Marcy J. Reed
Marcy J. Reed, the Technology Coordinator for Ellington High School, has led the field of educational technology since 1988 when she taught her first "Introduction to Computers" class at Westfield High School. She joined and worked with MassCUE where she later served as Program Chair for the Conference Committee, assisted in moving MassCUE's annual conference from school based to hotel based; and in 1995 became Conference Coordinator. In 1999 she moved the conference from Worcester to the Sturbridge Host Hotel, and in addition served as MassCUE's Vice-President. In 2003 Marcy was part of a group that worked with representatives from Palm to provide a totally hand-held conference, and led introductory workshops for several hundred educators.
While employed at Westfield High School, Marcy gradually took on new responsibilities beyond her classroom teaching. She conducted professional development programs for her district, taught adult evening classes in technology, and ran in-service sessions for both school and municipal personnel. By the late '90s she was troubleshooting hardware and software, assisting staff, and helping to set up dual-platform networking at her own school and at other schools within the district. She served on Westfield's Technology Team and was instrumental in advancing her school system toward a technology-rich environment.
In 2000 Marcy became the Technology Coordinator at Ellington High School. That first year she became part of the Technology Steering Committee and served on the Building Technology group. She designed curriculum programs, purchased industry-standard software, and took on the task of her school's Webmaster. She formed a team of "technology assistant students" who created a video that showcased the school and business community for the NEASC visiting evaluation team the following year. During a three-year renovation of her school, she was instrumental in the planning and installation of two new computer labs, SmartBoards and projection systems in most classrooms, an updated network, and more than 175 new computers.