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January Winners
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Christopher Meshanko, School Counselor
S.L. Mason, Valdosta, GA
"Until now the primary instructional technology used in school counseling has been the overhead projector, the VCR and television, and more recently the computer. I say 'until now' because the wireless mimio Capture technology will allow school counselors to address their two biggest concerns-limited time and accountability."
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Jered Mbatchou, Mathematics Teacher
Falls Church High School, Falls Church, VA
"I see mimio Interactive as an instrument which will enhance student learning and improve standardized test scores."
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Lisa Shipp, Seventh Grade Math Teacher
Feagin Mill Middle School, Warner Robins, GA
"The vast capabilities of mimio [technology] will allow learning to surpass the classroom experience already at
hand. Your product will help teach students the importance of keeping up with the continual technological
advancements available..."
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February Winners
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Deb Daniel, Communication Arts Instructor
Fort Zumwalt West Middle School, O'Fallon, MO
"mimio would also give students an opportunity to view how technology can make presentations come to life.
Technology can actually be comforting to a nervous 12-year-old standing in front of his or her peers talking
about a less than compelling topic."
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Jennifer Strickland, English Teacher
Laingsburg High School, Laingsburg, MI
"I am a traveling teacher. I go from classroom to classroom, school to school. Not all the
classrooms I visit have interactive boards. This would be a great addition to my collection of
resources to use when teaching vocational studies, practical living and arts and humanities."
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Sarah Martin, Second Grade Teacher
Connally Primary School, Elm Mott, TX
"mimio would let me walk around, give more individual assistance, and immediately share
positive and negative samples from student work with the entire class."
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March Winners
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Kevin Mars, Seventh Grade Math Teacher
Trafalgar Middle School, Cape Coral, FL
"I know their standardized test scores will increase just like their love for my class because I
am using the most up-to-date technology which is the language all young people are speaking
these days."
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Maribeth Lowe, Special Education Teacher
William Monroe High School, Standardsville, VA
"The possibility of walking in to one of my collaborative classrooms, mimio in hand, and being
able to use this technology in any setting with a whiteboard is HUGE! This would be a big help in
preparing our students for standardized testing and increasing higher-level thinking."
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PJ Stockwell, Life Science Teacher
Silverado High School, Victorvile, CA
"mimio will help me to inspire my students and gain respect in the classroom! mimio would
allow me to more efficiently make use of my time."
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April Winners
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Dacia Upkins, Fifth Grade Teacher/Team Leader
Walter White Elementary School, Atlanta, GA
"I will use mimio to display and model various types of graphic organizers with the participation
of my students because the use of graphic organizers has been shown to promote and access
comprehension across all subject areas."
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Jim Stockdale, DE Teacher
Farrell Area School District, Farrell, PA
"My daughter (a teacher in Virginia) let me borrow a portable mimio. I used it for a week with
my classes. The response was electric. My students became engaged and excited in ways I had
never seen before...My students lit into the opportunity with enthusiasm and imagination - and
attached their lessons to the 'eligible content' used in our state's development of PSSA tests
to show how what they were doing could help specifically with our school's standing and attain
Adequate Yearly Progress."
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Robert Graham, Principal
Carter Academy, Houston, TX
"As a principal I am still a teacher...Having seen mimio in action, I am convinced by the student
response that this tool is an excellent way to 'CAPTURE' the students' interest and focus so that
authentic learning takes place."
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May Winners
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Jodi Lewallen, English Teacher
Kingwood Park High School, Kingwood, TX
"WOW! Mrs. Lewallen, this is so much more fun and interactive than doing our editing on a
piece of paper at our desks.' I can already hear my students - their excitement from a new
mimio."
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Majoice Thomas, Spanish Teacher
North Little Rock High School, North Little Rock, AR
"mimio addresses multiple intelligences and differentiated learning styles, and supports brain
research that indicates that the more the student participates in his own learning the greater
the learning outcome."
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William Jaggers, Secondary Teacher
Chateaugay High School, Chateaugay, NY
"I could use mimio in a thousand ways. As a science teacher from a very small rural school
with limited funds, a program like mimio would prove to be extremely valuable. My students
would have an advantage on the larger schools."
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June Winners
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Emily Shea, Fourth Grade Teacher
West Clayton Elementary School, Clayton, NC
"mimio will enable me to present lessons with interactive components such as video from
United streaming, use web-based lessons such as Web Quests and games, and take virtual field
trips with a whole new twist."
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Anne Wenninger, Assistant Principal
Brandywine Heights Area High School, Topton, PA
"mimio is a must have tool for the teachers and students of the classrooms of the 21st
century. We are firm believers that this will decrease the teacher work load, increase teacher
productivity, increase student performance, enhance general attentiveness, and alleviate the
misunderstandings that come from teacher explanation and what the student actually
comprehends."
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Liz Gonzalez, Assistant Principal of Curriculum
Alta Vista High School, Tucson, AZ
"I influence curriculum, mimio influences technology, and together we influence what
education can do, and how far it can go."
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July Winners
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Wyndy Crozier, Seventh Grade VE
Seven Springs Middle School, New Port Richey, FL
"Many of the students with varying disabilities tend to be tactile visual and therefore the mimio
whiteboard capture tool is perfect for them. It allows them to go hands-on with color! And
because of these two inherent tools of the device, I would also be touching those who are
auditory and olfactory - simply be using more than one modality."
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Melinda Erickson, PTA Member
Harvey Scott Elementary School, Portland, OR
"Being a school that is low on the scale of technology usage, our teachers will need to explore
the wide array of educational uses and opportunities a mimio has to offer. Once they use the
mimio they will be able to see the significant impact of technology and education. This will not
only spark excitement and imagination in our teachers, but in the students as well."
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Lauren Gum, Kindergarten Teacher
Lakeview Elementary School, Sugar Land, TX
"mimio would fascinate and intrigue even the most restless 5 year old. I have observed that
students learn best by doing and a mimio in the classroom gives them that opportunity."
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August Winners
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Carrie Taylor, Special Education Teacher K-5
Watauga Elementary School, Abingdon, VA
"A mimio would allow me as the teacher to integrate multiple teaching styles into one lesson. Having a
lesson that is visual, auditory, and kinesthetic will create a more productive learning environment for my
students."
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Janet Toth, Fourth Grade Teacher
Nolley Elementary School, Akron, OH
"mimio would be an excellent tool to research on the Internet as a class, create slides, and
present the class slideshow to other classes."
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Janet Parker, Teacher
Memorial High School, Tulsa, OK
"Students with learning disabilities have significant needs for instruction to be presented in
multiple sensory modalities, and mimio is a very easy, convenient, and interesting way to
meet this need."
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September Winners
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Mike Royal, Technology Specialist
Smyrna High School, Smyrna, TN
"Our football coaches can use mimio along with the game tapes to diagram what happen on the video while
the video is running. Additionally, the school board occasionally has its meetings in the schools. mimio
would provide an additional, valuable piece of presentation equipment to assist the board when presenting
information to the public."
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Stephanie Haney, Musical Director/Vocal Director
Tri-City CUSD, Buffalo, IL
"I would use mimio to help students with composing music, those with vision disabilities, and
those with reading/writing disabilities."
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Kimberly Hanson, Teacher
Bogue Sound Elementary, Newport, NC
"The addition of a mimio into my fifth grade classroom would greatly enhance my educational
program. One way I plan to incorporate its use is through writing lessons. Any document that we
would like to examine for grammar, punctuation, transitions, word choice, etc. would be easily
edited using the mimio."
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October Winners
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Annette Pardue, Technology Coordinator
Holy Family Catholic School, St. Petersburg, FL
"Having the flexibility to have individuals perform different aspects of a lesson or worksheet
which can be captured for all to use later is a unique quality of the mimio and its software, which
can be incorporated with any lesson at any level."
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Carolyn Daniels, Teacher/Technology Integration
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Meriden, CT
"I can't think of how I would NOT use mimio in my classroom. The goal in my literature and
science classroom at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School is to connect to the inside and outside
community, state, and world constantly!"
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Patricia Anderson, Teacher
Primary School, Sweetwater, TN
"The possibilities of how a mimio could be used in this setting would be limited only by
my imagination. I have recently gotten a grant that will allow me to get a projector.
With the use of a computer, projector, scanner and mimio I can think of many uses for
mimio."
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November Winners
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Susan Jennings, Teacher
Swansboro Middle School, Hubert, NC
"I would use the mimio as a window to a world that exists outside of Swansboro Middle
School and how students can use this information to better their lives and embark on
a journey of being a lifelong learner. They would be better equipped to deal with a
technological world that is constantly changing. I would use my mimio to connect my
students to a world beyond the ordinary and introduce them to the opportunities that
abound if they only learn how to access them."
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Joel Brondos, Headmaster
St. Paul's Lutheran School, Brookfield, IL
"The mimio system brings together both amazing technology and an affordable price
-- and I'd like to use it -- and see our teachers take advantage of it -- to keep
students engaged with the subject matter... But most importantly, I see the mimio a
s helping teachers through those transitional periods, going from one subject to
another."
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Sylvie Kasztan, Teacher
Smith Junior High School, Mesa, AZ
"IÕve had an opportunity to try the mimio Xi unit and fell in love with it. mimio studio
was very intuitive and learning each new tool and its abilities over the course of a
few days made me excited about the possibility of changing tools I currently use and
things I do in the classroom. Some colleagues came in during one of my rants and
they couldnÕt believe what they were seeing. I found myself more excited about
teaching and I felt like my job was a little easier and a little less complicated!"
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