Establishing an ITAC Committee

Ron, Rob, Jeff and Colin met (Using MOVI no less) to discuss the formation of the ITAC committee.

We have established a list of participants and a tentative date of Oct 9th at 9 am - three of the members will be meeting with us via video conference from ENSS.

We will post and agenda on the BLOG once we have one!

Our Motto?? NO PAPER :) <--- this is a smiling face (look sideways)

What products can we consider?

Technology (Wireless access for teachers/students personal equipment, P.C. vs MAC, Laptop vs Desktop vs PDA vs iPOD, Smartboards, $299 Laptops,etc)
Software (instructional software, OSAPAC, Wiggleworks, etc)
Programs (e-learning, d-learning, collaborative space, social networking, Video Conferencing, Adobe Connects,Facebook, googledocs, podcasts, Youtube, wikis, blogs, video streaming)

PD (Face2Face, Video Conferencing, E-Learning, Captivates, Adobe Connects, video streaming)

How Do We Determine That a New Piece of Instructional Technology Is Effective?

Research from other districts?
Pilot projects?
It sounds cool?
How do we monitor effectiveness?
When Do We Review?

How Do We Identify Our Systems Needs?

Focus groups
Surveys
Working Committees
Research what other DSB's are doing and what is working
- How do we prioritize the needs?

How Does Technology Planning Align with the Areas of Emphasis & Curriculum Expectations

Where can we make the connections?
Where are the best values to be realized?

Where Are We Today? (Inventory)

What Technology do we have in our system today?
What standards have we established, ie: ratios, what is supported, what is not.
What services do we offer? What supports do we have in place? What in-service do we provide?
What is working well, what do we need to fix, what should we abandon?

What is Our Vision for Instructional Technology Implementation and Use?

What a typical School Elem/Sec should look like in terms of Instructional Technology (Infrastructure).
What technology skills should teachers have (Professional Development).
What resources will the system need to implement, support and train (Resources)

Pre Meeting Set Up

We are currently working on the technology set up for the meeting on the 25th. This is really pretty easy to use.