January+30,+2008

Members present: Catherine Bratton, Kevin Riebau, Heidi Dudley, Linda Parry, Diane Frank, Mike Mahoney, Mike Porter, Mike Schreiber, Ken Moritz 1)  ** Innovative Grant Feedback **  Heidi has received a draft of a project update report that most likely will need to be filled out on how the Innovative Grant has made a difference instructionally. Everyone was given a copy of the draft and asked to discuss the report with their departments so that all teachers know we will be expected to report back to the board next year. Are we using this (projectors and computers in the classrooms) to indeed do what we wanted to do as stated in the original grant proposal? **For the meeting in February everyone needs to bring back their report copy filled in with their ideas on feedback so that we can begin preparing for the report which will be due in spring 2009.** Mike P. thought we might be able to get some quotes from students about how the technology engages them and helps visual learners, etc. Kevin R. thought maybe we could do some kind of online survey in Zoomerang. Our own website has survey capabilities; we could talk to Sharlyn (district web coordinator) about doing a survey on the Heritage site. There is also a way to run a survey in Infinite Campus. 2)  ** Budgeting and Licensing: Costs of different tech items **   Heidi made up a price list of some items that departments may be interested in ordering. She also had two additional handouts with special bundle pricing on CPS response systems (clickers), CPS Chalkboard (wireless tablet) and related software. If you need a specific price on a certain technology not listed in these handouts, ask Heidi or Diane and we can get you district pricing from vendors who work with our purchasing department. Licensing issues were discussed next. We are currently almost at our quota on how many licenses per computer the district will pay for. We are likely to go over our quota next year if computers (especially laptop carts) keep being bought. If we go over the quota, departments that order computers (or laptop carts) could end up being responsible for licensing fees which run $65.00 per computer __per__ __year__. 3)  ** Eees **     These are the small computers that the district has lent to Heritage for a pilot program to test out this technology. The Eees (or Triple Es as Mike P. likes to call them) are being considered as a possible solution for the 1:1 computing initiative the district is looking at implementing. Eees were passed out to the committee for a hands-on look. Eees run on Linux and have Open Office installed making them free of the licensing issues that our other computers have. Eees are not without issues, they do have a much smaller screen and keyboard. They are being piloted in the Social Studies Department by Todd Wesswick and Jay Grenawalt. If teachers are interested in looking at these devices they need to contact Todd or Jay. Jay and Todd will be using the Eees heavily. After spring break they may be open to having other classes in other departments test them out. However, any teacher using them during the pilot program will need to complete a survey and attend a training session with Heidi. Check with Jay or Todd after spring break if you are interested. 4)  ** Technology Integration Questionnaire Results **    The results of the technology survey from last spring were handed out. For the February meeting we need everyone to look over these results and come up with a battle plan for addressing issues. Look over the 3 different areas (Productivity is page 1, Instructional Presentation and Student Productivity is page 2, and 21st Century Learning Environment is page 3) and choose 3 items on each page with priorities of 1,2,and 3 on what you feel we need to work on most. Also give suggestions for teaching the skills to staff effectively. What are some different ways we could expand training? **Please bring your feedback on this survey to the February meeting.**   5)   ** Upcoming Training Opportunities ** Learning 2.0: A Colorado Conversation (a workshop designed to discuss 21st century learning skills) and other opportunities were discussed. Heidi handed out a sheet outlining all of the different opportunities that will be provided through the end of the school year. The ones in red are the Heritage Tech Academy classes and the black ones are for Monday Models. Learning 2.0 is marked in blue. It is a state-wide conference that will be held at Arapahoe H.S. on Saturday, February 23, 2008. This free conference is highly recommended and lunch is provided! Time is running out and slots are filling up quickly so please see Heidi or Diane for more info if you are interested in attending this unique and exciting event.
 * HHS Technology Committee Meeting Minutes **
 * Wednesday January 30, 2008 **
 * 2:30 to 3:30 ILC **