Meeting+Notes,+01.14.10


 *  I deas for Collaborating **

Energize the learning process by sharing ideas and tools Sharing successful approaches to using technology in the classroom Utilize our neighborly vacinity of Rondout and Ulster to collaborate and look at partnership possiblities


 * Conference ideas **

Technology summit - share expertise, knowledge - look at the Successful Teaching Conference as a model, - record all presentations, post presentations on the internet - Introduce faculty from all institutions to pair and partner

> go to Conference Ideas page (see left column for link)


 * Partnerships ideas **

Foster concept / partnership - grant funded

> go to Partnerships page (see left column for link)

= Grant ideas =

=Camp ideas=

Here we can Define the different Topics and Forms for the conference
Timothy Wade and Marguerite Wolf met and identified potentially 12 -14 staff members who could present in groups.

Topics identified were: Use of Clickers Use of Document Cameras Smartboards and Math Instruction Smartboards and Social Studies Instruction Preparing Science lessons Co workshop Learning Center and Marguerite Wolf on the use of Kurzweil and disabled students

Here is the Website we spoke of:
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Technology happening now !
Both Rondout and Ulster are currently involved with using lots of creative tools to educate. Everyone shared various tools that are working for various content areas. Please correct my notes.

Robert Rutigliano Middle School Technology: -Smart boards…a lot of technology, - Math & Science courses all the time, Excel - document cameras - access at home - Technology for the Arts… music: band in a box Art: Digital photography TV studio

Alan Baker, Kerhonkson Elementary School Technology Smart boards in all classrooms, document cast all 3rd grade meet about curriculum development

Mary Craig –Director of Technology 30% have access at home Clickers in classrooms

Mike Kroemer, Athletics / Phys Ed Audio, music had been district coordinator, podcasting, using podcasting Bank of ipods lending out Athletics, sports- podcast

Tara Hyland, High School Business Teacher uses MOODLE for quizzes to see results SMART board, projecting notes, projects and capturing audio clickers, use as a review tool

Ulster Technology Online study Groups: outside of class, place to meet and share notes, practice for test Library 111 : learning how to do research using the internet and databases comprehensively

Dennis Swauger, Professor of Chemistry powerpoints, graphic calculator, using the LMS: ANGEL online course space for powerpoints and lecture notes

Steve Schimmrich, Professor of Geology & Earth Science, Department Chair using the LMS: ANGEL for all documents of course, Google Earth

Nicole Kiwiet, Adjunct Professor of Chemistry Google docs to share files and give feedback to each other, interactive textbook data to embed into LMS course space where keep quizzes, flashcards, animations “live scribe” problem solving tool of pen with audio, mic and pen capturing the problem being written on the board.

Robert Cassidy, Associate Professor of Chemistry recording lectures, photographing blackboard notes using the LMS: ANGEL online course space for disseminating powerpoints, lecture notes, audio clips

Monica Grazul, Adjunct Professor of Math capturing math concepts and calculations using Captivate and a wacom tablet to draw the formulas posting the animations of the formulas in the online course space.

Maureen Nicholson, Associate Professor of Math self testing capturing math concepts and calculations using a Tablet PC posting the animations of the formulas in the online course space. Using her online course space as a resource for all kinds of background material.

Laura Davis, Adjunct Professor of Math capturing math concepts and calculations using Camtasia and a wacom tablet to draw the formulas posting the animations of the formulas to her website devoted to math lessons, with a graphing calculator.