Meeting+minutes+Nov.+3,+2008

** Nov. 3, 2008 Minutes **
Introduction of new chairperson, members: Jan Harding (Seneca), Lisa Kimmel (Ojibwa), Pat Donahue (CVHS: admin), Jeanne Forbes (Huron), Kirsten Cook (Algonquin), Brad Everett (Ottawa), Jennifer Nelson (Sequoyah), Vicki Myers (Erie), Patrick O’Neill (Iroquois); Rita Hughes (Board Office, Technology); Ron Roberts (admin); Craig McBain (Tech Services)

Absent: Kimberly Lolich, Jill Grimm, Melissa Hilton, Marc Hintze, Cynthia Macoit-Zielinski

Meetings will be held at Seneca Media Center unless a request comes in to host a meeting. We need a secretary, probably rotating. Rita will do it tonight. Six elementary schools are not represented; Jan will send out minutes to meetings to all staff because of lack of participation, and she will also be using the wiki; invitations to the wiki will be sent out to all committee members who are not already members.

**Goals**
 1. Increase staff awareness of NETs and METs; realignment next year with new Michigan standards, which are currently being realigned with new national standards. Possible alignment of CV curriculum to allow students to cover standards at all grade levels.  a.   Wiki: http://mediatech.wikispaces.com  Please r egister if you were not a member of last year's committee and you will be issued an invitation to join. This is our web page for IT Curriculum Council. Will be used to do curricular work over next couple of months.  b.  ISTE standards: worksheet using wiki, breaking into groups, put standards on the Wiki.

 2. Increase teacher awareness of CV resources: etc.  a.  Available resources not being utilized  b.  Start with technology council, in-service committee members, show to staff, and share!  c.  After school technology workshops committee members can teach  d.  Fall workshop presenters can come back; please let Jan or Rita know if you are interested in being paid to present after school

 3. Promote Universal Design for Learning as a way to help students of all abilities be successful.  a.  Net Trekker DI: read websites out loud to students, attacks readability; great lesson planning resource  b.  Look for possible presenters and demonstrations at future meetings.

 4. Internet Safety: looked at part of bill; need clarification from FCC—create formal Internet Safety lessons for each level.

Delicious.com demonstration: **//please register for an account so we can share bookmarks for IT council//**.

Rita Hughes talked about asking staff members what they would like to see, technology wise, in their classrooms in the next three to five years. **//Please talk to your staffs before the next meeting asking them about this//**. Take time in staff meeting to survey/question/brainstorm ideas; bring back from your staff to the meeting. Jan said she would put a discussion about information on next month’s agenda. Next meeting: Dec. 8 at Seneca

Monday, December 8, 2008 @ Seneca Middle School Monday, January 12, 2009 Monday, February 9, 2009 Monday, March 9, 2009 Monday, April 6, 2009 Monday, May 11, 2009 Monday, June 1, 2009 (restaurant?)
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