Paul Turtola has been an educator since 1993 and has taught  drama, journalism and English in middle and high schools in New Haven and Milford CT. He has also been an adjunct instructor of Composition and Communications at Gateway Community College since 2002. His interest in online technology developed after meeting other teachers interested in using the web to enhance their teaching. This began through discussions through the NCTE discussion list and has since continued after presentations he gave at the 2005 and 2007 NCTE conventions.