Dodge

= BERNIE DODGE =

BIO
A native of Waterbury, Connecticut, Bernie was part of the first graduating class at Kennedy High School. He has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Worchester Polytechnic Institute, a M.A. in Instructional Design as well as a Ph.D. in the same field from Syracuse University. Bernie Dodge now is a professor at San Diego State University in educational technology.

He is married to his wife June and has one son, Alex. The Dodge family has always been surrounded by technology. When their son turned 14, his favorite gift was his own domain name!

CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Bernie Dodge is known for developing the model of Webquests. He has also developed software to help educators and students. Programs called Quations and Grab-a-Cab published by Scolastic and Silver Burdett and Ginn respectively. Bernie has also created a software tool called HomeMaker which is free and helps "ordinary mortals" create personal homepages without the mess of html.

Bernie is also very invoved in the K-12 world. He was the founding president of Sandiego Computer-Using Educators in 1982 and later was on the Board of Directors of CUE, Inc. He co-directed a program called T2ARP which helps future educators prepare or the "real world" of teaching in a tech savvy environment.

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 * [|Bernie's Products] presentations, pages, papers, and workshops
 * [|www.webquest.org] web site our EDT class was linked to
 * [|Bernie Dodge] personal web site

More links reposted from Bernie's site (being a science guy, heavens-above is awesome!):

 * materialicio.us - Great designs for architecture buffs
 * Heavens-Above - This is a site I come back to regularly when I want to watch a satellite pass over.
 * AppleInsider - The best Apple rumor site, I think.
 * Cool Tools - An echo of the Whole Earth Catalog that graced the coffee tables of my younger days.
 * [|Being Nothing: George W. Bush as Presidential Simulacrum] - This explains a lot.
 * Pageflakes - The slickest DIY home page yet.
 * CogDogBlog - Alan Levine finds time to be on top of all the latest Web 2.0 stuff, and has a good BS detector, too
 * Trip Advisor - Reviews and go-lists written by fellow travelers covering hotels, sights, etc.
 * Yelp - Restaurant reviews by regular folks.

My Thoughts
Webquests are a great tool for teachers to use to help facilitate learning. Bernie Dodge is full of useful websites and information. Bernie is clever with his words and has a way to reach his viewers in a funny pleasant way. Make sure to check out his suggested sites as they are full of useful tips and tricks to use in and out of your classroom.

//- Andy Luciano//

I'm very glad to have read this page because I know for a fact that I am not the most Tech-savvy person in the world. Dodge's program, T2ARP is definitely something that I know I could benefit from. I am thankful that there is someone out there who realizes that teachers need to be informed and up to date on all the latest technological advancements and actually does something about it. I also really enjoyed Bernie Dodge's personal website, and I love how he used humor relate to his readers. He seems like a very personable, down to earth person, which is sometimes not the impression that self proclaimed computer nerds give off. One of the workshops that Dodge gives on using the internet to enhance teaching and learning would be especially useful to me going into the School Librarian field, and judging from his website, I would be quite entertained during it as well! -Christie

One thing I find interesting about Dodge is the model of webquests. I always thought that if you wanted to test someone's knowledge, it's best to demonstrate it's understanding practically. So many times have I heard from students that they understand the topic, but just don't do so well on tests. Web quests teach a multitude of information, but one thing it can teach well is how to use search engines efficiently. Finishing a web quest should should that concept practically. -Chris Gargasz