Action+Research+Ideas


 * __Topic Ideas__ **
 * Time for Professional Development for Technology Integration
 * Defining a prof dev program
 * Having Technology Coordinator or a Person Assigned to help teachers - person to do the research for teachers to help them find ways to integrate technology or to bring technology to the table, and to help teachers troubleshoot
 * Meet minimum competency for teachers and students
 * Prof Dev points
 * Ipad device/slate 1 to 1 program
 * Define the technology program and expectations - what is the vision and the future
 * Could we go completely paperless - go Green

**2/10/12 -** AJM - thoughts from conversation with Fred. > Next steps:
 * Does not want to be brand dependent
 * sees us moving toward iPad-like device
 * textbook publishers are selling digital versions through Apple?
 * Problem: websites accessed by students at school - gaming? viruses?
 * Solution: online library - links available to students for use via the Calvert Server
 * limited to those useful/appropriate
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">submitted by teachers to Fred
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">All accessible sites are approved - no worry about “what they are doing” online
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Questions: Can you access other sites via home network - becomes family decision about appropriate laptop use after school hours.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Library also available to Teachers for curriculum development, use in class
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">screened and approved content for teachers by teachers
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">shareable between teacher - accessible to all on H drive
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Denise Stone has a lenghtly list of recommended sites
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Collect sites from teachers (on-going) that have been used/are helpful
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">List under topic or by use (e.g. cartoon-making, etc.)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Could even include “How-to” topics - e.g. “Making the Most of One Note” with sections on how your colleagues have used these programs
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Could incorporate mandatory use of certain types of programs/technology by grade level so that all student are exposed to different software by all teachers
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(minimum competency requirements)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Supports Going Green - online textbooks ($ saver)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">iPad-like design would be preferable if device were used as an EReader
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">PD Credit Possibilities Teach/Attend a half-day session - during summer? Incorporate new technology into your curriculum Summer Earning opportunity for Shannon, Angel, Sandry, Kathy, Tracy? - ongoing creation of this “launching pad” Meeting 2/21/12: Ideas to flesh out/present to Matt: 1. Teacher/Student Portal 2. Summer Training Sessions- basic competencies, advanced users, etc.Paid to come in over the summer? Incentives?PD Credits
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Angel & Shannon - research Action Research process
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Shannon - research options for sharing resources (One Note vs. Digg/Del.i.cious? etc.)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Formalize options for presentation to Matt et al.

**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">EMERGING IDEAS **
<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//From Shannon:// <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I think we should put two different ideas up to Matt and gain his advice on which avenue he thinks will be more useful/beneficial/plausible to execute at Calvert. We can write a brief outline or description of each and then schedule a time to sit down with him to decide and get his feedback. I really think it's important to nail down our topic before we go to spring break.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My suggestions are:

====**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. A collaborative space for teachers to share resources OR a tailored space for students to limit web activity and provide resources for research. **==== ====**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. A professional development program to encourage and enable more technology integration - exposing teachers to new programs, software, web apps, hardware etc. (Perhaps a summer workshop or incentive program to encourage participation?) **====