Sept.+20


 * September 20, 2010 Minutes**

In attendance: William G. Davis - Kim Stenhouse Queensmount - Taryn Dowsling Ryerson - Andrew Grant, Kim Gill, Eda Piraino-Crandon W.T.Townshend - Rose Noonan, Barry Jacobs, I.T. Services - Ron Millar, Susan Watt, Becky Rouse, Jeff Sanderson Learning Services - Carol Williams, Erica Gillespie, WLU - Domenica de Pascuale Apple - Matt Walkinshaw

Sharing of plans for this year: Eda - would like to try some new apps, ie. Glogster Kim - will be picking up one of the new iPods with video - plans to do some collaborative projects with other classes outside our area Andrew - more project based this year Barry - has read Learning 2.0 by David Warlick - challenge students to use critical thinking, locate and evaluate sources - across all subject areas become iPod leaders, tie the use of the iPods with the new learning skills, search for media examples for support, more blogging Taryn - new school, not a full set of iPod + iPads - has tried some of the apps to support learners with special needs Kim S. - continue to blog, podcast, use wiki, would like to do more research this year, find apps to support this

New Favorite Apps: - please continue adding these to the wiki - Kim G. suggested again that we should plan time at these meetings to work on the wiki

WLU Update - Domenica

Evaluation of the Program: - create a 'User Handbook' for teachers new to this technology in their classroom - permission forms, basic operation, sample projects - how does this tool support and affect student learning - how do we demonstrate this? - good discussion of the current debate regarding use of mobile technologies in the classroom

PD Suggestions: - Podcast workshop for the iPod teachers (Barry) - blogging workshop - working on the wiki