11-16

Present: Chai, Doug, Bruce, Lara, Trish (Dan: out)

1. Clickers: Bob Takao uses a CPS set of clickers for ROTC. CapSEEDS also uses, but not a lot: 2x/sem. Maybe not cost effective, given ActivEngage. We have class set; see DK if interested.

2. Chai: showed "Marshmallow Challenge" CapSEEDS iMovie: collaborative problem-solving, based on a TED talk: constructing towers out of spaghetti, tape, marshmallow.

3. IWS short-term Video Site: Doug/Tedd working on it; videos stream from Wiki Server if QuickTime format.

4. iPads: 18; 25 for next year. Individual teachers can play w/ 'em and pilot them, using classroom set. Perhaps 1 set to Jr. School, 1 to Academy. DK/TL intending to start user group: Dana Len, Marie-Christine Jude, Lisa Stewart interested.

5. Trish: interactive whiteboard demo
 * Math teachers all use SMART software. Pre-loaded on image.
 * TC: types all lessons in Word using MathType.
 * On PCs, can print-capture as SmartNotebook slide. Saves as template. Can take notes. On Mac, need to drag .pdf in.
 * At end of day, can export as .pdf file, but now can save as Notebook file.
 * Can click and drag images.
 * Inking feature, interactive compass, magnifying tool, screen recorder, shade feature to cover screen portion you don't want kids to see yet in Notebook.
 * Anything that can be done on handheld graphing calculator can be done using SMARTView.
 * SMART Exchange website: http://exchange.smarttech/com: has premade lessons searchable by subject, grade, file type.

6. Alison Lazzara: has been using Promethean, but not as much as she thought. Board to be transferred from Pauahi to Griffiths: Jan Asato will be using it in Japanese.