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CRT Meeting: LSC, 1/27/11 Present: Doug, Dan, Trish, Chai, Lara

I. Topics discussed:
 * US History: adopting a more thematic approach. Taylor Bingle met w/ Doug in re: various timeline programs, and subsequently presented Timeline 3d program to SS Dept. Can associate bookmarks, hyperlink, embed in Keynote. SS Dept worried re: cost, whether it'd enhance student learning, benefit over pen/paper models. Obtaining site license: $9K ($3/copy). Bruce suggested piloting it maybe this spring. Chai said Bingle's, Brunner's, Stevens' classes might be possible users: 250 jrs?


 * iPad/mobile technology discussion continued:
 * AirSketch app (turns iPad into a wireless whiteboard) can be used on a reg. whiteboard for those w/o Promethean, SmartBoard. Can annotate PDFs and images.
 * Tedd Landgraf instituting iOS Usergroup mtgs. (see email excerpt embedded below for initial mtg. times):

From: Tedd Landgraf  Date: Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 10:01 AM Subject: iOS User Group Meetings -- This Friday @ Lunch & Next Tuesday After Schoo Grade 7 & 8 Faculty (and other interested faculty):

I received a good number of responses from individuals interested in an iOS (iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad) user group and I'm pretty close to having a schedule for the rest of they year. However, to get things started before carnival, I would like to invite anyone interested and available to meet on one or both of the following days/times:

Tomorrow B-day (Friday, 1/28) from 11:40am - 12:20pm in Rachel Lau's classroom, Leung Hall 8-106 (Please feel free to bring your lunch) Next Tuesday afternoon (D-day, 2/1) from 3:00 - 3:50pm, also in Rachel Lau's classroom, Leung Hall 8-106

Also, if there is interest by faculty to have us run future user group meetings in a hybrid in-class/online format, we could do that. This would allow teachers from their classrooms during the day or even from home in the afternoon to participate as viewers and full participants online.
 * Chai: any negatives to relying on apps? Doug: Stuck w/ what someone else wrote; mistakes hard-coded into app. Good for consumption, less good for interaction, corrections.
 * Doug reported on half-hour Scavenger Hunt activity in AP-Extd. using iPads and Kodak cameras: identifying colored photos on MobileMe gallery, find locales on campus, and film selves at locales.

II. Future CRT Meetings:
 * Doug working w/ Paula to put end-of year faculty evaluation into online form, ensuring that teachers can see summary, but student responses kept anonymous. Doug converting to Google Forms. Dan noted that you can put in a Comments section, also generate percentages.
 * Classroom observations + sharing of some activity that shows tech/curricular innovation. Doug notes that we'll be doing something similar @ Curriculum Day: 3-4 minute presentation.