Wednesday,+January+28,+2009

**Wednesday January 28, 2009 ** **2:30 to 3:30 Library **  Members present:  Catherine Bratton, Heidi Dudley, Diane Frank, Mike Schreiber, Linda Parry, Barb Bolen, Jentry Byleveld, Jill Schrader, Mike Mahoney, Kevin Keena   1)  **On-line signup for computer labs- Do we want it or not? ** After discussing the issues involved in changing to an online system for signing up for library computer labs, the group unanimously agreed that leaving the signup system the way it is (with people coming down to check the schedule and signing up in the library) would be best. The problems with online signup include: editing and view rights, who would maintain it and how it could be updated correctly and efficiently. It was decided that the current system is what works best in this situation.    2)   **Sharing of music files and software- email from Dan Maas ** Dan sent an email in mid January to LPS District staff on file sharing and software installs. Copyright issues come into play with this and he wanted to make sure that we are careful and cognizant of how to keep these types of copyright infringements out of LPS. That means that sharing music with each other through the email system and/or other copyrighted video files…any of these types of sound and video files (including any software) needs to be strictly governed according to the copyright law that applies to that particular file. Dan stated that sharing of these types of files through the email system is prohibited and illegal.   3)  **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Posting final exams at semester- why we do it, how we do it, and what will make it go faster **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">When we post grades, parents of students that are eligible for locking in grades have the ability to see this grade. On the Parent Portal the students and parents see the final exam listed in a separate summary box at the top. If we didn’t post the semester exam grade, it would be listed within the assignments, and it might be hard to distinguish which grade on the list is the semester exam (Not all teachers enter it separately or identify the final exam). Heidi reminded everyone of the fill all option in Grading by Task which can make entering the grades faster. She also reminded everyone that if you post your grades and you don’t see the grades show up in the yellow section of your gradebook, you need to check that you have a Default Curve chosen in your lesson planner under semester grade. If you like to copy your lesson planner from one semester or year to the next, you need to make sure you change the assignment due dates once you are done. If dates aren’t changed and we receive complaints from parents, we may turn off your gradebook in the portal until it is fixed. <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';">ISTE Technology Standards for students and teachers- what is the district doing to address this? How might this impact teachers? **<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';">ISTE standards are moving towards integrating technology in all teaching areas instead of having it taught separately. It is looking like technology will become a part of licensure; teachers may have to take technology classes in order to renew their license. They may also have to show technology proficiencies before they are hired or in order to meet professional goals. <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';">Learning 2.0 Conference- February 21st **<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';">The committee was asked to forward student names to Heidi who would be good to have on the student panel. We were asking for students that make up a good cross section of the types of students that use technology in different ways at Heritage (not just the students in AP or Honors classes). Members were also encouraged to attend the conference. More information on Learning 2.0 can be found at the conference wiki: http://colearning.wikispaces.com/Home+2009
 * <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">HHS Technology Committee Meeting Minutes **