Blanca Duarte Martini

Female

United States

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Instructional technology consultant. Google Apps Reseller and Google Apps for Education Certified Trainer. Certified Intel Teach educator, ISTE and P21 consultant.

Areas: Implementation of 1:1 and BYOD environments. Passionate about the study of social media and its effect on students, instruction, and society. I believe strong leadership is essential in the movement to transform classrooms from traditional environments to social, learning environments. Currently working on literacy initiatives, establishing business partnerships in STEM and online learning initiatives.

Member of: LIA Education Committee, Heckscher Museum of Art Education Committee, Long Island Youth Safety Coalition, and the Elwood UFSD Technology Committee. Board member of h2Empower and Variety Child Learning Center.

Assc: Member of ASCD, ETAN, ISTE, NASTECH, ASSET, NYSCATE, LIA, NYSASBO, VSTE, Partnership for 21st Century Skills
What is your present job title?
Consultant
At what school level do you work?
Pre-school, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, K-12, College/University
Where do you work?
Nassau County NY, Suffolk County NY, Other location in NY State, Other location in USA, Outside USA

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  • Teh-yuan Wan, Ph.D.

    Many thanks for inviting me here. I really appreciate the telents, experiences, and resources gathered here in LI Leadership consortium. I am not sure how much I would be able to contribute, but I am certain that I will benefit immensely from this educational technology leadership group.

    Warm regards,

    Teh-yuan

    Mar 13, 2008

  • Frank Genise

    Hey Blanca,

    Great to meet you in person, finally. Note the time.

    Mar 17, 2008

  • Teh-yuan Wan, Ph.D.

    Delighted to know that you went to CoSN '08 and participated in the visit to the Congress representatives. I have been going in the past few years and joined many NYS education technology leaders in such visits, trying to convince some of the law makers from NYS to support technology funding. It has been a uphill battle in the past few years and hope things will turn around soon. Otherwise, we will have a greater challenge to keep the US competitiveness in the new global, knowledge-based economy.

    I decided to cancel my trip to CoSN the last minute as I had just been away from office for four days (between meetings at NYCDOE, Teacher Centers and WNET Teaching and Learning Celebration) and could not affort another few days in D.C., especially before my trip to a couple of events in China in April. The T&L Celebration in NYC was a wonderful and a way up there in quality of the programming in terms of the keynotes, topics, schedules. Definitely I walked away with a lot to chew on.

    By the way, did you participate in the International Symposium at CoSN, which I find it very worthwhile to be a part of to gain an international perspective on technology power in educational transformation. I am definitely going next year and hope we will have a better organized delegation of NYS ed. tech. leaders to pay visits to the offices of NYS senators and House representatives. What are the best things you have brought back from CoSN?

    Mar 17, 2008

  • Pete Reilly

    Blanca,
    Nice to see you today and thanks for the book recommendation. (No Complaints)
    pete

    Mar 17, 2008

  • Ana Ritter

    Hi Blanca,
    How are you? We sure have a lot of catching up to do. There's a lot going on in Uniondale and most of it is good. We'll talk at the next ITRC meeting.

    Ana

    Mar 21, 2008

  • Cathy Duffy

    Hi Blanca,
    Glad to be part of this group, I hope to learn how to integrate more technology into my teaching so I can help the teachers in my department too.
    Cathy

    Apr 3, 2008

  • Steve Hargadon

    Wow. Very impressive what you've done here. I don't know if you sent me a message, but I got an email from Ning that you had--although I couldn't find the message when I came here... but I'm really glad I did come--great work!

    Apr 4, 2008

  • Steve Hargadon

    Glad to be inspiring. I never got that message--was there any other help you need?

    Apr 4, 2008

  • Lisa M. Strahs-Lorenc

    As a start, since we are challenged with resources as well as time, please visit our website at www.liworks.org and review our programs, calendar, articles and home pages. I think that will be helpful in understanding our mission and initiatives.

    Apr 9, 2008

  • Judy Bernstein

    Hi Blanca and Blanca's friends. I really enjoyed the Leadership Forum on Tuesday as you gave us a chance to gather with others who can't stop learning, sharing and collaborating. It is so good to know that you are here to keep the support and integration alive! Blanca & Dan, you were a wonderful team!

    May 1, 2008

  • Lenny DiBiase

    This is an incredible site. I hope all is well and that we catch up soon.
    Lenny

    May 31, 2008

  • Patricia Murthy

    Hello Blanca- I enjoyed the 2-Mill.video clip you have added to your page. I visited India this year (with my four young children) to see family. We went to Bangalore- known as the Silicon Valley of Asia. It is where the US outsources for much of its labor needs. The difference between the American mind-set about education and the Asian midset is incomparable. We are so blessed and so needy at the same time. Yes, something is broken, but is it education or something more invisible?

    Jun 7, 2008

  • CMAZZA4

    Hey Blanca. Get meeting you at my training center in Long Island City back in April for the Intel class. Hope all is well. See you in Texas? NECC?

    Jun 12, 2008

  • Pamela Furline

    Greeting Blanca,
    Thanks for the invitation. Looking forward to an exciting exchange.
    Pamela

    Jul 17, 2008

  • Dorit Eilon

    Hi Blanca,

    Thanks for your comment and email. I look forward to your comments regarding students / teachers and online research and would appreciate if you could comment directly on our blog www.cangooglehearus.blogspot.com
    Soon we will start working with schools in NYC, it would be great if we could collaborate between classes, museums and other opportunities as most NYC kids perceive Long Island as a really, really far place...

    Sep 9, 2008

  • Edward A. Salina, Jr., Ed.D.

    Hello Ms. Duarte,

    How is the new job!!!!!!

    Sep 26, 2008

  • Gloria P. Dingwall

    Blanca,
    It is wonderful to hear from you! I hope that your family is well. We are having a fabulous time with our SmartBoards. I purchased two additional ones with our school budget. The teachers love them. I only need 28 more!

    I hope you are enjoying your new position. We miss you. Say hello to the UnPhil.

    Oct 22, 2008

  • Renee Allen

    Here is the link to get the School 2.0 poster:

    http://etoolkit.org/etoolkit/map/poster

    Dec 1, 2008

  • Marc Carter

    Thank you! I look forward to chatting with you all. Marc

    Dec 9, 2008

  • Nicodemus Ford

    Thanks for the insight and the link. What is the most important and crucial challenge facing educators today?

    Jan 30, 2009

  • Dorit Eilon

    Hi Blanca,
    I was at T&L conference. Sorry we missed one another (let's try to schedule to meet when you are in the city). The interview with Eric Schmidt was very interesting, as was the whole conference. As a google Certified Educator, I truly believe their innovations are top notch. Google has the following "search" product (for universities and colleges, not k-12 yet).
    "Google Search For Your School
    Sponsored by: Google
    Learn how deploying a scalable search solution enables students to
    easily access course schedules, curriculum, prerequisites, campus
    activities, and other content; increases faculty and staff productivity
    by making research and administrative documents easily searchable online;
    and helps prospective students and members of the community find the
    information they need on your website using a familiar search tool
    customized to your needs. Learn from the experiences of leading institutions
    such as Illinois State University and the University of Florida in this
    free, 60-minute webcast sponsored by Google."
    http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=2245099:13516277

    Mar 10, 2009

  • Sarah Baptiste

    Hi Blanca,

    Yes. I do think we know each other from T.E.A.M. from many years ago. How is everything with you? Where are you now? Are you teaching still?

    Have a good week.
    :-) Sarah

    Mar 15, 2009

  • Amanda Wasserman

    Hi again Blanca,

    I tried to get rid of the message, but to no avail. Whether hovering or right clicking, nothing seemed to come up that said "delete" or "erase" so the ridiculous message is still there. Spam is so annoying! Any other suggestions? :)

    Apr 15, 2009

  • Deborah Gerken

    Thanks Blanca!
    Can you please post a message so I know that you have received this!

    Jul 10, 2009

  • Mark Cruthers

    Hi Blanca,

    With your interest in Education Technology ToolsI recommend you take a look at Wiziq's virtual classroom and authorstream's power point presentation platform. Both are web based platforms, have a bunch of features and free basic service. Here’s a public class recording conducted by Nellie Deutsch on Technology Integration.

    Jul 17, 2009

  • Eilene Tarrao-Lange

    Thanks Blanca, it seems so long ago....see you/communicate soon. Eilene

    Jul 27, 2009

  • Brian Kane

    Thanks Blanca!

    Jul 28, 2009

  • Jaafar M. Angevin

    Hello Blanca, this network is great. Thrilled to hear that you will implementing a program similar. That's what networking is all about, right?

    Jul 28, 2009

  • Nancy Murolo

    Thanks, Blanca! Am unfamiliar with this network but looking forward to continued communication.

    Jul 30, 2009

  • David Grapka

    Thanks for the encouragement. The first thing I am going to do - and continue - is recommend more people to join!

    Aug 4, 2009

  • Christy Stephenson

    Thanks to you, this is a great idea!

    Aug 5, 2009

  • Frank Palatnick

    Blanca:

    I am honored that you took the time to welcome me. Thank you. I was thinking about starting an international group. May I ask what area of Long Island do you work? I have taken seminars in Huntington at the Marriott. It was through, of all organizations, the National Business Institute. The topic of the seminar was ' School Violence '. I have also taken seminars in Stony Brook. That course encompassed the topic of special education's IEP forms.
    Yuk!!!! I hate filling out those things. A student who can not understand concepts in the same way that other people do should not be treated because of a name. The student should be treated like any other student. Do you agree? By the way.....In Jordan....specifically Amman,,,,,they treat those same students who learn differently than others are treated like any other student. I was invited by Dr. Khaled Toukan, the Minister of Education, to tour various schools that had students who learn differently and see ' What Works There '. They included students who ranged from 3 years of age to 15 years of age. Inclusion is the norm. Trust me. It works. Again...Thank you for welcoming me. I will try to contribute as much as I can.


    Honorably Yours,

    Frank P.

    Aug 12, 2009

  • Susan Lacoff Resner

    Thanks Blanca! I am no longer working at MAC but continue to hone my skills and work with others making the transition from PC's. I look forward to being more involved with this site...lots to get involved with!
    Regards, Susan
    (You mentioned you were sending me an email but I didnt see anything)

    Aug 15, 2009

  • Sarah Baptiste

    Hi Blanca,

    It was really good to see you as well. It was a nice surprise. :-) I'm really looking forward to using all of my new "toys" during the upcoming school year. Maybe we'll see each other again in the near future.

    Take care of yourself,
    Sarah

    Aug 24, 2009

  • Tony Foxen

    Hey Blanca,

    Good to see you here! I joined after Bill Brennan clued me in. You might be interested to hear about Bascom's small role in Port Jeff's laptop initiative. Fun stuff.

    Oct 14, 2009

  • Tony Foxen

    Blanca,
    Have you read Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now? Any good? I heard an interview with him the other day and I think I need to order it.

    Oct 14, 2009

  • Percy E Holmes

    Hello Blanca,
    Oh please forgive me, I never realized that you sent me a message. I'm back on the site because I'll be applying for a new job and I can't believe that 11 years have past at Westbury. I'm on here looking for some sample questions that might help me prepare for my interview on Tue.

    I'm sure you may be aware that Dr. Clark and Dr. Root will be leaving. We already have a new Assistant Sup and I'm sure Westbury will continue to move forward. Well enough about me, how are you? How is the new job coming along? I hope you are in good health and good spirits.

    Mar 7, 2010

  • Dan Morris

    Great seeing you in Denver - sorry we didn't get time to hang out

    Thanks for all the great work you do

    Dan

    Jul 15, 2010

  • Dr. Tanesha Hunter

    Thank you.

    Jul 25, 2010

  • Dr. Vincent K. Mulieri

    Hi Blanca,

     

    It was nice to hear from you.  I will be there on the 6th and you are right it should interesting.  I can't believe your daughter is coming to the HS.  How have you been?  Hopefully we can talk on the 6th.

    Dec 30, 2010

  • Walter Ebe

    Hi Blanca,

     

    Looking forward to hearing more about your work and exploring the possibilities.  Thanks.

     

    Dec 30, 2010

  • Dr. Larry Aronstein

    Nice to hear from you.

    Jan 6, 2011

  • Maria Meyer

    Thank you, my friend.  Yes I will be posting the invitation to the Regional Event taking place next Thursday, Jan 27th.  abrazos!

    Jan 19, 2011

  • Felicia H. Crawford

    Hi Blanca,

    CONGRATULATIONS!  When did you become Mrs. Martini?

    Mar 7, 2011

  • Helen Boxwill

    Blanca,

    Thanks for your kind words. I would love to speak to school groups about our work in Ethiopia. Don't really know how to reach them. Do you? working on a date.

    Helen

    Mar 7, 2011

  • Helen Boxwill

    Can you do March 26 from 12:39-2:30? Hope so.

    Mar 8, 2011

  • Edward A. Salina, Jr., Ed.D.

    We have to make it happen!!!!!!

    Mar 12, 2011

  • Scott McLeod

    Hi Blanca, yes, I'll be at Edubloggercon 2011. Hope to see you there!

    Jun 2, 2011

  • Bill Burkhead

    HI Blanca, thanks so much for the kind and motivating words. I appreciate you taking the time to read the post and comment. I look forward to learning from you as well!

    Jul 5, 2011

  • Marianne Klepacki

    Your welcome. Glad you can share them.

     

    Jul 17, 2011