AGITLT - agenda

January 29, 2004
3:45 - 5:15 p.m
Location: District Office

Joyce - ACTS Grant - Aligning Curriculum to Standards in Pennsylvania
- http://techintegration.cciu.org/acts/index.html
- http://techintegration.cciu.org/acts/application.html
- Joyce reported that this grant is seeking teachers who would be identified as best integrating technology in the curriculum. These teachers will be interviewed and videotaped for publication. Joyce will get back with more news.
Discussion - Do we need written guidelines regarding teacher web pages?

Minutes from March 12, 2003
Discussion centered around the way this was actually being carried out in the schools.
AGI -- reviews are done only when there is "significant content change."
HS -- asks that teachers carefully self-review before publishing a web page.
PLE -- Leigh Anna mentioned that she uses a disclaimer on her page indicating that although she has already checked pages, that children should be supervised as they use the web. Leigh Anna will be sharing her disclaimer on the list.

Discussion - a policy to regulate how cell phones are being used to transmit text messages and photos

AGHS and FEMS have already addressed this in their academic honor code which is revisited each year. However, it was recommended that the AUP also get a yearly look to make sure that technology doesn't advance faster than the policies.

Tech Fair -- Since the interest is lower and one of the reasons for holding this is to help the Board members more fully appreciate what is going on in the schools, the suggestion was made to move this event to Feb 26 directly preceeding the Board meeting. Joyce is chair and will be making plans to carry this out.
Highlights and questions from monthly reports

PLE
- Setting up and training on mobile labs and AlphaSmarts
- Created a network printing sheet to help teachers switch between a desktop printer and a network on a Mac
- Made a packet to help teachers use the digital camera and software independently
- Made a digital camcorder worksheet
- Leigh Anna has handouts on the digital camera and the camcorder that she'll share with the list
AGIS
- Saved on the AGIS server in *Technology Handouts, Tech Talk (What were they?)
- Investigated building needs to make proposals for Technology budget
- AGIS monthly Tech Talk blurbs are available on the AGIS server in folder titled "Tech Handouts"
FEMS
- Created and handed out a teacher needs survey --
- This is a short form that Karen and Karen send out once a month to remind folks that they can help with even the smallest tech problems. Karen S will be posting this to the list.
AGHS
- QUESTION: A few teachers have asked us to have someone put the AGSD Board Policies on our district web page. If teachers are supposed to abide by these policies, they should be somewhere easily accessible to all teachers and staff members.
  - These were on line but the copies that were put on line were not the final versions. Charleen has volunteered to work with Craig to check all of the policies. The HS library has an updated printed version of the policies and Charleen will use students to check these against the documents that Craig currently has in PDF format.