East_April+2_planning

**Eastside Planning Committee - Agenda April 2, 2008**
Her contact forwarding request to the training group.. initial contact made
 * Jann Wolfgramm - Google teacher academy update**

Janine Gearhart Presidential term
 * Board Updates -**


 * Maricopa - February recap** Amy

MEC Luncheon &amp; Awards //[|Gala Luncheon Pics]//

Director est. about 1,000 people attended, of 45 schools 42 represented. School presentations by teachers, some st/teacher and some student only, family photo booth, imac PV won 3 award top 3 places
 * Paradise Valley MediaFest Update** Cherie

Reflects SF collaboration, Peggy, Cherie, Jennifer, Brett, (AzTEA members) found this an incredible opportunity, sponsorships with Steve Hargadon May 8 &amp; 9 at PV DOhttp://www.classroom20wiki.com/Arizona+2008 register here Letter from Peggy George -
 * [|Classroom 2.0]as our Spring EdTech Collaboration &amp; Registration** Brett Hinton/Cherie Safford

Janine G - ASUS 1:1 laptop, XP lite, MS office 2007, Fresno CA, looking at 1:1 laptop approaches, CS sells it or Best Buy on-line $299-$399 change ram-$499 change ram or harddrive take sd card for expansion, LINUX, current keyboard 7", future 9", sees it in groups of 5 share for web 2.0 application in elementary environment


 * Peer Coaching Summer** Brett/Amy

Other Business Administrative strand teachers strands (2) rudimentary and collaborative (web 2.0 shh) Huge challenge - IT departments that lock down access... Craft discussion? distinctive branches explore creative ways that other states, districts... to fund
 * admins and IT as one issue
 * **Brett - good work study opportunity to AzTEA** - access as a distinct issues - convince it and admins to the value of the resources

develop collaborative spirit
 * thin client, 1:1, nComputing**
 * Develop focus group to consider and drive this discussion**
 * enhance mutual understanding of interests, needs, challenges, discomfort
 * how to reduce the friction, adversarial approaches...

Photo editing freeware gimp, inkspot Robin - Adobe photoshop is rolling out a free beta version paintdot.net (Randy) students who have used photoshop did not care for it Robin McNulty - CGUHS teacher created Math Blitz wiki and another about to publish firts PC generated podcast - **CONGRATULATIONS** to robin and her teachers!!

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Resources Jefferson County, CO seacrh: primary uk, smartboard activities, flash actvities, PPT's

Brett - Educational technology observation protocol NETC, rubric, field test continuum http://www.netc.org/assessing/home/integration.php