March+31st+2012

=Another MICE Gathering = =March 31st, 2012 = =District Office Board Room = =9-11:30AM =


 * Agenda
 * Coffee and snack Yum! Thanks Kim
 * Sign-in (signinfor20112012 wiki, in navigation bar to the left)
 * Who will volunteer to take notes?
 * ====== Steve was awarded AZTEA Tech person for the State - Holla'!!! ======
 * Welcome to our guest....Melody Brewer from Dysart
 * Teacher and Tech specialist, now back in the classroom, also pilot test for Avermedia
 * Insights into Google Domains
 * Modeled for the teachers - then teachers modeled for students
 * She will share her links
 * Links she shared
 * Sidevibe - site - Teacher moderated discussions. Open a side window for discussion on the same site and live discussion. Click here
 * = 10marks - Click here =
 * Email - Safe - internal monitoring
 * Only issue - each child received a page - can set so they have a portal door that is a District page
 * Opened up collaboration - students want immediate feedback - no worries about compatibility
 * Welcome to newest MICEr, Marianne Hanson from Camelview - Welcome Marianne - we are excited
 * School sharing
 * Minutia
 * Locking laptops - thanks for getting this information out to your schools
 * Supplemental Materials form on Sharepoint
 * Must be filled out, sent to DO to Terrie Barnes (copy to Kim as well)
 * Terrie reviews for academics
 * Then to IT to verify that it will work within our system
 * [[file:Supplemental Materials.doc]]
 * 9:30 Special Guest.....Deborah Reker, EBooks
 * Catalog: red icon - a hard back copy
 * "E" icon - electronic resource
 * Can read without checking it out
 * Checking out - 5 days - advantage - annotations will stay forever once the book has been checked out.
 * There are books that multiple readers can access at the same time. (Click details - to find out if it is an unlimited access.)
 * GreatTools - upper left corner:
 * Table of contents
 * Copyright information
 * Export to Smart Notebook
 * If you see an ebook you want you can make request
 * Teachers can create lists for students to print out call numbers of hard copies to check out
 * Bobbie is the "cool one" - Brain Pop - links on the bottom - "Read About It" She is the "cool one"! (Middle School -
 * Deborah will be doing ScreenCast for all teachers - access and use. Link to come!
 * Thank you Deborah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are the "cool one!"
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 * Video
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 * Google Accounts
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 * Click on the Google (circular) icon at the top of the page
 * Use your AD (Active Directory) username to log in and the password of happy1234. Once you’re in and accepted all the Google terms and conditions, click on your email address in the top right corner of the screen and go to Account Settings and change your passwor d.
 * Access to Google services
 * Kim will share the PD Site.
 * Teachers have access to online and in person PD
 * First class - Catnip hours
 * Rest - Professional Development hours
 * MICE to Campus message for transition
 * Outlook will still be available next year
 * Put Catnip hours and intensives on the Site
 * Student - how much control over email?
 * Can Jay come talk about implementation @ next MICE meetings
 * Email focus:
 * folders
 * Calendars - District, School and / or personal
 * Have google sites you want to use in Madison Goodle? Go to site settings and share it with yourself at your new madison domain ex.jblow@madisoned.org
 * Docs: Next time ;-)
 * Spring/Summer PD
 * Will be sharing the webpage (Google site) with all the information
 * Still looking for people to teach some of the classes
 * See above! ;-)
 * Discovery Education
 * Overview – Jig Saw Puzzle Activity
 * Student accounts
 * All student are available for teachers in each school's Sharepoint
 * Becoming a Star Discovery Educator
 * Advice on PD we to provide
 * The website provides info provides info in the Help section
 * What else do we need to do?
 * Homework for next MICE meeting (did she say homework!!!)
 * Go to the Technology Integration Matrix to see what level you are on
 * http://www.azk12.org/tim/
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.1px;">Click on the arrow next to the row headings (Active, Collaborative, etc.) to view descriptions
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.1px;">http://www.azk12.org/tim/
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.1px;">Click on the arrow next to the row headings (Active, Collaborative, etc.) to view descriptions

Resources shared....

Several good resources to checkout at Super Teach Tools

http://www.superteachertools.com/instantclassroom/

Misc. Remind teachers - NOT to leave the projector on for an extended amount of time. Bulbs - track it - techs will get you taken care of. Meadows - Chris H. empowered students to be the "keepers" of the Smart Board. From turning on to creating the explainations! Heights 'protect a bug' project ipad and skyping - nice! ;-) Teachers using Edmodo for teacher resources

Robert Morse posted this on Facebook: Bloom's Digital Taxonomy Pyramid