1) Frank W. Baker - He is an educator and a Media Literacy Education Consultant. Frank is a national Jessie McCanse Awardee and "Leaders in Learning" honoree. He is a consultant to the SC Writing Improvement Network, and a former consultant to the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). The Jessie McCanse award is an award given for a recognized individual who has contributed to Media Literacy. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia (ABJ, Journalism). He joined the Orange County (Orlando, FL) Public School System as an administrator in the area of Instructional TV/Distance Education. Frank Baker is an inspiring individual and is the creator of one of the largest media literary resource sites: http://www.frankwbaker.com/mlc/
https://twitter.com/fbaker
https://twitter.com/fbaker
There are approximately 10,000 media literacy resources and he conducts around 500 or more workshops around the globe educating teachers on how to implement media literacy strategies into the classroom, and into everyday lessons. Frank's influence can impact a junior classroom because they can begin to learn by partaking in media literacy from a young age which will in turn spark innovation and creativity.
2) Carol Tonhauser - She is a graduate from the University of Alberta; she has her B.Ed and her M.Ed from the University and she has over two years of experience working with the University's Educational Technology Services Unit. Carol is a former teacher and tech coach so she has the resources required to support/influence educators today and how they might impact junior education. The links in some of her tweets provide mini lessons on how to teach students, and also for adults to learn, about different apps and about some of the different tools or resources that are available. Carol is motivational, supportive, and positive, and I think she would have an influence on a junior classroom through educating the educators. As long as we stay current in our tools and resources and continue to learn what is available and how to use it, we can implement these technological tools into our lessons for the junior grades.
3) David Fife - He is a Vice Principal at Mitchell Hepburn Public School in St. Thomas, Ontario. He is also a Former Learning Technologies Coordinator which means he is exceptionally passionate and knowledgeable about education and technology, leadership, and student voice. David's website entitled "Perspectives 2.0" shares positive insight into the life of an educator. He has his own blog where he shares valuable and relevant information to help teachers on their journey. One of his blog posts from January 2016 talks about being mindful from the book One Word; in outlining personal goals for himself, he promotes and raises awareness for others to be mindful in a multitude of ways.The article he posts on digital citizenship is relevant to 21st century learning because it causes educators to think outside the box - instead of seeing things a certain way, this article asks "What if..." and causes us to see things in a new light/with a new perspective: http://www.spencerauthor.com/2016/04/are-we-missing-point-with-digital.html/
He has links to other edublogs which are often helpful to look at or consider. I believe David Fife would be a great resource for junior education because he causes others to look at things with different perspectives (whether it be a topic, a situation, an outcome, etc.) He also is motivational and positive and supportive which are great qualities for an educator.
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