1st_Grade_Tech_Agenda

Here is our Agenda folks! Let me know what you want to talk about when I meet with you on the 1st Tuesday of every month! If you think of something you'd like to talk about, click on the Edit this page button at the top, and edit away!

= Technology 1/2 Day training Follow-up Agenda, March 12, 2009 = 1. STaR Survey, let's get it over with.... Hee, Done! 2. Tech Committee notes Done! 3. TeacherWeb Improvements 4. Promethean Training in Library 5. Poetry Sharing Wiki http://poetrycollaboration.wikispaces.com/ 6. Kidspiration Demonstration Video is on the Shared Drive. Looked at the Science Kid. file. Zoe shared the animal research project that 1st grade will be doing in the library and class. 7. Questions, Concerns, etc. We learned about Audacity!! Students can record their stories and read back to themselves.
 * 1) Mice--may we purchase some mice for the carts to use? How much money does that cost?
 * 2) Broadcast--Music is loud--dance party loud.
 * 3) Headphones--we need headphones, too.
 * 4) Listening Center adaptor

Folks Present: Scribe:

Here is a great example of a Kindergarten Blog (Or 1st or 2nd for that matter) http://1mgems.blogspot.com/ Great!

Let's assign a scribe--someone who will keep track of notes as we go along. 1. How are things going? How to make a pdf. Activotes are coming.... Tell when they arrive. 2. How can I help you with your AUP training of your students? I know I've asked this before, but I don't have many takers yet.

3. Do you have suggestions you'd like to share with your team?

Talk about wikis. How to get help using Video instructions-- https://rrisd-teacherguides.wikispaces.com/

4. Envision training, no need to install! How to get in the program, what can it do? See shared drive for step-by-step instructions.

5. Teacherweb--let's take some time to add to or work on your Teacherweb.

6. Excel spreadsheet--what can we graph in P.E.? I have a couple new lesson ideas.

Let's look at the Education Appreciation newsletter that I forwarded you yesterday. It is worth your while to check this out and take a moment to sign up for it.

7. TA TEKS--explore and see what we can use. http://rrisd-its.wikispaces.com/TechApps Continuum K-8

8. Photostory3- Class story ideas Document events Think of it as another way for students to publish their writing.

9. How to use your document camera as a "camera/scanner". Eye tracking with hula hoop and ball (Dennis ABC question) Narrating a story Sequencing Claymation Documenting student work Reader's theater (still pictures) Put in a photostory Reteach--students create the lesson teach a game or a dance show parents on web show journal writing Note: How do we capture a video image? See Natasha Z.

10. How to make PDFs and what are they anyway?