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 * Learn a little about each of us and then join us by adding your name and some information about you to the list below. Tell us one thing you'd like to have happen in Rhode Island as we move forward.**

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About Us
jcoiro@mail.uri.edu || I teach undergraduate and graduate courses in literacy in the [|School of Education] and I work collaboratively with colleagues in URI's [|Harrington School of Communication and Media]. I also conduct research and provide professional development for teachers around the country in the areas of digital literacy, online reading comprehension, and effective practices for integrating technology into school curriculum. You can follow the links to learn more [|about me] and [|my research.] Two big projects I've been involved with include the //[|The Online Research and Reading Comprehension Assessment (ORCA) Project]// (2009-2015) to develop valid and reliable assessments of digital literacy and the [|Teaching Internet Comprehension to Adolescents (TICA) Project] (2003-2006) to develop Internet Comprehension Strategies among low-income adolescent students in urban Connecticut and rural South Carolina. I am very interested in learning more about the exciting things happening in Rhode Island as well as talking with teachers about the challenges of learning with technology in schools. Some recent work I've done in Rhode Island includes a January 2013 keynote on Engaging Tomorrow's Learners for the Provost's 5th Annual Academic Summit at URI, and in April 2013, I spoke at the Rhode Island State House to share ideas for how the state should be supporting teachers in Rhode Island for a digital age. In February 2013, I met some amazing teachers from around the state who presented at the 1st Annual Conference titled [|Empowering Practice Through Technology]. Plans are in the works to continue the conference in 2014 and I'd like to find other ways to celebrate the innovative things that Rhode Island teachers are doing in schools. ||
 * **[|Dr. Julie Coiro]School of Education,**
 * University of Rhode Island.**

Other People We Know Doing Great Things in Rhode Island

 * RI Senator Edward O'Neill is co-chair of the [|Joint Legislative Commission to Study the Use of E-Textbooks]
 * Gara Field is principal of [|Pleasantville Elementary School] in Providence, a model school for blended learning
 * Holly Walsh is a RIDE education specialist in e-learning and technology with [|RIDE Multiple Pathways]
 * Mark Davis is a [|Reading Specialist at Barrington High School] who also specializes in technology integration and graphic design.