Rick Gaisford has 35 years in education and has been involved with educational technology for over 30 years at the classroom, school, district and state levels. He was an elementary school teacher, school technology specialist, district technology specialist and trainer. For the past 22 years he has helped to lead educational technology at the Utah State Board of Education. In his current state responsibilities he works with districts and schools on how to effectively integrate technology tools and resources into teaching and learning.