Tech+Meeting+notes++May+2008

Tech Facilitator Meeting notes: May 29 2008 Copyright presentation from Jackie Pierson… Fair use: handing out a chart of guidelines Link to copyright Fair Use Chart: http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/education/sctemp/f06b82de9f5bab9f63b1bb23669d3ad0/1212064131/Copyright_Fair_Use_Guidelines.pdf Media Matters Website: http://winstonsalem.nc.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=30691 Video Policies: http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=44043&sc_id=1190747368&sc_id=1190747368 Use standard letters: http://landmark-project.com/ Royalty free music: Sounds abound CD’s available through IRC Royalty free music .com is another one…charges but has some free teacher resources. AMTR: Reminder to be done by June 10th Inventory: include new lead secretary and data manager’s computers. (even though many schools have not received lead secretary AUP:   Only grade to get a new set is for kinder-garden. There should be a check in NCWISE that a student has accepted it.  Data Managers have instructions for generating an AD-HOC report for the students that have no AUP.  Grape colored papers are supposed to be in the cum folders—should be on the Data Manager’s cumm folder list (last thing on the list) Paper says…essentially that they understand the policy.  Elaine Hurt can send out more AUP forms.   Recycling:    Only recycle dead (pink slipped equipment)  Inventory system will be created to deal with this…  Kevin:  Technical updates:  Wireless projector…  Active directory passwords:   Reset passwords: Middle to 123456, prompted to change their password.  Elementary: reset to student number.  Not restricted to multiple log-ons, may change to one log-on per student.  Should happen—first week of (August 1) Computer and User Account: Profile Sweeps twice per year All student home directories will be purged Permission diagram will be put on the web-portal… Special K drive will be purged…this summer… Request K drive if you want it…Do a Heat ticket first of the year. “Able to Abstract” program: Open a document from a PDF for example from NCWISE, and convert to excel or power point, etc. Training for data managers first…then us at the back to school meeting for us. Archiving is not available in i-notes Kevin meant “compacting”… Marlo: Will put these on tech facilitator portal: Teach 21: http://teach21bolton.pbwiki.com/ SMART has agreed to partner and will provide classrooms. Elementary Principals will have to take 10 hours of tech training this summer http://learn2lead21.pbwiki.com/ RSS feeds: Info coming to you. http://www.google.com/reader/view/?hl=en&tab=wy#directory-welcome-page Directions are in the packet… Alert Now: clean out all redundant messages SMART Technologies: Shayla Notebook 10: Now and activation process. PDF document that will walk us through the install process. We might hold off until district decides how to handle. Will need a serial number (generally under the pen tray) or on the airliner. Same serial number can be used multiple times. Notebook 10: Remember to make students primary user of the Smart Board. Cinteo: assessment tool Remind teachers that A lot of pressure does not need to be applied to the board. Finger pointer manufactured by scholastic--$5.00 Tennis ball—for younger kids or even older kids “Kosh” ball game—links to a slide in the presentation—had enough circles for every student in the classroom. Paint brush—paint something on the SMART BOARD Standard Glass Cleaner for the SMART BOARD—spray on the cloth first Glass wipes… Stains are not covered in the warrantee Lost pen: chap stick, do not place pen or pencils they might end up writing on the board. Drape a sheet over SMART Board over the summer. What’s in Notebook 10? Magic pen : small pen with purple stars: invisible, spot light and magnification. Dissolves away…students will watch it dissolve Label things Circle becomes a spot light the size of the circle you draw Magnify draw a rectangle around it.—maintains good quality. Reselect the cursor to deactivate it  Tables:  table icon—highlight the number of rows and columns They function a little differently. To move it, highlight it and then grab the square Will resize into a cell after you write it and drag it Highlight cells, right click and add cell shades…that is cool! Can hide the lines of a table (make the lines white) Groups: Edit slides like power point slide sorter view… Pull out the pages (notebook slides) that (student groups) might want to use Drag down to new group (first clone it if you want it to stay in the original presentation) Active Alignment: Creation tool for lesson making…format, alignment. Centers by the white working space. Shape Pen : next to magic pen Fill: right click on shape-- activate properties Page Recording: From menu bar, creates an AVI file Play back for example a math problem to be worked out… Themes You can create a template with Notebook—under Gallery tab Dual Screen —shows two notebook slides on one screen. Screen Capture Tool : you can drag a picture to “my content” http://smarttech.com/ Go to quick links and software downloads You might download yourself (with a serial number) and then send the activation code to the teachers to download. Check out the teacher’s hub: http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/Teachers+Hub/default.htm?WT.mc_id=EdHomeHUB Impact Grant: http://www.ncwiseowl.org/impact/igrant/ http://www.ncpublicschools.org/newsroom/news/2007-08/20080319-01