January 22, 2004
Purpose of meeting Discuss 2-year goals of Tech Committee
Attendees Anna
Bennett, Janet Brinkop, Sue Czaikowski, Al Coleman,
Marian Miller, and Jim Skeen.
We continued our discussion of technology goals for the School, a discussion that we began in our October, 2003 meeting. In today's meeting, we began prioritizing the goals.
Top-priority goal
On-going teacher training to leverage our technology resources
Articulation & coordination within ESL classes, re use of technology/computers in the curriculum
Purchase 2 key software programs for ESL program (LiveAction English, English for All)
EL Civics unit development, particularly for health & employment, with integration into classroom use
15 laptops on carts for use at satellite sites
Candidate top-priority goals (will be re-voted at next meeting). Not in order.
Lesson plans that involve use of DVD's & VCR's & computers
Articulated computer classes
How-to classes in Voc-Ed, with focus on Latino Community (i.e., how to buy a computer, set it up, maintain a computer, select/install an ISP, etc.)
Lower-priority goals (not in order)
Develop community-access lab for drop-in use of computer labs
Acquire/use DVD players
Provide follow-up technical assistance to teachers, for their use of technology in the classroom.
Rotate/expand membership of Technology Committee.
At the next meeting, we'll continue prioritizing this list.
Action Items
Carolyn: Expland district email distribution list to include non-Sequoia style email addresses, so that people can receive notifications of workshops and seminars via their regular email addresses.
Next Meeting
February 26, 2004 (Thursday) at 12 noon, Middlefield Campus, Room 25.
Agenda
Prioritization of Major goals for next 2 years