Agenda_2011-2012_ITS_November

Absent: Julie Haney, Jen Freeman, Henry Vazquez
8:00 - 8:30 - Snacks, visiting - Welcome
 * We will miss Carole Rey! Happy Retirement Carole.

8:30 - 12:00 - Email Taskforce demonstration and update (Greg and Ed) - Ed and Jan . . . . . . .3M Shoot and Share - Social Committee - Good luck to our FLL teams that are competing! (Spicewood, Deerpark, Cactus Ranch, Callison, Purple Sage, Cedar Valley, Sommer, Forest Creek, Canyon Vista, Walsh) - FLL Volunteers Needed - November 12 (Contact Vickie Tarver at WHS) - FYI: Altiris Training - November 17, 1:00 - 3:00 - FYI: High School ITS meeting for EOC exams, November 17, 3:30 - 4:30 - FYI: Evaluations/Checkpoint visits (To be included in upcoming Principal Notes) - FYI: Campus/District Getting I.T. Right Showcases (To be included in upcoming Principal Notes) - FYI: eCampus Project Share training online (To be included in upcoming Principal Notes) - FYI: ActivInspire 1.6 - FYI: SpEd approved software (Additional titles approved and under review. Also, Boardmaker has new licensing agreement: "For versions of SOFTWARE that only run when the CD is in the CD drive, SOFTWARE can be loaded on multiple computers, but only one installed copy of the SOFTWARE can be running at any one time. The LICENSE is associated with the CD." - Just checking: How did push out of Logger Pro go? - Just checking: Has anyone installed the music software for StemScopes? - Just checking: Speakers in classrooms. Issues on your campuses? - Update: Campus PD Proposals and Sub Reimbursement for tech training If you are in a school where the Principals don’t want teachers out of the classroom, but are doing afterschool only, Please let Robert Autrey know - Update: //Raving Fans// book study - Table discussion and report out: [|Technology Experts in Schools: Teacher Leaders or Technicians?] and [|DAC Min. Oct 11, 2011.doc] . . . . . . . What are our obstacles? . . . . . . . How do we overcome these obstacles to reach this vision? . . . . . . . Technology Experts in Schools and DAC Discussion link - Discussion: Narrative Champion (Getting I.T. Right) . . . . . . . easily found link to campus showcase . . . . . . . links to campus from district . . . . . . . link to district site from campus . . . . . . . expectations for campus postings (how often, tech vs. instructional, student use vs. teacher use, TA TEKS vs. pet projects, 8th grade assessment, ARRC support, Parent Comments, etc.) . . . . . . . "controversial" postings (example: Vocaroo, reading/not reading disclaimers/ agreements) . . . . . . . use in trainings and working with teachers . . . . . . . new district postings 12:00 - 1:30 Lunch (on your own)
 * Google, all the great features
 * Can tag people that send emails
 * Can search attachments, date range, by person
 * 11 different stars
 * Lots of features
 * Calendar is connected, but can control sharing
 * See his resources for more information
 * Appointment Slot feature
 * Advantage, NO INSTALL!!!
 * http://rrisd-edtech-email-taskforce.wikispaces.com/
 * Portable camcorder, that you can put in projector mode and project on the wall! 128 donated.
 * 2 to each Elementary Campus
 * 5 @ HS
 * 3 @ MS
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Main purpose, science – labs, field trips, How tech can be integrated. Videos will be POSTED to getting it right.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Regarding BYOD
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Some schools already have students bringing items
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Right now, only rrisdguest access, only have access to internet
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Limited number of IPs for each campus wireless guest network.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Instead of using guest, student login accounts need to be added, so can authenticate.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">See sheet Ed passed out
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Some schools (MS/HS) coming up with an “AUP contract” for BYOD for parents and students to sign
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">First ITS Newsletter out!
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Still Collecting Dues
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Answer the survey please J
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Basic training for beginners
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Sign up on Ecampus
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Pick up Shoot n Share on this day with SD cards
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Also at Tech Center.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Discussing onlines test coming up. TestNav will be redeployed
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">MS testing Algebra and Geometry online
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Won’t be a surprise- just a chance to sit down and talk
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Will check if folders are created
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Nothing Getcha about it
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Want to know what you have learned since last year evaluation
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">What have you done. Be capturing it now.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">30 minutes or so (Robert was with Linda 3 hours combining checkpoint with earobics, etc.).
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Make evaluations in April faster, can touch base any changes since check point
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">See folders and evidence all year long,
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">PUSH this to Principals
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Will be giving a presentation to Community Leaders in FEB.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">It is ready to be deployed through Altirus. Thank you to Steve Burpee for working so hard to get this msi file ready for deployment.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Uninstalls previously installed ActivInspire and reinstalls it
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Also installs on initial machines that do not have the previous versions.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Going to look at making this possible for Smart.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Gammy songs are a link from website.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Link to get the flash song files [|__http://roundrockisd.stemscopes.com/audio_elements/74__]
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Do most schools have a varying sound level? Nodding heads
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">If you want Jan to come in with TechOps to look at a situation, let her know
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Some have been broken
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Some have been the install
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Want to address it
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Please send in proposals. Check Grab Stuff
 * <span style="font-family: 'Helv','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">[|https://docs.google.com/document/d/1866BhWclrH6NEG9qf2Tg9U5JqDM1NtKXkeFy9pGcqyo/edit?hl=en_US#]

1:30 - 2pm - Table Talk Sessions: 1:30 - 2pm >> [] - collection of cool web sites >> []- random numbers >> [] - resources >> [] - image editr >> []- old magazine articles >> []- resources for interactive boards >> >> >> >> >> >> 2:00 - 3:30 - Breakout Sessions
 * Afternoon Session**
 * The Needs of Adult Learners - Debby and Angie leading
 * New and/or Cool Websites you want to share
 * [] - converts pdf to word docs.
 * [] - resources
 * []
 * []
 * []
 * []- a free - no-ads typing website
 * []
 * []
 * Heat Maps - Using data to support teachers with technology - Vickie to lead discussion
 * Google + - what is it how to use it
 * Approved software list - time to present new software to the TISs - and discuss how to get packages created
 * Management Issues - discuss budget, time, personalities, etc to get ideas and help from your fellow ITSs
 * Flex time - work on your Getting IT Right Blog, Evaluations, eCampus, websites, etc. Talking is optional as this is your time to catch up on times that you want to work on with colleagues support when needed.
 * Apping out your Webpage or Organizing your resources - What applications are out there to help make webpages more friendly or app like. ex. symbaloo or Live Binders
 * Q and A with a representatives from Dan and Jan's groups. Time to sit and ask questions about technical issues
 * Videos - Helping teachers choose the best options - Animoto, PhotoStory, MovieMaker. Common issues and solutions. Conversion issues and what to use.
 * BYOT - bring cool resources, apps and tips to practice what students would be able to do with a BYOT device.

Ideas for next meeting:
 * compile a list for agnostic interactive whiteboard