TFs-+What's+Going+On+2012-2013

TFs - What's Going on 2012-2013

Deepak- (Feb-April 2013)
 * Parent training sessions continued Feb 7, 21.
 * FH focus group meetings to analyze technology problems and possible solutions
 * PLC meetings and collaborative lessons with teachers
 * Helping teachers with Edmodo/Dropbox set up and use
 * Macbook Airs imaging and delivery to schools
 * Macbook Airs enrollment to server
 * Elementary/Middle battle of the books
 * Syncing ipads to switch over to Zscaler
 * Worked with Dianne Dunlop to find solution to internet based apps
 * Paperwork for acquisiton, transfer, retiring iPads
 * Communication with GSX people for setting up ipad repairs
 * NC ties conference March 6-8
 * Apple training for teachers and students on macbook air
 * Toisnot ipad repairs in GSX, transfers, and other paperwork

Cara - December/January 2012/2013
 * Planning and organizing collaboration projects with teachers.
 * Completed 6 collaborative lesson projects - 3 at each school worked with teacher, curriculum facilitator, and media cord.
 * Training teachers on cart syncing and how to create a new profile and make a new back up.
 * Hosted Dianne Lawrence (Apple Trainer) visit to ECM and Toinsnot.
 * Participated in hosting Parent iPad training sessions.
 * Attending grade level PLC meetings at both schools where shared technology tools.
 * Worked on getting iPads into the Apple Care repair system.

Deepak-December/January 2012/13
 * Collaboration projects with teachers.
 * Setting up Gaggle e-mail accounts on student iPads.
 * Training teachers for iPad syncing and finishing successful sync for all grade levels.
 * Parent iPad training sessions.
 * Attending several PLC meetings to help integrating technology.
 * Focus group at Forest Hills to bring up issues or ideas for improving technology usage.
 * Piloting 50 student iPads at Forest Hills to test Zscalar.

Jennifer-December/January 2012/13 . Donna-December/January 2012/13
 * Sent out mass email back in November "drumming" up business since returning from Maternity Leave. Good responses.
 * Have worked with Webmasters for them to completely take over Edline.
 * Working with Beddingfield OCS department on some collaborations using the Laptops so that students are comfortable using laptops for Extend II testing.
 * Scheduled times with PLCs to help integrate technology into their classrooms.
 * Biggest problems I have encountered have been lap top carts not working with the artemis signal
 * Collaboration with Fike teacher integrating iPads. Have done two days with them thus far using Doceri to find colonial maps and research independence dates. Returning again for two days to do research and create/present Prezis.
 * Working on Apple Config troubleshooting guideline.
 * Gaggle, Gaggle and more Gaggle moving of students.
 * Moodle help, too.
 * Parent Training Sessions for iPads
 * Collaboration projects: India, Ancient Egypt, Hunger Games, books 1&2,
 * I have been working with several classrooms using SAS flash cards for a variety of topics such as Geometric terms, the Hindu Caste System, literary terms, and Famous Explorers.
 * I have also shown math teachers how to create worksheets for introduction, practice and review of Slope and Functions using QR codes. So far we are using a 4 part sheet with one code linking to a overview of the subject, a second code to a demonstration, a third with a video link and a fourth with online practice problems. I also set up Today’s Meet rooms for several classes to allow them to post their thoughts concerning the prior night’s homework. I showed the kids how to log in, create their icon and we went over etiquette and what the intent was for this site. Verdict is still out on if they will continue to use it, but the effort is being made.
 * I worked on a Hunger Games unit with 3 classes and we had them create video reflections after I went into the classrooms and shared the rubric of what makes a good video with samples of good and bad videos. Then I taught them how to upload them to the class Edmodo Site.
 * I have worked with sharing files via Dropbox with several classrooms and we have worked on making sure all mail settings were working with Gaggle on the apps the students were needing to email from. This has helped the teachers with the CK12 free textbooks share them with their classes.
 * I taught a couple of SS classes how to use VoiceThread and Story Kit for project options for an ancient Egypt SS class. I did learn that once you create 3 Voice threads, it would not allow you to create any more without paying. Even if you delete the ones you have created. If you have found any solutions to this, please let me know.
 * I have started posting QR codes around the school for the lunch menu, an app of the week and a website of the week just to engage them a little more.
 * Springfield also requested Edline Training again, so I worked with all staff on webpages also.

Jennifer-August 2012
 * Edline training with staff Aug 20-24th.
 * iPad imaging--helping Daniels integrate into curriculum.
 * Moodle meeting with Beddingfield.