Agenda_2012-13_ITS_March1

Agenda: March 1, 2013
- Social Committee (Linda and Group) - Celebrations
 * __~ Welcome__**

- Brent and Jennifer Q and A (9:00) - 8th grade Tech Lit Assessment Resources - STaR Chart - complete by April 5? .......\\grab\Stuff\Documentation\STaR Chart - Online oral testing for 4th and 8th grade students - Meeting with Mark Gabehart .......March 4 at Tech Center (elementary) .......March 5 at Cedar Valley (secondary) - MFP - Think Through Math and iStation - 2013-14 campus assignments and transfers
 * __~ Updates__**

__**~ Planning / Collaboration**__ - Content Management System: At your table brainstorm questions that you think are critical and non-negotiable which represent district, campus, and teacher needs. The RFP provides a framework for these questions: Technology Infrastructure, Community Based Infrastructure, Web Content and Community Management, Communication and Collaboration, User Experience and Compliance. CMS Input

- ISTE Conference ......Who will attend if we have funds to pay for a day registration? - Robotics Showcase - April 30 .......How many schools will participate? Complete form by April 1. - Summer PD .......Last Year's Summer PD .......[|Suggestions for this summer] - Telpas - Celebration of Families - March 23 .......Volunteers needed for set up for presenters, Instructional Technology table, Cybersafety Session for parents ....... **http://tinyurl.com/akgmbok**
 * __~ Input Needed__**

- Teacher guides handouts for PD (Robin and Shannon) - Cheat Sheets Google Folder
 * __~ Demo__**

Afternoon:
 * 1 - 2 pm **
 * **Cool Tools Websites you have learned about**
 * **Google**
 * **TA TEKS Planning Committee**
 * **Flipped Classroom**
 * **BYO - Apps and Uses in the Classroom**


 * 2:05 - 3 pm **


 * **Cool Tools Websites you have learned about**
 * **Professional Development - New Thoughts/approaches**
 * **Twitter as a PLN**
 * **Edmodo**
 * **Work Time - Getting IT Right blog, website, Google Cert (due March 20th), etc.**

- MJ's Retirement