PLC+Meetings

December 5, 2011 at Decker Colony
 * Cool Tools PLC group **


 * Goal: **By June 2012 we will **investigate** and implement web tools to facilitate interaction between student, teachers and parents....


 * Goal 2: ** By June 2012 we will figure out methods for using technology to increase/improve student learning.

>> >> ===Choose 2 Communication pieces=== > > Some Issues: one to one is almost required for Edmodo (To look up assignments, download, etc) > Websites (wiki) > Looked at advantages and disadvantages of each > >
 * Minutes of Meeting **
 * 1) Tour schooled (Amatrol: vocational lab)
 * 2) Re-visited our goals and modified them
 * 3) Own devices in the classroom
 * 4) Music allowed?
 * 5) Most allow it during quiet time
 * 6) Discussion:How to utilize “own” devices
 * 7) <span style="color: #0000dd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Who “controls” what’s on device: Teachers need access to monitor
 * 8) <span style="color: #0000dd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Bandwidth piece: whose bandwidth are they using? School or MTS
 * 1) <span style="color: #0000dd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Edmodo & Wikispaces
 * 1) <span style="color: #0000dd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Tour of carpentry & Water Tech

Playtime
 * 1) <span style="color: #0000dd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Edmodo
 * 2) <span style="color: #0000dd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Pbworks
 * 3) <span style="color: #0000dd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Wikispaces & google calendar
 * 4) <span style="color: #0000dd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Internet for classrooms (Internet4classrooms.com)
 * 5) <span style="color: #0000dd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Realplayer (Download videos)

= = = = = = =**Cool Tools**= Meeting in Shoal Lake, Sept 23, 2011
 * 1) <span style="color: #0000dd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Tool Sharing Session
 * 2) <span style="color: #0000dd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Khan’s Academy
 * 3) <span style="color: #0000dd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">One-note
 * 4) <span style="color: #0000dd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Google Sketchup
 * 5) <span style="color: #0000dd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Internet4classrooms.com
 * 6) Please send a comment (or more) to the PD committee (All PD Reps on FC) stating any concerns, questions, likes dis-likes etc that your PLC may have.
 * 7) We’d like to bring out D. Kuropatwa or A. Mackiel to present on the topic of how technology can enhance student learning with focus on learning.
 * 8) Ask Dave Juce to find out what sessions he might do for us…
 * 9) How can we make our webpages more interactive? What tools would he use?
 * 10) Checked with D. Juce to see if he can help to make this happen.
 * 1) How can we make our webpages more interactive? What tools would he use?
 * 2) Checked with D. Juce to see if he can help to make this happen.

Our guiding question: How can we use technology to improve interaction (communication, learning, accountability) between teachers and students?

Goal: By June 2012 we will investigate and implement web tools to facilitate interaction between student, teachers and parents....

Goal 2: By June 2012 we will figure out methods for using techonogly to increase/improve student learning?

Goal 3: By June 2012, we will figure out how to get PWSD to pay for a new laptop for the cool tools team

List the key activities with approximate timelines:

Today: Investigate various tools; tentatively decide on area to exploring/playing. - Choose leaders for each area to help facilite exploration/selected tool(s)

1) We need to investigate various tools such as interactive SB clickers (centio), Edmodo, Wikispaces, Pbworks, Moodle, LMS Canvas, Google Apps, Ipads, etc

2) We need to meet somewhere for 1/2 day before Dec 5 (after SAG/LIFT, etc) on November 21st starting at 9:00 to 12:00 at BCI.

Next Meeting: All Day PLC day at Decker on Monday, December 5th

Resources: - Edmodo, Wikispaces, google sites, pbworks - PD such as MANACE, BYTE - Darren Kuropatwa, Andy Mckiel: its about the learning, not the technology.. (for 2012).

Will you need any financial support for your project? - for bringing in people such as Darren Kuropatwa, Andy McKiel, etc. - Bonnie Morris will host them at her barn in the bush? if it's after the ski season. (after March) - to help pay for some of the web tools requiring subscription, etc - mileage?? for 21st - donuts and coffee (Bonnie!)

Highlights of today's discusson: - excited about the Edmodo stuff - Possibilties of the interactive tools to communicate with students and parents -

Emerging Concerns: - always something new coming up. When will this ever end? - time - technology availabilty: enough devices? - BANDWIDTH! -accessibilty of sites

= = = = = = =**Professional Learning Community Meeting Minutes**= =Dec 3, 2010=


 * Group Name:** Cool Tools
 * Group Members Present:** Angie Bowlie, Cory Smith, Scott Maynes, Alan Miller, Mark Waldner, Shelly Lowes, Bonnie Morris, Adam Grabowski, and Jana Kehler, Jackie Burrough


 * Goals:**
 * 1.** To create an interactive webpage (wiki or other)
 * 2.** To explore web 2.0 tools and discuss which are useful
 * 3.** To explore the possibility of getting laptops for all teachers

- explored making Google Calendars work in wikipages - explored how to add users/students to wikispaces - explored how to block/enable students from specific wikipages on website
 * Highlights of discussion**

- none identified - all good, but it takes so much time - what about the laptops?
 * Emerging Concerns**

- Everyone identify and explore at least one web 2.0 tool and share with others - or some other resouces from the web that you could share
 * Next Meeting date/location & agenda**

- Feb 18, 2011 (Monday) in PM land: editgrid.com