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William graduated from South Carolina State University earning a Bachelor\u2019s in Education and a Masters of Arts in Teaching from Webster University with a focus on Educational Technology and STEAM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is a former NASA Educator in the State of Florida. William&#8217;s focus is the integration of technology into classroom curriculums and cross-curriculum instruction in hands-on project development. He and his wife now focus on Metaverse Education and Learning and building youth, teens and young adults globally into entrepreneurs with immersive technologies and WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His digital connections are<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Email:  metamyquesttoteach@gmail.com<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blog: My Quest To Teach \u2013 https:\/\/myquesttoteach.com\/<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Twitter: @myquesttoteach<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instagram: @myquesttoteach<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My YouTube Channel:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/williamjacksoninfl<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sessions<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-speaker-sessions\"><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/buffalo.wordcamp.org\/2023\/session\/the-metaverse-and-wordpress-oh-my-gosh-here-comes-vr\/\">The Metaverse and WordPress, Oh My Gosh Here Comes VR<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William is a retired teacher of 33 years, he continues to volunteer in the Jacksonville, Florida community at schools, colleges, community centers and online. 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