May+19+Meeting

Good Morning! In attendance today - Eda, Kim G., Kim S., Barry, Taryn, Dean, Erica, Carol, Susan, Julie, Domenica, Ron

- research, art apps, StoryKit, music, translator, blogging using Wordpress, recording interviews, online newspaper access for global issues, media studies, ESL support, narrative writing, Poll Everywhere (online app), world issues research - so much more info available to kids than is available in textbooks, ipods/computers are complimentary devices,
 * Sharing of How the iPods are being used in our Classes:**

- is there a good app for students to use as a planner? iCal? - Kim S. will have her students do a comparison study - summer is a good time for thinking, planning, looking at apps - Taryn is moving to Queensmount; Ron will have a partial class set of iPods for her students there - Dean is on leave next year; 1 or 2 new teachers from WTT will be joining Barry in this project - think about how to physically arrange our classrooms to make access to the technology simpler - use Skype - have students create their own ebooks and post on iTunes - iPads? 2 per site - WAHOO!! - classes will compare, contrast the 2 devices
 * Next Year** - what would we like to do next year?

- is excited to hear that the technology is actually making the teachers rethink their pedagogy - videotape, interview students and teachers in class using the iPods - make a transcript of the HOT questions students ask, teachers ask - gather and compare data from the different settings in this project where iPods are being used - input from parents?
 * Julie - Research Project**:

You will need some 'text' to record; I thought some lyrics might be fun... http://www.yoursonglyrics.com/waving-flag-knaan/
 * Demonstration** of a sample project to do with your students:

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