3-30

CRT Mtg. Present: Doug, Chai, Dan, Lara 3/30/11

1. Last chance to make changes to image
 * Students' administrative privileges still up in the air.
 * HD, iMovie 11 will both be on image.

2. Upcoming Apple visit to Punahou:

3. Classroom visits:
 * Dan: Nice student involvement in classes
 * Tiffany Coke's Physics class: lab divided into 7 different self-running stations, all dealing w/ topic of waves: sound waves w/ tuning forks, midpoint of standing wave, wave tanks, lasers, refraction patterns. Challenging for students. Rich activity.
 * Sharon Sikora: can-crush
 * Chai:
 * Dan's AP Environmental Science class: working on Scavenger Hunt.
 * M. Pavich: Sports Psychology: predominantly athletes; like ICP/Psychosocial: competition, how one deals w/ high-stress conditions, whether they've ever felt that coaches were biased against them. Discussion-based; students keep journal.
 * Lara:
 * Ted Demura-Devore: USH "Progressive Era" newspaper project: students collaboratively produce 19th c. style newspaper writing on topics. Raised questions re: developing students' research skills. Importance of teacher in helping guide and refine research.
 * Facebook templates for character profiles: applicable for different subject areas. Will send to CRTs!
 * Doug:
 * Tom Gammarino, Creative Writing collaborative poetry. In group, write a line, pass on.
 * Diane Sweeney, AP Bio: learning organisms using "12 Days of Christmas" tune: making info stick via music.
 * Pilot Project btw. Doug/Wendi's AP-9 class and Chris Dede, of EcoMove: virtual simulation game. 2 weeks duration.

4. Apple would like to do a Punahou profile showing how their products are being used in educational/creative markets...
 * Examples of video profiles done at other schools: http://www.apple.com/ education/profiles/. Showed example: Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, PA.
 * From Doug's email of 3/30: Apple wants to come to campus to scout possible K-12 classes for filming. Looking for available classes on April 11 (Monday, C Day) and April 12 (Tuesday, D Day). Presumably they would be interested in seeing innovative activities using Apple hardware i.e., iPods, iPads, MacBooks, iMacs, etc. across the grade levels. Filming would occur the following week.
 * Doug collaborating with Bruce to pull together the various activities into a schedule for them to follow.

5. Doug mtg. w/ Charles Du:
 * ebooks on iPad: synthesizing information (e.g. maps, embedded video into a shareable e-publication.
 * app that allows recording of audio + classroom notes. Can go to a URL and download notes.