1. by Linda Alesi

2. The family

3. Personal Life  Married for over twenty years  Have three children-  All teenagers  Been out of college for over ten years  Enjoy spending time with family and friends

4. I Live on Long Island Bethpage Work in Valley Stream I live in Bethpage and work in Valley Stream. A 15 mile commute takes me an average of 45 minutes.

5. Favorite place- Jones Beach

6. Grumman created the Lunar Module in Bethpage Did you know what Bethpage is famous for?

7. NYC is a 45 minute train ride away

8. work as an Educational Technology Specialist at a small elementary only school district, Valley Stream #13 4 schools 2100 students 1000 computers

9. My jobs responsibilities are:  Professional Developer  Support students and teacher  Network- almost a thousand computers  IP Telephony  Student Management System  Web author  Manage email server, over twenty educational applications  Manage wireless technology  Chair technology committee  Author district technology plan  District Data for state reporting and other applications  Support Videoconferences  A new POS lunch program  Create a disaster recovery plan  Back up district data  Support anything that gets plugged in……………

10. needless to say ……. no two days have been a like in six years

11. Other jobs I’ve had  Videoconferencing Program Specialist  Commercial Photography Teacher  Wedding Photographer

12. Looking forward to meeting everyone in this class It’s my first online experience