Mary Cooch has been a Languages and Geography teacher in the UK for the last 25 years, Mary Cooch now spends part of her working week travelling the country as a VLE trainer specializing in Moodle. The author of Moodle 1.9 for Teaching 7-14 Year Olds https://www.packtpub.com/beginners-guide-moodle-1-9-for-teaching-7-14-year-olds/book, she regularly promotes its benefits in schools and has a deep understanding of what works best for younger students. She is looking forward to putting to practical use all the new features of Moodle 2.0. Known online as the moodlefairy, Mary is a moderator on the help forums of www.moodle.org where she aims to encourage others with her passion for this Open Source Virtual Learning Environment. Mary's blog is at www.moodleblog.org.

Mary is based at Our Lady's Catholic High School in Preston, Lancashire, UK, but will go anywhere to Moodle! She may be contacted at <mco@olchs.lancs.sch.uk>.