Tech_Committee

I have moved the technology committee agenda to this page so that I can save the Home page for more general information (and the cool video from TeacherTube.)

=Technology Issues= 1. Laptop cart use. Let's tackle this year before we try to get a system for next year.

=Tech Vertical Agenda, March 11, 2009 = Present: Sunny, Lauren, Lindsay, Laura, Liz, Karen

I. STaR Survey- Karen showed how to get to the STAR Survey  A. Login Issues, Help your team, encourage them. Let's do one together.

 B. What kinds of Technology lessons are we doing? What do you need help with? Kinder-typing and printing 1st-typing in Word, saving, and printing 2nd-using envisions, clip art stories 3rd-using cameras to take pictures of geometric shapes, powerpoint C. Problems, concerns? The clickers are NOT working! We need to get help with the Promethean Clickers. 2nd grade wants to learn the Pormethean boards Notes: Students need to save on the their 1-3-1 folder when saving as Flip cameras need to be installed in Sunny, Lauren, and Sara's computers.  D. Set up a schedule for the following installs: _ Fonts4Teachers-install all these by grade level _ Doc Camera software _ Promethean (clickers)  E. TeacherWeb Improvements _ [] Liz showed off her teacherweb site. Great Job!

=Tech Vertical Agenda, January 21, 2009=

Questions, concerns celebrations Students are gradually turning in their Fundraising booklets (Computers for Education) > > [|Picture America] > > [|Picture Wisdom] 4. Promethean Activotes--checkout plan and how to use them We will be checking out one set of Activotes per grade level, then the extras (there are 13 total, will be for checkout as needed for grade level activities) The board will be set up in the library for a training area at first, then possibly moved to a science lab as needed. Notes: the Promethean board will need to be checked out with a laptop cart from the library. Our ceiling mounted projectors are too far away from the board.
 * 1) Voki.com ---what is it? How can you use this? <span style="color: rgb(219, 10, 10);">Students can recite poetry, show to class; one sentence summaries, Introduce themselves to class; tell what happened in class today...
 * 2) <span style="color: rgb(233, 12, 12);"> Technology TEKS
 * 3) Look them over for your grade level
 * 4) How can we integrate?
 * 5) Where are some resources?
 * 6) Websites with your kids--check these out!
 * 7) [|Picture Indian]

<span style="color: rgb(230, 25, 25);">We'd like to use some of the extra tech money for Activote training on the board in the libary. Ideas?
 * 1) Training

I love this little ditty. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpcgRlXe40k Basically, the participants are coloring in the cells to create thier image. Each participant has a color and, I imagine, a plan in mind. Add music and speed up the images and voila! Art with spreadsheets! Enjoy.

What's New?
PicLit

Wow, I just found something fun. The site is called PicLits. Here’s the link: http://www.piclits.com/viewpoem.aspx?PoemId=4799

There are various photographs to choose from, then you choose some words that are descriptive–or different parts of speach. The re is a word bank or you can write Freestyle. I love this. I am definitely going to send the link to my teachers. I do have a couple of questions, though.

1. Would all the pictures be appropriate for Elementary students? I’ll have to check this to see for sure. 2. I noticed that to sign up, you need an email address. Not all of our students have email. This may be a problem unless I show them how they can make a bogus email address. Which that in itself is not right. Hmmm.

PicLit from PicLits.com

Tech Vertical Agenda, January 6, 2009
<span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Our fundraising information came in today! Discuss so we know how to approach this. <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Karen will send out an e-news informing the TVES families of the Tech Committee fundraiser. Heather and Liz will make an applealing display in the cafeteria display "thingy". <span style="color: rgb(255, 6, 0);">Remember to tell Karen if there are any cool websites that you would like on your team page.
 * <span style="color: rgb(91, 0, 255);">Still waiting on Enchanted Learning and Fonts4Teachers
 * <span style="color: rgb(91, 0, 255);">Document cameras Campus installs--way behind on this--asked for help from Technology Department.
 * <span style="color: rgb(91, 0, 255);">Encourage follow-up on trainings. We will have some money for this. Shall we wait until after TAKS? More on Pearson for Kinder!
 * <span style="color: rgb(91, 0, 255);">How is Technology being used in your grade? What do you need help with?

<span style="font-size: 14.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Fundraising
==<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> ==
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Here are two ideas that Kristina has OK'd for fund raisers for January: [|www.pexagontech.com] (personalized flash drive sales)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Computers for Schools (magazine subscription sales.) <span style="color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">We receive $5.50 per booklet returned to us.

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">We have about $2,500.00 <span style="color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">(as of October) in the Technology Fund account. To be used for
== ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Enchanted Learning subscription http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html $75.00 <span style="color: rgb(244, 11, 11);">Requested purchase on 11-16-08  == == ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Fonts4Teachers subscription http://www.fonts4teachers.com/ $375.95 for campus subscription <span style="color: rgb(244, 11, 11);">Requested purchase on 11-16-08 <span style="color: rgb(0, 196, 255);">D <span style="color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">eclined (see notes below) Perhaps we could work toward this with our fundraising proceeds? == == ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">1/2 Day Trainings == == ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The Writers http://www.writerlearning.com/writer_overview.php I finally found the correct link. Basically, this is an AlphaSmart. It only costs $189 with a 5 year warranty. <span style="color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">Perhaps we could work toward this with our fundraising proceeds? == == ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Mathstories.com--- http://mathstories.com/ <span style="color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">Heather will investigate and report back at next meeting. ==

Reasons we need Fonts 4 Teachers:

 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">It matches the Handwriting Without Tears Curriculum
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Teachers use it for math fraction lessons
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Handwriting practice (dotted text with arrows)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">D'Nealian-Style Fonts, district adoption
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">$375.95 cost allows for install on every teacher and faculty machine on campus, every teachers home computer.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">No re-install or re-subscription
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Teachers create templates for students, make PDFs for students’ use at home.

Fundraising
Here are two ideas that Kristina has OK'd for fund raisers for January:

[|www.pexagontech.com] (personalized flash drive sales)

Computers for Schools (magazine subscription sales.)

=Tech Committee agenda for 11/19/08= We have about $2,500.00 in the Technology Fund account. To be used for We need to come up with the valid reasons we need Fonts4Teachers.
 * Enchanted Learning subscription http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html $75.00 <span style="color: rgb(244, 11, 11);">Requested purchase on 11-16-08
 * Fonts4Teachers subscription http://www.fonts4teachers.com/ $375.95 for campus subscription <span style="color: rgb(244, 11, 11);">Requested purchase on 11-16-08
 * 1/2 Day Trainings (See message below.)
 * The Writers http://www.writerlearning.com/writer_overview.php I finally found the correct link. Basically, this is an AlphaSmart. It only costs $189 with a 5 year warranty.
 * Mathstories.com--- http://mathstories.com/

Tech Training Dates:
<span style="color: rgb(20, 0, 255);">**Thursday November 6th--** p.m. 5th grade p.m. 2nd Grade a.m. THIRD GRADE TEAM p.m. Specials team & First Grade a.m. - Kindergarten p.m.- 4th Grade
 * Friday November 7th**
 * Thursday November 13th--**
 * Thursday December 4th--**

=Tech Committee Agenda for 10/15/08=

Envision training, no need to install <span style="color: rgb(219, 50, 20);">**Karen will address this issue during team meetings and 1/2 day trainings.** AUP Document--Mary Ellen Frick **<span style="color: rgb(219, 50, 20);">Karen will create a more 'parent friendly' worded document to send home with students who have denied Internet access. The document will explain that free surfing of the internet will not be allowed and will make the selected sites available to parents. Will use format and information similar to the two documents below. **
 * [[image:http://teratechtalk.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/x-zip.png width="32" height="32" link="http://teratechtalk.wikispaces.com/file/view/Appropriate+Use+of+the+Internet+in+K-12.docx"]][| Appropriate Use of the Internet in K-12.docx]
 * [[image:http://teratechtalk.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/x-zip.png width="32" height="32" link="http://teratechtalk.wikispaces.com/file/view/Student+Agreement+Form+Acceptable+Use.docx"]][| Student Agreement Form Acceptable Use.docx]

Purchases- or How do we want to spend the technology money? Technology Applications TEKS--Creating Tech lessons for our grade levels? Do we want to do this? Can we? <span style="color: rgb(219, 50, 20);">**Yes, we made this a goal.** How are things going? What kind of support can we offer our teams? <span style="color: rgb(219, 50, 20);">**Create things for them using their curricular goals, so they won't have "Just another thing to do."** Along with the fundraising idea, what can students do who do not have Internet access? How can we get them on the computer, but not Internet? <span style="color: rgb(219, 50, 20);">**Did not address this issue, tabled for later.** How do we want to handle our tech training this year? Let's brainstorm some options. Broadcast <span style="color: rgb(219, 50, 20);">
 * Enchanted Learning <span style="color: rgb(12, 13, 141);">**<span style="color: rgb(219, 50, 20);">(Karen will Check on price, team reps will check with teams to see if we want it.) **
 * <span style="color: rgb(219, 50, 20);">Fonts 4 Teachers<span style="color: rgb(12, 13, 141);"> **<span style="color: rgb(219, 50, 20);">(Karen will Check on price, team reps will check with teams to see if we want it.) **
 * Software for Kinder laptops- kidspiration, kid keys, kidpix, Learning.com. Any ideas? <span style="color: rgb(12, 13, 141);">**<span style="color: rgb(219, 50, 20);">(Karen will Check on price, team reps will check with teams to see if we want it.) **
 * TCEA <span style="color: rgb(219, 50, 20);">**Did not address this issue, tabled for later.**
 * Keyboarding instruction: "The Writers" htp://[|www.keyboardinginstructor.com/writer_overview/php] <span style="color: rgb(219, 50, 20);">**Did not address this issue, tabled for later.**
 * Fundraising idea Computers for Education post card/magazine addresses <span style="color: rgb(219, 50, 20);">**Let's do this in January.**
 * How to make PDF documents--pass this along to your teams. <span style="color: rgb(219, 50, 20);">**Demonstrated at meeting. File>Save As>PDF**
 * <span style="color: rgb(10, 2, 0);">Weatherbug: <span style="color: rgb(219, 50, 20);">**Yes we like it. Karen will install as time permits.**
 * 1/2 day trainings <span style="color: rgb(219, 50, 20);">**Yes. This is what we want. Team reps will check with teams to see about dates.**
 * <span style="color: rgb(10, 2, 0);">How was it done at "your old school"?
 * Tour the room
 * Broadcast ideas <span style="color: rgb(219, 50, 20);">**(See Goal Sheet on Shared Folder>Technology>Tech Vert)**
 * <span style="color: rgb(10, 2, 0);">Pledge clips--tape class pledges ahead of time, cue during the broadcast. <span style="color: rgb(219, 50, 20);">**We like this idea.**