January+Meeting+Minutes


 * __ Resources & Websites – What Our Group Talked About __**

WikiPages – teachers get free Pro account - Technology Coordinator Resources

PortaPortal – good way

TTL4 - online www.goodtyping.com – free site online

Curriculum sharing Websites – for projects – software – typing Sharing worksheets and programs/curriculum ideas
 * __Purposes__**

Facebook – policy Miniclips.com Addictinggames.com Freerice.com Nig.com

Didi & Ditto – software (K&1) – 2nd – spelling city Tech Yes Group – Cyber-safety, web critiquing, web-quests

Sandee Chan** – our lady of perpetual help (dc) – 4 years – K-8; two mobile carts – K-5 – groups go to media center – goes to classroom for 6, 7, 8 – T&TH – teachers can check out laptop carts and use with students – has an off-site IT person
 * Attending:


 * Becky Wong** – St. Mary’s Chinese day school – 5th grade teacher & computers – usually the “go-to” person; 11 years; have a lab – all teachers have a schedule time for the lab & all teachers can go in at their own convenience – all teachers are responsible for their own class


 * Albert** – St. James – 4 years – in charge of everything – run a self-contained lab – k-8 – all mobile laptops – small school


 * Matthew** – St. Thomas the Apostle – K-8; teaching for 2 years – director of development


 * Barbara** – ST. Anne’s – K-8; 2 story buildings & two carts of laptops (one upper floor and one lower); computer lab has enough computers to have half the class in the lab at the same time; responsibility is on the teacher to plan what they are doing on the computer; networking


 * Camile** – St. Cecila – K-8; Science teacher (6th year) – sees the kids twice a week (one class is from the core teacher and one is skill) – self-contained lab of 38 computers


 * Greg** – Our lady of mercy – K-8, faculty teacher, technology director – double classrooms; M & F – open for use by teachers; 19 computers in the classroom; new X-serve – sees the kids once every other week for 45 minutes; 10-11th year teacher
 * CornerStone – new version of ChurchWorks *


 * Kim S –** St. Phillips (Noe Valley); technology K-8; 30 computers in cart – no computer lab – goes into classroom once a week (teachers are suppose to do an additional 30 minutes per week); started PowerSchool this year; server; website


 * Mimi –** St. Vincent de Paul – K-8 technology; server; website; SmartBoards; self-contained classroom; Apple Cart – summer: tech workshop & computers for 7-8


 * Victor** – Holy Names School – Started in 2001 – new computer lab – 35 laptops in laptop cart – every child has an hour of computer class per week – networking & server


 * Gordan** – St. Gabriel – 6 years – computer literacy – 2 classes per grade – 60-minute sessions for 7 & 8. K & 1 – 45 minutes (2nd teacher), 2nd-6th grade teacher (45 minutes – 3rd teacher) – robotics instructor, EZ Grade Pro; one self-contained lab; eMacs; 4 media carts with laptops – 2 per floor; teach own curriculum, but try to integrate anything


 * Robin** – Nativity = K-8, 3 days per week in a self-contained computer lab – laptop cart, 5th-8th grade uses – responsible for all technology; new computers in computer lab (Dells)


 * Pularia** – St. Hilary – K-8 – self-contained classroom, 18 at a time; PowerSchool (hosts for 6 other schools); managing distribution of technology


 * Stephanie** – St. Pias – 18 computers, 2 carts (3-5, 6-8) – K-4 – half an hour per week, 5-8 – 45 minute classes; website, PowerSchool; X-Serve; SmartBoard


 * Eric** – St. Paul’s Elementary – K-8 computer in a self-contained classroom; 6,7,8 science, general tech support; 5 years; get half the class at a time; half desktop laptops & half desktops


 * Patty** – NDV – 7 years – PowerSchool – K-8; self-contained lab; half the class at a time; computer technology & technology integration