Technology+Timeline

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Please submit your suggestions by Saturday, December 12th.
== Since the Educator Preparation and Development section of the STaR Chart was our weakest area, I think we should begin by discussing our new (3 week old!) laptop computers. I feel like some teachers might need some training on the Microsoft Office 2007 since this has just been added to our computers. Since holiday break is after next week, I think we should have a training session the first week of January. How does January 7th sound? Would this be helpful to anyone? What else do you think we need to discuss to better implement technology in the classroom? -Elizabeth (Please add your name after your post!) ==

== Yes, I think some of us need help with the Microsoft Office 2007. I part of the computer generation, but with that being said, there have been many changes to this newer version of Microsoft. I plan to attend the training on January 7th in order to gain a better understanding of this new program. I think that our grade level team should set aside a planning time to plan and compare technology related lessons in our classrooms and in the computer lab. Since this is a busy time of the year maybe we should plan to start this once we get back from the winter break. What day of the week will work for you? -Cameron ==


==**I am currently taking online courses through UNT to be a librarian. In many of our class discussions, we have talked about how the teachers could utilize the library more efficiently and effectively. At Beard, we have a fixed library schedule that has classes come in every two weeks on a specific day/time. These "fixed" days don't always coincide with curriculum topics that would most benefit from library usage/lessons. The Content Tip Lab has the same fixed scheduling as the library and, therefore, the same dilemna. There have been quite a few lessons in our NISD curriculum that have not lined up with my class's fixed Content Tip time. I think that our school's CIT should consider flexible scheduling. This type of scheduling allows teachers to line up lessons that would benefit from computer usage/lessons with Content Tip time.-Lisa :)** ==

== Thank you so much for all of your input! Does anyone else think the Microsoft Office 2007 training would be helpful?? I can also meet on Wednesdays, is this good for everyone else? We can also share our ideas on the wiki if we are unable to meet one week. Who else do you think we could invite to join our wiki? Community members? Parents? Thanks again for your ideas! -Elizabeth ==

==At my former school we had a mobile computer lab. There was a class set of laptops and you could check out the set for each student to use at their desks. This was a great way to get everyone involved! Maybe we can talk to administration to see if we can get a mobile computer lab! I will be there for the training on January 7. I also think it is a great idea to set aside some time to plan our technology lessons. Wednesday is great for me too! Elizabeth, I think we should invite a teacher from another school to join the wiki. That way we can get ideas from other campuses. What do you think? -Jenna Megan==

== I think inviting a teacher from another campus is a great idea! A good friend of mine works at Hoffmann, I can invite her to join. I will add speaking to administration about the mobile computer lab to the agenda! I can really see us putting a mobile computer lab to use! Elizabeth ==