Wednesday,+March+19,+2008

**Wednesday March 19, 2008 ** **2:30 to 3:30 ILC **  Members present: Catherine Bratton, Heidi Dudley, Diane Frank, Mike Mahoney, Linda Parry, Jentry Byleveld, Kent Sauls, Mike Schreiber, Corey Brueckner (for Kevin R) and Mike Porter   1)  **Instructional Goals for Project Update on Wiki and HHS Tech Blog ** Our HHS Tech Wiki (Find it by going to the Heritage Site>for Staff>Technology Support) has the info for the grant instructional goals we need to be thinking about and explaining when we submit this document in 2009. We have the document posted on the wiki. You can see the entire document by going to the wiki and clicking on Project Update on the sidebar. Then, we need teachers giving their feedback about how the projectors and computers in their classrooms have impacted their teaching. To post these comments on our blog, go to  []. This is a necessary part of the Innovative grant follow-up that the district is asking us to do.   2)  **Technology Survey Results Feedback Needed on Wiki ** The results of the technology survey from last year were handed out at our January meeting. At the January meeting we asked that everyone go over the results with their departments and come up with a battle plan for addressing tech support issues (i.e.: suggestions for training, classes, 21st century learning philosophy, etc.) . We asked for feedback on this at our February meeting and gave instructions for how to post the feedback on the wiki. At this point we have received no feedback (besides Diane’s sample feedback) for this. You should have received an invitation to the join the wiki back in January. If you feel you didn’t get your invitation or you can’t remember how to get on the wiki as a member, let Heidi or Diane know and we will make sure you can get in to post your feedback. The survey feedback should be posted under the discussion tab. You can see all of the survey results on the wiki under Agenda Items in the sidebar.   3)  **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Fileway, Office 2007 **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Just keep in mind that once you click to install this, there is no going back! Also, **if you use Tranquility (Special Ed program) you can not use Office 2007** at this time because of compatibility issues. We would like tech committee members to be the first among the staff to try out 2007. If you would like to switch to 2007 on your school computer, see Heidi or Diane first. We can tell you the advantages and challenges in working in 2007. Heidi currently is keeping Office 2003 on her computer and we have installed 2007 on Diane’s computer so we can see issues and compare the different versions side by side. If you have any questions about how 2007 is different see Heidi or Diane. <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"> 4)  **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Summer Computer Distribution and Computer Inventory **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">19 new machines will be coming to Heritage from the district for next year. We need to figure out how we are going to distribute them. They will look like the ones that are in classrooms (the models that were distributed for the grant) but they will have flat screens. We do have the option from the district of getting laptops instead but the laptops would cost us an extra $200.00 per machine. Would we want or be able to go this route? Laptops would cost us a lot more. Where would laptops be after hours, who would be responsible for them off site? A response to this was, your custody, you’re responsible. We asked everyone to think more about the laptop versus desktop thing. The application for individuals who want one of these computers for next year is **due on** **Friday April, 18 (see our newsletter)**. **Department computer inventory is also due on April 18.** We need everyone to check every computer in their departments. The GX-270 or GX-280 models would be the computers we want to replace first. <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-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"> 5)  **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Grant Update and Eee PC Pilot Update **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Kevin R and Mike R ran tests on Eee PCs in science. It looks like the Eees could work for them, so we decided to change the laptop order since for the same money we can get two classroom sets of Eees. We are trying to figure out the carts for the Eees. We are thinking of putting 2 Eees per slot into the 15 slot cart. There are power cord issues because of how the Eees’ power cord is configured. We need to agree that we can take $1600.00 out of the technology donation money to pay for the power issues on these carts. Corey said yes, Kent asked Mike P. what he thinks. Mike says these devices do what the kids are doing with them most of the time at school (internet searching, emailing, doc typing, accessing Infinite Campus). They don't print real well. Todd and Jay have told us some failed to print and then 20 minutes later the print would come through. Mike S says they have talked pretty positively about it in SS. Social Studies has some small rooms which cause storage issues. These new ones will be for the 3rd floor, so the tech committee will have to figure out the sharing issues on that floor. Language Arts has laptops, SS has the current Eees, so we are thinking 3rd floor. That would be 64 all together with two carts of 32. Mike S says we need more. Is there any reason we can't use the rest of the money to get another set? How about the $350.00 model instead of the $400.00? We decided to get half and half (1/2 with webcam and1/2 w/o webcam). <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">On the current set of Eees that is being ordered there were some questions: Is it for the 3rd floor or can it move around? The feeling was expressed that they should be used every period. Who would be responsible for check-out of the carts (especially if they could move between floors)? <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Ken chose SS for the pilot because they are under curriculum revision so he is hoping SS will spend on Eees instead of books. <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"> 6)  **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">1:1 Computing Status **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">According to Dan Maas we will not go for a technology bond for this fall given the feedback from the community. We need to explore other options. Dan Maas, thinks maybe donors could buy these for us? Could get corporate Logos, “Nascar”? We are trying to be creative with how to do this. Mike S wondered “how would I use it, how would it boost the learning to the next level? If and when you get this what are you going to do with it?” Jay and Todd created blogs and their students contributed. There is a professional development part of this that would need to be considered. Kent said the conference at AHS sunk in for him that philosophy-driven use of technology should be used on a regular basis. He likes what he has seen done with SPED kids and constructivism. They know a smorgasbord of things they can do on them in his class now. He notices that boys are very hands-on types of learners. The laptops (and/or Eee PCs) work great for these learners. The more he uses laptops the more he wants the technology and the more the kids expect it in his room. Right now it can be handicapping because you have to schedule for laptop usage. We need to talk about this as a faculty. Are we going to be constructivists by moving forward with the whole 1:1 computing concept? Ken wanted to have this discussion this year but we ran out of time for in-service. <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">We ended with Heidi saying: <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Here is your assignment between now and our next meeting. On the wiki we will post how much money we have left. We need your feedback on what are we going to invest it in? All Eees? Document cameras? Saving for replacement of the library lab computers (which go out of warranty this summer)? <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The last thing we discussed was the importance of turning off computers. Talk to your people and make sure they shut down all of the computers they are responsible for every day (or at the very least once a week) so that the computers can get the updates and settings they need. <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 **
 * <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Fileway **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> is a new web system the district is looking at that works through a browser like Internet Explorer or Firefox so that you can access your H drives (user folder) and G drives (teacher folder) from anywhere, not just here at school. Once it is set-up you would use your LPS log-in to access it. You could upload your work from your computer to the server; you could also download work from the server to work on it, and then upload again to put the changes back onto the server. Training will begin with building computer coaches soon. Staff will use this first when it becomes available. Once staff uses it successfully it will become something students could use to access their files from home too.
 * <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Office 2007 **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> is something the district will switch to in phases. There have been district “First Look” sessions at the ESC. People who have attended these sessions have received a CD to install Office on their **__Home__** computers (**these disks are not to be used on district computers**). Tech committee members can put Office 2007 on their district computers by going to:  **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Groups-10>Technical Support>Software>Applications>Office 2007 installer\Setup.lnk **