Wednesday,+April+30,+2008

**Wednesday April 30, 2008 ** **2:30 to 3:30 ILC **  Members present: Catherine Bratton, Heidi Dudley, Diane Frank, Jentry Byleveld, Kent Sauls, Mike Schreiber, Linda Parry, Kevin Keena, and Mike Porter    1)  **Share Your Success ** Time limitations on this meeting precluded this from being a topic we had time to discuss. We will add this topic to one of our meetings next year.     2)   **End of Year Technology Maintenance ** We talked about bagging up computer equipment for the summer. Heidi and Diane will be coming around (during the last week of school or the week after) and blowing out computers. Once we have cleaned the inside of your computer we will leave a note so that you know the work has been done. Besides bagging your computers you will need to bag your projectors too (like last year). If you have saved bags please use those, otherwise there should be some available in Heidi and Diane’s office. When you come back in August either save your bags for the next summer or give them back to Heidi and Diane and we’ll make sure they are re-used. If there are any issues with equipment being moved because of maintenance being done in a room (floors and ceiling work) we’ll check with Jill and see if that affects the storage of any equipment.  <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"> 3)  **<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Tech Committee Report/ Department Representation **<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Tech Committee Report: We would like to gather information on the Eee PC pilot besides the projector/computer in the rooms and how both have changed teaching in the classroom. Please continue to gather feedback on this from your departments and post it on the HHS technology blog: [] <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Department Representation: If your department is changing their rep for the tech committee for next year, please let us know ASAP so we will know who to contact for our first meeting in August. If you have to make a decision as to who should represent your department, we could use as many technologically savvy people on this committee as possible. <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"> 4)  **<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Eee PC Update **<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">We have received the new Eees that were purchased for the third floor. We should have them set-up and ready for full usage when we come back in August. We need to work out where the best place will be to store these carts. The two carts (loaded with 32 Eees each) will need a secure place where they can be plugged in each night. Kevin R, Mike M, and Catherine B need to get together with Heidi and figure this out. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"> 5)  **<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Other Issues **<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The future vision of Heritage High School planning committee was discussed during department chairs. We discussed and shared ideas about the vision. Does the vision include academics, activities, sports and technology? <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">We talked about the strengths of Heritage: it is known for diversity of programs and a caring commitment. It was expressed that we did not want to lose the identity and the strengths that Heritage has been known for in the past. We should build on the strengths Heritage has been known for in our new vision. <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The planning committee may meet for 2 days in June and then again for 2 more days in July. The variable bell schedule possibly changing to some type of block system was discussed and how changes in the schedule would affect hours for required and elective classes. <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Heidi pointed out that if part of our vision is to be a more technologically forward school, we need to re-evaluate the way we do some things such as using scantrons for assessments. The technology that is available today can be used as a better way to judge performance. Heidi also stressed that it is vital that we have several people on the vision committee who are also tech committee representatives so the technology vision is incorporated into the Heritage vision. <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"> 6)  **<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Remaining Meeting Dates **<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">We decided to make this meeting our last meeting for the year! We will set-up a normal meeting time on May 14th, but we will use that time for anyone who is interested in seeing the Wii set-up in Mary Kay Cummings room and how for a small investment of about $50.00 (for a Wii remote and a laser pointing device) you could have a “SmartBoard” in your classroom. <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Please come by room 301 at 2:30 on Wednesday May 14 if you are interested in seeing this. <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Have a great summer; we’ll see you in August! <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">
 * <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">HHS Technology Committee Meeting Minutes **