My name is Bret Apthorpe and I am the Director of Instructional Technology at Monroe #1 BOCES. I was a social studies teacher for 13 years and an administrator for the past 7 years. I supervise 16 BOCES services including those that utilize Internet2, IP video conferencing, digital streaming, webcasting, wikis, library automation systems and blogs. I would characterize myself as an intermediate user of technology. My interest in this lab is to collaborate with other professionals whom I consider forward thinkers and practitioners of technology integration.