speak on the topic of FREE Online Collaborative Tools for Education.

I live in San Jose with my husband and son. We love soccer and the San Jose Earthquakes.  My husband IS SoccerMainia, his soccer and sports teaching business.

In September 2008, I began my Masters degree program through San Diego State University's COMET (Cohort Online Masters in Educational Technology) program.  Think Bernie Dodge.

I became a Google Certified Teacher in the inaugural November 2006 Northern California group, and I have really gotten a lot out of the experience.  I am also a peer coach for IISME and a member-at-large on the board of Silicon Valley CUE.




Contact Information:
E-mail: dianemain@gmail.com
AIM: Dowbiggin
Y! Messenger: d0wb1gg1n
Twitter: Dowbiggin
Skype: dianemain





My boys
Me and my boy









Sometimes I look like this: