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** __February 5, 2009 -- Week 4 EDLD 5306 Fundamentals of Educational Technology__ **
In order to prepare for our first interactive online meeting, we will need to collaboratively create an agenda. Please take the time to review the tentative agenda and add or change any items you would like to see addressed in our first meeting.


 * Professional Development: Integrating Technology in the Classroom**
 * Kimbrough Middle School**

__AGENDA__

 * 1st Meeting Agenda -- Wednesday, February 11, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.**
 * Purpose**: Allow teachers to share ideas about integrating technology into the curriculum
 * Objective**: Each teacher will share a lesson (that incorporates technology) that has worked effectively in their classroom
 * Grade Level**: 7th & 8th grade
 * Facilitator**: Melissa McDaniels
 * Community Members**: Clarissa Jayroe, Donja Turner, Kelly Soliz, Brittney Haar


 * Activities**: Create new page for 1st meeting and all others that follow
 * Purpose**: Each new page will provide a place for discussion of agenda items and serve as documentation of the meeting


 * Agenda Item 1:** Assign roles to group members (4:00 - 4:05)
 * 1) Secretary
 * 2) Timekeeper
 * Agenda Item 2**: Create and discuss a shared vision for our learning community (4:05 - 4:20)
 * 1) Share successful lessons and ideas with other teachers
 * 2) Incorporate the Technology Applications TEKS into all 7th and 8th grade curriculum
 * 3) Create vertical teams within our school to ensure that all TA TEKS are mastered by 8th grade
 * Agenda Item 3:** Improve professional development opportunities for teachers trying to integrate technology into the classroom (4:20 - 4:50)
 * 1) Discuss, reflect, share thoughts on successful technology lesson: Teaching Story Elements with Digital Pictures.
 * Agenda Item 4:** Wrap Up / Review (4:50 - 5:00)
 * 1) Secretary post notes on lesson (Teaching Story Elements with Digital Pictures) on Wiki for all members to access for use in their classrooms and to share with others.

__TIME LINE__
I would like to say thank you to all of you who contributed to the discussion page. So that everyone understands the benefit of using the wiki to collaborate and share thoughts and ideas, I would like to share an informative video about wikis: [|Wiki in Plain English] Please take the time to visit this link as it will clarify some questions you may have about how to use a wiki. We will soon be planning the first interactive meeting of our online community, so it is to your advantage to watch the short video on wikis.

We will need to meet interactively using this wikispace in order to achieve our intended purpose: Sharing ideas on integrating technology into the curriculum. Please review the timeline for agenda preparation and submit your agreement or other suggestions.

1. Access and review Technology Applications TEKS for your grade level. These can be located at the following link: [|ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/ch126toc.html] 2. Inventory of your own understanding of TEKS. [|www.tcet.unt.edu/START/assess/teksurv.pdf]
 * Purpose:** Each teacher needs to be aware of the technology skills to be covered in the classroom
 * Time**: Please complete before 1st meeting
 * Purpose:** Each teacher needs to identify his/her strengths and weaknesses
 * Time**: Please complete before 1st meeting

Wednesday, February 3-- Look over timeline and brainstorm ideas to put on the agenda for first online meeting Thursday, February 4-- Review suggestions and add any necessary items to the agenda Friday, February 5-- Finalize the agenda before our first online meeting

You may add to this page or click Discussion to enter your comments.

__Purpose:__ Create a strong network of resources for members in our online learning community
 * __Wed 2/11__**
 * 1) Each member of the group will share at least one website that addresses educator preparation and development.
 * 2) Members should evaluate the website for: navigation & design, content, appropriateness, and authenticity, and report back at least one valid, reliable source for teachers in our community to draw on for resources.

__Purpose__**:** Sharing and collaborating to create lessons for others to access
 * Wed 2/25**
 * 1) Each member will submit at least 1 lesson incorporating technology into the curriculum through the use of digital images
 * 2) After collaboration, at least 2 lessons will be refined and posted on the wikispace for other teachers to access and use in their classrooms

__Purpose__: Collaborating to create a library of digital lessons for all members (and others) to use
 * Wed 3/11**
 * 1) Each member will submit at least 1 lesson incorporating technology into the curriculum by having students use desktop publishing skills
 * 2) After collaboration, at least 2 lessons will be refined and posted on the wikispace for other teachers to access and use in their classrooms

__Purpose__: Collaborating to create a library of digital lessons for all members (and others) to use
 * Wed 3/25**
 * 1) Each member will submit at least 1 lesson incorporating technology into the curriculum by having students create a digital media project using video, music and/ or both.
 * 2) After collaboration, at least 2 lessons will be refined and posted on the wikispace for other teachers to access and use in their classrooms.

__Purpose__: Share our collaborative lessons with other members of the education community.
 * Wed 4/8**
 * 1) Members collaborate to refine the most successful lesson and post in on teachertube.com
 * 2) Goal date to upload lesson to website is 4/22