About Me:

My name is Ryan Quin Napalan. I am married to my beautiful wife Sudi Napalan and have 2 children.  My oldest is my 20-year-old daughter who is an Airman in the Air Force and my youngest is a 15-year-old boy in the 10th grade.  I have been fortunate to live in Belgium for the past 3 years.  Before moving to Belgium, my family and I lived on the beautiful island of Guam.

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Types of Tech Tools that I enjoy using:

As an educator, I enjoy using a variety of technology tools to engage my students and enhance their learning experience. Here are some common types of technology tools that I often use a DoDEA Educational Technologist:

Learning Management Systems (LMS):

• Google Classroom

• Canvas

• Schoology

Productivity Suites:

• Google Workspace (formerly G Suite for Education)

• Microsoft 365 Education (formerly Office 365 Education)
  

Collaboration Tools:

• Google Docs

• Google Sheets

• Google Slides

• MS Bookings
  

Communication Tools:

• Microsoft Teams

• Microsoft Booking

Interactive Presentation Tools:

• Nearpod

• Pear Deck

• Prezi Content Creation Tools:

• Canva

• Wix

• WordPress

Assessment and Feedback Tools:

• Kahoot!

• Quizlet

• Socrative Video Conferencing and Recording Tools:

• Google Meet

• Microsoft Teams AI-Powered Tools:

• ChatGpt

• Teacherdashboard.ai

• Turnitin (for plagiarism detection)
  

These tools cater to various aspects of teaching and learning, from content delivery to student engagement, collaboration, assessment, and beyond.

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Here are some facts that some people may not know about me.

• I served as a part-time minister at a church in Saipan for 8 years. 

• I worked in the medical field (Medical Sonographer) prior to becoming an educator and did some consultation work at FHP as a Cardiac Echocardiographer (part-time basis).

• I finished my Master’s degree in Chaplaincy at Liberty University (M Div. in Chaplaincy) in May 2021.

I love working and collaborating with the rest of the educators at SHAPE American Middle School.  As an educator, I look forward to helping meet the student’s educational and technological needs.  Most of all, I love incorporating technology into what I do as an educator. 

Prayerfully, I would succeed in receiving a Doctorate Degree in Education (EDD): Curriculum and Instruction: Instructional Design and Technology.