About
Brian Crosby an elementary teacher for 27 years, teaches grades 4, 5 and 6 in Sparks, Nevada, and has infused technology into teaching since the 1980’s. While piloting a 1:1 laptop program, students in his class utilize many Web 2.0 tools including Skype, Fiickr, blogs and wikis.
Contact info: learningismessy@gmail.com
Presentations:
Keynote Speaker K12 Online Conference 2007
Presenter K12 Online Conference 2008 - “Video-Conferencing, It’s Easy, Free and Powerful”
Presenter National Education Computing Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 2008
Featured Presenter Learning 2.008 Conference, Shanghai, China, 2008
Presenter National Science Teachers Convention, San Diego, California, 2003
Presenter Nevada State Technology Conference, Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007
Presenter Nevada Association of School Counselors Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2008
Author:
Video conferencing, web 2.0 apps help distance learners feel included, eSchool News, March 25, 2008, by Brian Crosby
Co-Author: Making across the country feel like across the classroom, Google Docs Blog, May 2008
Articles About:
Reno Magazine, Cover Story, The Visionaries: Interactive Education, Page 1, Page 2, September 2008, by Scott Mortimore
Show and Tell, T.H.E Journal, May 2008, by Matt Bolch
Mind The Gap, NEA Today Magazine, March 2008, by Cindy Long
Promethean Planet “Teacher Feature” Teacher of the Month.
Washoe County School District Educator Brian Crosby Recognized on Promethean Planet, March 2008, by Ian Bryan Promethean Planet Link
Teachers At Work, Energize Your Classroom, Visual Thesaurus, September 2006,
Awards:
The 2008 SIGTel Online Learning Award
Apple iLife Award, 2003, Video: Don’t Laugh At Me
Lumiere Film Festival Winner 2003, 2004
Reno Film Festival Winner 2003
WCTA Distinguished Teacher
Washoe County School District Science Cadre
Webmaster: www.learningismessy.com, and www.learnthegreatbasin.net
Contact info: learningismessy@gmail.com
