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[[image:Marc_Blanks.jpg width="92" height="131" align="right" caption="Marc Blanks"]]Marc Blanks
Marc Blanks works extensively in the field of ICT and education. He is currently an Ultranet Coach working with 37 schools in the Loddon Mallee Region and is also a Lecturer in Information Technology, Media Studies and Interactive Technology in the Education Department of Latrobe University. He has been an ICT in Education columnist in the print media as well. He works with teachers, students, principals, trainee teachers and community members in this field. He is an active ambassador of the cyber safety message, working with students and the community on a variety of projects to raise awareness of this complex issue. In particular, Marc is interested in the opportunities that the use of technology offers in learning and is constantly looking for new ways in which youth can use it to express themselves, learn and have fun in a safe way.