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Dave Fontaine Professional

CONSULTANT AND TRAINER

Speaking

Engagements

eBook, eLearning, eContent Specialist

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Portsmouth, RI 02871 Technology Conference--

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schools, Feb., 2012

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Computing in the Cloud-

-How the Central Falls High

Work History School community can

improve teaching and

learning through the use of

University Of Rhode Island Graduate School of Education

'Business' tools while

Kingston, RI, United States 2004 - Present maintaining an 'Education'

budget, June, 2010

Online Instructor of Education

Simplify Your

EDC 922 eBooks and Digital Content Teaching Using Wikis and

online and asynchronous Collaborative Software!,

Central Falls School

Kindles, Nooks, iPads, eReaders, and tablets are the new electronic tools exploding in usage both Department, June, 2009

inside and outside the classroom. These devices can be used to support teaching and learning. This

course will provide hands on experience in using these tools, exploring Open Source eTextbooks How to Work with Widgets

and understanding the concepts and technologies behind Web 2.0. Participants will use and Gadgets, Internet @

collaborative software to create e-textbooks and collaborate with other educators on how best to Schools East, National

incorporate these technologies with their students. Conference, March 31, 2009

Participants learn: How to Use Online

Collaborative Websites to

See concrete examples of how teachers use these tools in their classes. Facilitate Communication

Understand how teachers plan to use these tools to meet their curricular objectives. Among Elementary School

Create opportunities to bring this information and these technologies to the larger school Teachers, Coventry School

community. Department, March, 2009

Effectively incorporate these tools into their personal or professional practice.

Develop a supportive, reflective virtual professional community around How to Use Online Tools to

the OER movement. Teach Higher Education

Use Open Source information to create a digital textbook or curriculum material for their Students in a Virtual

setting. Environment, University of

Rhode Island

Professors, August, 2008

Are Textbooks Becoming

Extinct? Welcome to the Age

EDC 586 "Social Media Technology to Promote Learning" of the Wikitext!

online and asynchronous Internet@Schools National

Conference, April 6, 2008

This graduate-level course was designed to guide professionals through the use of Social Media

tools to promote learning within their organization. Participants range across the work-spectrum, Web 2.0 and What It Means

from department directors, to remote managers, to K-12 educators, to University professors and for the School

Library staff. Librarian RIEMA State

Conference, April 28, 2008

Participants learn:

Using Technology to

to understand basic concepts of social media and online collaboration, Differentiate Instruction, West

to communicate and collaborate remotely to increase productivity, Bay Educational Collaborative,

to identify the potential pitfalls and advantages with the use of social media in the March 4, 2008

workplace,

to develop a supportive, reflective, virtual professional community around online Finding Online Professional

collaboration, Development Opportunities

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EDC 923 "Online Collaboration and Exploration"

for Librarians, RIEMA

online and asynchronous

sponsored Nov 5, 2007

This graduate-level course was designed to be highly interactive, open-ended and investigative.

How to Use Online

Teachers learn:

Resources in Education,

embedded professional

to understand basic concepts of online collaboration,

development, Middletown

to share and heighten common depth of knowledge regarding online collaborative

School Department

endeavors,

to identify potential educational areas for online collaboration,

to develop a supportive, reflective, virtual professional community around online

collaboration,

Presentations &

EDC 922 Integrating Open Educational Resources in the Classroom"

online and asynchronous 3-semesters

Articles

This graduate-level course focuses on the pragmatism of using Web 2.0 tools in education.

MultiMedia &

Teachers learn:

how to use the Open Educational Resources to foster literacy in and out of school, Internet@Schools

to deepen learning and increase student achievement,

to create opportunities to bring these technologies to the larger school community

through the building of their own Wikitextbook chapter, and

to remix OER's and integrate them into their professional practice.

EDC 921 Using Blogs and Wikis to Foster Literacy

online and asynchronous 12-semesters

This graduate-level course focuses on the pragmatism of using Web 2.0 tools in education.

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Teachers learn:

how to use the Read/Write Web to foster literacy in and out of school,

to deepen learning and increase student achievement, and Rhode Island Eductional

to identify assessment tools to measure the effectiveness of Read/Write Web

Media Association

technologies in their professional practice. Appropriate for grades K-12, this class meets

completely on line and is taught through a blog.

EDC 920 Harnessing the Power of the Internet for Teaching & Learning

online and asynchronous 18-semesters

This graduate-level course focuses upon using the Internet for teaching and learning. It covers

basic Information Literacy skills (how to search the Internet effectively and accurately, as well as

how to distinguish quality, reliable websites from those that offer poor, unsubstantiated information).

Class participants: View Session

gain access to lessons that integrate these skills into their classroom;

learn how to access video/audio sites to supplement their instruction; and,

Are Textbooks Becoming

learn how to create a blog. Class participants will interact completely through a blog, as

Extinct?

well as

learn what a blog is, how to use one, and how to access educational blogs from teachers

around the world.

EDC 478 Exemplary Teaching Practices 3-semesters

This course teaches educators how to focus upon their strengths by pinpointing and identifying their

best lessons, analyzing the successes, and embedding these traits into future instruction.

EDC 479 Documenting Accomplished Teaching Through National Board Certification (3 cr)

4-semesters

This 9-month course walks practicing educators through the process of earning National Board

Certification. Heavy in practical application; This course has teachers continuously analyze, revise,

and edit, current practices until they have raised their level of teaching to exemplary status.

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Curriki.org

DC, United States 2009 - 2010

Open Educational Resource Fellow

Google Teacher

Curriki worked with 6 distinguished graduate professors of education from around the nation to

develop a course on integrating open educational resources into the classroom. The course is

Academy

broken into 6 chapters that cover an introduction to OER, licensing, searching/finding OER, creating

your own OER, using OER in the classroom and mixing and remixing with OER. All content

Google Teacher

is offered freely under Creative Commons Attribution licensing.

Academy Video

PODetc.com

Long Beach, CA, United States 2009 - Jul 2010

Online Instructor

Professional Online Development from the Educational Technology Community (PODetc) was

designed to give professional educators the tools they need to utilize technology resources in the

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classroom setting.

Profile

PODetc provides teaching professionals with online learning options that allow them to bring 21st

century technology skills to their students. The innovative online classroom allows busy

professionals to increase their knowledge of the latest technology tools and learning theories in a

convenient asynchronous format 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Middletown School Department

Middletown, RI, United States Sep 2003 - Present

Internet Librarian & Information Specialist

Director of Library Services

Instructed students in in-depth research

Taught Information Literacy skills

Created curriculum for evaluation and critical analysis of digital information

National Institute for Teaching Excellence

Cambridge, MA, United States 2004 - 2007

Instructional Librarian

Taught online research skills using both whole language and one-on-one teaching

strategies

Guided graduate and doctoral students through the thesis---from inception to culmination

Middletown School Department

Middletown, RI, United States 1997 - 2003

English/Language Arts Teacher

ProfessionalDevelopmentCredit.com

Portsmouth, RI, United States

Founder

Founder and Creator of ProfessionalDevelopmentCredit.com, an online, asynchronous, professional

development website that allows librarians to earn Contact Hours or Graduate Credits by completing

web-based workshops

Johns Hopkins University

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Baltimore, MD, United States 1995 - 1997

Adjunct Instructor of Reading Strategies

Drew University

Madison, NJ, United States 1995 - 1997

Adjunct Instructor of Reading Strategies

Education

National Board for Professional Teaching

Standards

Arlington, VA, United States 2003

National Board Certification, Library and Information Science

National Board Certification is the highest symbol of professional teaching excellence in the United

States. Becoming a National Board Certified Teacher attests to the fact that you have been judged

by your peers as an exemplary educator in your field.

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI, United States Jun 2000 - May 2002

Master of Library & Information Science, Internet Librarianship

A 21st century MLS graduate receives rigorous training in 'Educational Technology.' My

education focused upon real-world skills, and the practical application of online resources in the

modern-day classroom. Additionally, I received extensive experience using collaborative tools to

facilitate learning, such as Social Software like edu-blogs, wikis, and the power of folksonomy.

Rhode Island Teachers & Technology

Institute

Kingston, RI, United States 2003 - 2007

Model Classroom Teacher, Technology in Education

The primary goal of this program is to improve student achievement through the use of technology

in elementary and secondary schools. Additional goals include helping all students become

technologically literate by the end of the eighth grade and, through the integration of technology with

both teacher training and curriculum development, establishing research-based instructional

methods that can be widely implemented.

Providence College - Graduate

Providence, RI, United States 1990 - 1992

Teacher Certification

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI, United States Sep 1985 - May 1989

Bachelor of Arts, English

Publications/Articles

Fontaine, David. "Are Textbooks Becoming Extinct?." MultiMedia & Internet@Schools 15/3(May

2008): 17-20.

Fontaine, David. "Are Textbooks Becoming Extinct?" RedOrbit 15 May 2008

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Fontaine, David. "Wikitexts: Learning Better by Writing the Book." TechNewsWorld web20/6302220/

May/2008 20 May 2008 .

Whelan, Debra. "SLJ Talks to Internet Librarian Dave Fontaine about Blogs, Wikis, and Literacy."

School Library Journal s Extra Helping 22 Aug 2007

Rhode Island Library Association blog author for "Professional Resources"

"Textbooks or Technology? E-Learning in Primary School"

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