MSOct4

Technology Center

 * Agenda**:
 * Share: What are you doing on campus that you are proud of?
 * Shannon-Print log to see how much people are printing, cost analysis, will send out spreadsheet
 * Irma-setting up airliners and doc cams in core areas,working with teachers in classrooms, working on getting response devices set up
 * Julie- projectors hung and refresh started, will be starting tech Tuesdays, redid web page using google
 * Summer-Workshop Wednesday, training on moodle, web 2.0,
 * Robin- Teacher Trainings - One Wednesday per month, survey to find out what they want, Students - tech camps-new topics monthly, meet before school
 * Vickie- everything is new (office 7, doc cams, mimio boards, airliners), monthly newsletter with embedded videos, printer war
 * Brian- projectors and doc cams being used, setting up doc cam software, ordering airliners for math dept., team google calendars that admin can view
 * Nakisha- surveyed teachers, doing moodle training in future, waiting on doc cams,
 * Henry- Refreshed with Windows 7, started technology ABC group, looking at Moodle
 * Technology Assessment for 8th Grade:
 * Review results from last year ( see email for results)
 * Not a true testing environment.
 * Available Resources
 * [[file://\\Grab\Stuff\documentation\|\\Grab\Stuff\documentation\]]... Robin will move docs over so everyone will have access to them
 * ppts. with vocab, word walls, lessons, tech TEKS
 * What is the plan for this year
 * Do we give it as a pretest? NO!
 * Brian will create a course in moodle with test items
 * CMTools...You can find Turningpoint resources
 * Sub Funds on Campus
 * Planning vs Training- Teachers like to have planning time
 * Most people are not using their sub funds.
 * How do you use them
 * Tips for using the right words to gain campus support
 * T-Funds
 * Who controls? All ITS' have control of their T-funds, except **Irma** :(
 * What to use them for? Sea TEA website for specifics
 * Moodle at the Middle School
 * Challenges - (ex. equipment)
 * Lack of computers, how do you introduce moodle while at the same time providing equitable access
 * Training...need it for ITS... Summer and Brian will do an afternoon session
 * What role could Moodle play at the middle school level given the current constraints?
 * Supplement to class work in the lab or library, give students a window to complete assignments outside of class, 3
 * Evaluations -
 * What to Expect- Will get people to model their portfolios
 * What to Collect? Student work, Tech Tickets, Kudos, budget info, collaboration with teachers and admin, self eval.,
 * Challenges: What current challenges do you face on your campus? Share to get support and find solutions
 * Color printers
 * TMSDS
 * Teachers are in
 * Passwords are new, Jeff sent out campus admin user name and password to ITS'


 * Understanding Math