April+25,+2007

1)  Heidi called the meeting to order at about 2:35. Members present: Heidi Dudley, Catherine Bratton, Diane Frank, Jentry Byleveld, Linda Parry, Darrell Meredith, Kent Sauls, Mert Martens, Mike Mahoney   2)   ** The HHS Procedure for New Technology Purchases ** was the first item discussed. These are actually 3 forms that Heidi and Diane have worked on. The three forms are:  ·  ** Procedure for New Technology Purchases ** : This form outlines what process to go through when making a technology purchase. It shows the process for a smaller purchase (can use short request form) or a larger purchase (requires the use of the extended request form)  ·  ** Heritage Technology Purchase Request ** : This is the short form used when making smaller technology purchases.  ·  ** Heritage Technology Support Priority Levels ** : This form outlines the priority levels of support that IT (Heidi and Diane) will provide for building technologies. These forms were handed out and the committee was asked to look them over and offer any changes or improvements to these forms. 3)  ** Language Arts Tech Purchase: ** Language Arts has submitted a request for wireless computer carts and this request has already been approved. The equipment in this purchase includes 2 wireless carts with 15 computers each. The committee discussed how this will be set up (should stay in one room because of the department plan and security issues), access points (LA will need to purchase some more of these) and issues such as will this technology be shared with the rest of the building and how that will work. Also discussed was the process of how these carts will be taken care of: who within the department will be ultimately responsible for the maintenance and care of the equipment.   4)   ** Wireless Technology Installation Over Summer: ** The “Littleton Fund” is providing HHS with 25 wireless access points. While this should get the building started with wireless, it is more than likely that many more access points will be needed to be able to operate a wireless network successfully within our building. That is why LA needs to purchase additional access points. There was further discussion on how access points will need to be added in other areas of the building once the wireless network is finally operational. 5)  ** Teacher Technology Standards/Classes: ** Heidi and Diane handed out a draft of the ISTE NETS for Students which shows what the national technology standards are for students. They also handed out the “Tiers of Technology Integration” chart. This chart was adopted from a chart that Washington State is currently using to show various types of ability for teachers and where they might fall within the different tiers. Kevin Young observed that the tiers each have indicators within them that he feels he has mastered and indicators that he feels he could still work on or learn about. Heidi and Diane will look over the chart more and “flesh out” the various indicators so that they align with LPS technology procedures. Heidi and Diane are working on an assessment questionnaire to be given to teachers at summer check-out that will be used in identifying where teachers are in relation to these indicators and what we can then do to provide support in reaching these technology goals. 6)  ** Classes: ** Heidi is collaborating with Mike Porter to bring a “potpourri” of experiences to this class such as United Streaming, Wikis, Podcasting, Blogging and more. It will be the week of June 4-8 8:00am to 1:00pm each day. A flyer is has been sent out explaining the class in more detail.   7)   ** Update on Grant: ** Heidi and Diane have been hooking up the projectors and adding the computers to classrooms as classrooms become available (open periods and after school) 8)  ** Remaining Meeting Dates ** :.
 * HHS Technology Committee Meeting Minutes **
 * Wednesday April 25, 2007 **
 * 2:30 to 3:30 ILC **
 * May 16