May+12th+2012

= = The Last MICE Gathering of 2012 = = District Office Board Room9-11:30AM

May your summer be filled with...



She forgot the BEST one!

Agenda (Draft) > - With Google this coming school year, how should we approach communication with parents? We should create a unified letter to inform all parents. Kristen will create the letter to send home. - Will we be going starting to bring our own technology? They have looked into it but it brings up problems. Broaden the scope in the consent to include home technology. With students all having the different technology it causes different problems and it's usually for district that don't have the technology. - What about bringing a Kindle? He doesn't see any reason why we couldn't use them since they aren't connected to the network or downloading at school. - Should students be allowed to use cellphones on school sponsored fieldtrips? Pictures are a behavior management issue, you're representing Madison and their is a wavier. Have a conversation with students about what their gift for the following years students is... good behavior so that next years students can still attend.
 * Coffee, bagels and chit-chat
 * MICE Certs
 * I will be sending each of you a certificate for the hours you attended MICE meetings via PDF . This can be used for recertification, and, to impress you friends. :)
 * Google CATNIP update
 * ===== 170 CATNIP hours completed, to date - Lots of people and MICE have been attending. =====
 * ===== Things to think about....how to bring gmail into your classroom. How will you be using it next year? Lindze will be teaching Kim and anyone interested about GooglePlus. =====
 * Guest speaker - Jay Mann. 9:30-10:15
 * Your questions-
 * Vision for technology- Kim and Jay are working closely together on their vision. Also, Dr. Ham is great with communicating his vision. He wants to see more video conferencing. (Skype and webcams) They want to provide technology that can be used within the classroom. Jay has a timeline for planning 3-5 years out. Internet problems due to the fact that Madison Park's laptop use. E-Rate does adjustments in October. In October we bid, and will go with COX with 200 MB Bandwidth (planning GB bandwidth for the future). We will be using microwave connections to link schools. Currently testing the microwave connections at MTA. We'll need quality people to help with technology support to provide good customer service. Added great members Jenny, Scott, and John that help look at the tools we can use and help keep things running smoothly. Jay needs help from us to give him feedback when he sends out surveys. During the summer, all the student laptops will be replaced/upgraded. Hoping to have cyber cafe's as soon as possible but we are not sure about the exact time. Trackits are now down from around 1300 to close to 100.
 * End of the year procedures with technology - email from Jenny Dodson
 * Copy of letter provided below
 * Virtual Conference - share
 * Rae: The day for me was about "ways to tell a story". Using the idea in a summer assignment - students need to re-tell the story of Frederick Douglas using one of the following: [|tripline](animated maps); [|storify](search of social media networks); [|easel.ly] (infographics); [|ripetungi] (visualization of data); or [|visualizing.org]. In the fall, they will need to give their presentation AND teach the class the site they used.
 * Bobbi
 * Infographics (Gapminder for Teachers)
 * Infographics (FlowingData)
 * Julie
 * visualizing.org
 * ==coolinforgraphics.com==
 * Amanda
 * Copyright Friendly Sites (music and images)
 * Additional Copyright Site for kids
 * Kid Friendly Search Tools
 * Science Projects Experiments: Steve Spangler
 * Scott
 * [|Live Binder - Tech with Tia]
 * Glynis
 * [|http://edte.ch/blog/interesting-ways] [|/] - use of google in the classroom
 * [] just the most amazing STEM resource
 * Year end reflections
 * Will gather information using Socrative ([|http://m.socrative.com] ) Room 28174
 * A huge THANKS to Glynis for putting this together for us
 * Next year....things to think about
 * Working as a team
 * Keeping staff (and admin) informed

End of the Year Procedures email from Jenny Dodson on 5/10

//Good afternoon,//

//Below you’ll find End of Year Closeout Procedures for Technology and Teachers. If you have any questions, please let me know.//

//**Teachers returning next year**// //For teachers who are returning next year there is nothing that needs to be done, regarding technology, unless they are not taking their laptops home over the summer. They will need to leave the laptop with the school secretary. A Lab Tech will stop by and pick them up. Please ask all teachers to have their name and school noted on the laptop.//

//Smartboard cables can be stored in their room (they should not be left out in the room, but put away in a closet or cupboard or collected from all teachers and stored). Items such as document cameras, response pads, digital cameras and airliners should be stored in the classroom as well.// //Some schools have put all their cables in a plastic baggy and have given it to the secretary for safe keeping. That is fine also.//

//**Teachers leaving Madison**// //Once the teacher has completed the checkout list for the school, they will turn in all their technology to Kim Thomas at the District Office. This is the final step of the checkout process. After turning in all their technology to Kim they can pick up their final paycheck from HR.//

//**Computers in classrooms**// //Please do not unplug or move your computers from their current location in the classroom. IT will be doing work to those machines and it adds a considerable amount of time and effort if we have to move the computers and plug them in first.// //If your classroom is having work done that requires you to move your computer, then please do so. We will work with Maintenance on a schedule to get into your classroom.//

//**Updating Teacher Laptops**// //Please watch your email over the summer. Information will be forthcoming as to how this will be scheduled in the fall.//

//Thanks,// //Jenny// //Jenny Dodson // //Project Manager // //Madison Elementary School District // //5601 N. 16th St. // //Phoenix, AZ 85016 // //D: 602-664-7971 // //C: 602-920-9051 //

Resources to share

> Another MICE GatheringMarch 31st, 2012District Office Board Room9-11:30AM [|http://m.socrative.com]
 * Infographics
 * Gapminder
 * http://www.gapminder.org/
 * Visual.ly
 * http://visual.ly/
 * Infographic-a-Day
 * http://davidwarlick.com/graphicaday/?category_name=science
 * Easel.ly - creating infographics online
 * http://www.easel.ly/
 * STEM
 * Cosmic Quest
 * http://childrensmuseum.org/cosmicquest/index.html
 * Livebinder - 100+ Websites and webtools for teachers
 * http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/?id=126258
 * Leah's Google website: @https://sites.google.com/site/mtamice/
 * Adorable video of Leah's little munchkin  Untitled</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user11691430">Leah Jenks</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.