Tech+Team+Training+for+Fall+2010

Big Picture Items:

 * 8 - 8:10** Leah: Welcomes and Introduce John
 * 8:10 - 8:30** Susie:[|August 2010 Tech Team PD.doc]
 * **Essential Question:** How do we effectively use the technology tools in our building to engage our learners and promote higher order thinking skills? ** Goals: 1: ** Create the profile for technology literate A-West students in grades 9-12. Much of this work already exists and is both required and supported at the district and state levels. · ISTE standards · ET-IL prioritized benchmarks by content area. **2:** Create the profile for technology literate teachers. · Where are we already strong? · Where are we lacking? · How can we continue to build bridges of support for all stakeholders? · Using available tools: Personnel Technological Proficiency Self Assessment Survey

Leah: Revisit our Vission, Discuss District Tech Proficiency Requirements, Staff and Student Survey Data Summary
 * [[file:Tech Team Meeting Notes 052710.doc]] || [[file:Tech Awest Summary Aug 2010.ppsx]] ||
 * [[file:2010.08.03 Talking Points for the Teacher Technology Assessment 2009.doc]] || [[file:2010.08.03 Administrator Survey2 (2).doc]] ||
 * [[file:2010.08.03 Teacher Survey2.doc]] ||  ||

Resources:

 * 8:30- 8:40** Leah: Visit our wiki Leah
 * 8:40 - 8:50** Susie: District Ed Tech resources/support [|ISTE Nets] - See the Ed Tech page and the ISTE button.
 * 8:50 - 9:30** Susie: Library support
 * collaborative instruction (template, CAP, ISTE benchmarks and content standards, technology incorporation & ongoing support, assessment)
 * English, Science, Social Studies - Grades 9 & 10 - last year. Include electives this year.
 * Share Earth Science Natural Disasters collaboration (whole content team planning, collaborative template draft, Google Calendar, drive-by support post library visit, record final projects, website support)
 * [[file:Earth Science Natural Disasters planning template.doc]] || [[file:Earth Science 9 Natural Disasters Project Options Support 2010.doc]] || [[file:Earth Science Natural Disasters Materials list.doc]] ||
 * Year at a Glance" template - bottom peach bar contains ET-IL prioritized benchmarks

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 * 9:30 - 9:45 Break**
 * 9:45 - 10:00** Susie: Ignite the fire - articles below & conversation
 * [|Rationale article]for increased implementation of technology to increase student learning:
 * Some more food for thought:


 * 10:00 - 10:30:** Susie:iSafe (internet safety district required implementation at all grade levels) conversation. Go to the Ed Tech page. Select the " iSafe" button for grade level expectations and district provided support. Illegal downloading, sexting, sharing personal information, using social networks, constant texting, email protocol, **Moved to Day 2 Agenda**

Notes: what will we require? Components of a good website: Students as the audience. Name, Syllabus and expectations, contact info, links to daily assignments/documents handed out in class, calendar OK to have a collaborative, content team website Other thoughts: use bizhub to scan documents, use calendar, SMART Notebook, what do we expect of our teachers? Talk to Teachers about copyright! Website scav hunt.
 * 10:30 - 11:00** Leah: Websites -

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 * 11:00 - 11:15** Learning Plan for the afternoon

Ideas: Classroom equipment set up, best practices (log off/ lock wkst, change pswd, file saving)

Clean Projector Filters

Laptop Carts Training - including policies and troubleshooting wireless, batteries, and printer.

File Backup/Network navigation

Imaging/Work on Websites

=Day 2: Discussions and Sharing= 8:00 - 10:00 Susie: iSafe (internet safety district required implementation at all grade levels) conversation. Go to the Ed Tech page. Select the " iSafe" button for grade level expectations and district provided support. Illegal downloading, sexting, sharing personal information, using social networks, constant texting, email protocol, iSafe is district purchased curriculum to help us teach safe internet behavior. Question: How we role this out with the staff?
 * NOTES:**
 * Looked at the iSafe Overview ppt - folks thought they should share this with staff during a dept meeting. Susie and Leah will create the talking points
 * Recommend that Curriculum is shown during Study Hall. The three team teachers would work through the curriculum Susie and Leah hand to them and then communicate to the next teacher how much they made it through.
 * Biller: Will take this on big time through his computer apps classes. work through the curriculum with those students, he will have his students design posters to hang in all classrooms, design videos to show to students during daily announcements, maybe work with Link Crew and Marketing to create a cyber safe camopaign?
 * Susie and Leah will create a rationale for the staff, use the ppt to guide the rationale/talking points, share the internet agreement as another reason to do this, actual role out happens in study hall on block day, Susie and Leah will package the content and prioritize it for the study hall teams so that the teachers do not have to do the prep work, there will be a speaking, viewing, and writing component. Grades 10 - 12 they would receive the curriculum via daily announcements, posters, cyber safe campaign
 * Let staff know this is coming. In dept. meetings, tt member uses talking points to have deeper conversation.
 * We are not sure where this instruction will occur, but the conversation will take place in depts so they all have a voice for input. We need to set a timeline for instruction.
 * Susie is willing to model the first lesson through library orientation.
 * We will meet as a tech team to determine the final outcome (1st week of September)

GOALS/NEEDS (30 min) Goals
 * your needs/your goals
 * your dept needs: what goals do you have for your dept? Training needs? From whom? When?
 * Set a goal for self and department this year. Simple, measureable. Throughout the year you will be a part of your department meetings: what will you cover?

DISCUSSIONS: > __**Quia Subscriptions**__ - the goal is to demonstrate that this tool impacts student achievement. It contains course content, provides an avenue for collaboration, student feedback additional practice opportunities. We need to demonstrate and justify that our money is being well spent. Focus on efficiency, productivity, and documented feedback (staff & students) as to it's benefits. There is a 30 day free trial. Leah won't buy it until she receives feedback and there are only eight days remaining in our current subscription. > Technology Showcase Website > Change mindset re: collaborative Instruction > Promoting project-based learning (engage students and application of tech)
 * 1) Gradebooks - will be shared in dept meetings. Shared drive, wiki, Bb resources - bes ure to apply a curve!!
 * 2) With the agenda already set for next week, would it be best for your departments to handle website training/requirements and gradebook set up from you in the department meetings so that I am not taking from content team/personal time next week? If I offer open lab time - when do you think your staff would appreciate it/use it. I don't want to take them from collaboration time. (5 min) - Tech Team handles within departments, individuals/teams ask for direct support as needed from Leah and Susie
 * 3) Our meeting schedule - once per month: morning and after school so you can attend one or the other. Other ideas? Next meeting = Tuesday morning, September 7 - planning period meeting in your rooms - drive by via Leah.
 * 4) How to handle sign out of tech (ex: clickers/Library) Smartboard, Clicker, Document Camera, and Airliner - how to help others, best uses, should we redistribute throughout the school so everything is being used? Mark Biller will share his sign out procedure with us all. We commit to document who is using the equipment and tracking it's usefulness to justify future purchases that we know impact student achievement.
 * 5) Online Learning Technology support: Conversations have begun around the addition of a new row of desktops or an additional laptop cart in support of our online learning students. Topics for conversation include: $ to pay for these computers, supervision and security of laptops, "saving" desktops for online students. Rob is in the loop of this conversation as well as Lynee.
 * 6) __**Safe Assign vs Turnitin**__
 * 1) Choosing the Right tool
 * 2) Next Tech Survey - ask about additional teacher needs, student survey questions

SHARING: 2:15 Beth Low - SOARS review Annie and Lauren: Writing in the 21st Century Tech Team's Connection to JLP SMARTBoard Training for Kids Tips n' Tricks - genera Alan November ISTE - Leah Copyright - Susie (Creative Commons) http://www.mediafestival.org/copyrightchart.html

ISTE highlights

SmartNotebook tips and tricks WebCams RSS Feeds - how to get feeds Web 2.0 spotlight tools to use Lynee's Google Collaboration ideas