Michael Wood

Currently, Michael teaches online courses for the Jurupa Unified School District, using the OdysseyWare Learning Management System. As the school’s Web Master, he implemented and installed Google Apps at Patriot High School. He continues to engage his students by having them build on the Google platform, where students collaborate on digital projects, create their own web sites, and practice making projects using the latest in Flash design tools. Previously, Michael was a High School English teacher at Patriot from 2007-2012. His courses included British Literature, American Literature, and English Language Arts. Many of his lectures were recorded during this time and are now archived on YouTube, where students from around the world continue to view his lectures on both literature and technology. Before teaching High School students, he taught both 1st grade and 5th grade in schools from impoverished neighborhoods. He fielded and trained teachers in the use of SmartBoards and was the school's Technol