2010-2011+ETA+Meetings

ETA meetings are held on the third Wednesday of every month from 1-3 pm, unless noted below. Minutes || Determine 10-11 Spotlights ||= Discussion of Topics New Business Survey -Vote for Topics Survey Results ETA Etherpad || School District ||= [|Agenda] [|Minutes] || **Topic:** Tailoring Technology Professional Development to specific content area SchoolTube Recording | [|Technology Curriculum Partnership - Rockwood] ||= Discussion: How do you provide technology PD for specific curriculum areas? || [|Minutes] || Lunch will be provided by MIS Technologies and they will demo Safari Montage for us.
 * = **DATE** ||= **TIME** ||= **LOCATION** ||= **DOCUMENTS** ||= **SPOTLIGHT/TOPIC(S)** ||= **DISCUSSION** ||
 * = September 15, 2010 ||= 1-3pm ||= Cooperating School Districts ||= Agenda
 * = October 20, 2010 ||= 1-3pm ||= Rockwood
 * = November 17, 2010 ||= 12-3pm ||= Francis Howel School District  ||= [|Agenda]

Spotlight SchoolTube Recording ||= **Discussion:** How does your district/department support new software initiatives? || [|Minutes] || Lunch will be provided from 12-1 pm by the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bankand they will share EconEdLive. EconEdLive is a collection of economic education resources delivered electronically in ways that are most attractive to students. Lessons in personal finance and economics are delivered through interactive computer sessions that can be used as classroom supplements, homework assignments, or as a resource students may use independently to enhance their understanding. Students can also learn the basics of scarcity, resources and markets through podcasts that can be downloaded from the Fed website and, soon, through iTunes. Short videos produced by college students are available on the subject of opportunity cost. New videos will be added to the collection each semester. Finally, most lessons available on the Fed website are accompanied by interactive white board applications. SchoolTube Recording
 * Topic:** Microsoft Office 10 Demo by Microsoft, sponsored by Softchoice (who will be providing PIES for refreshments!)
 * = December 15, 2010 ||= 12-3pm ||= Parkway School District ||= [|Agenda]

Morrie Reece, Apple Educational Technology Consultant, will demo some ways mobile computing devices can be used in the classroom. Link to Morrie's presentation documents: @https://public.me.com/reece2 Morrie's presentation document from today:[| ed tech small list.rtf] SchoolTube Recording ||= **Discussion:**
 * Topic:** Mobile Computing

How is your district currently using mobile computing devices? Does your district have future plans for using mobile computing devices? Have you seen any other good ways mobile computing devices have been used in the classroom? Please post any good ideas or resources to this wiki page. || School District ||= [|Agenda] [|Minutes] || Lunch will be provided by Gene Whitfield of CDS Office Technologies and they will demo the Panaboard. They will also tell us about other Panasonic education offerings.
 * = January 19, 2011 ||= 12-3pm ||= Wentzville

Topic: Technology PD [|Wentzville Spotlight PowerPoint] | Spotlight SchoolTube ||= **Discussion:**

How is technology professional development structured in your school district?

Please post specific information, links, or ideas to this wiki page. || [|Minutes] || Lunch provided by Kansas City Audio Visual and presentation by Weston Anderson of Educational Distributors (Audio Enhancement) will demonstrate the Panasonic SAFE system. KC AV contact: Bill Stewart  [|KCAV ETA Presentation.pdf] SchoolTube Recording
 * = March 16, 2011 ||= 12-3pm ||= Parkway School District ||= [|Agenda]

Topic: New Technology Initiatives Spotlight SchoolTube ||= **Discussion:** [|Minutes] || Lunch provided by Schiller's Audio-Visual and demo from 12:00-12:45 of the SMART Notebook Math Tools and sneak peak of the 800 series SMART Board. (Leslie Lincoln from Schiller's Audio-Visual) SchoolTube Recording
 * How does your district/department support new technology initiatives? ** ||
 * = April 20, 2011 ||= 1-3pm || The Principia ||= [|Agenda]

Topic: Copyright SchoolTube Recording Videos of Book Trailers that were presented

[|ETA Bylaws (draft 2011-04-18)] to be voted on in May. ||= **Discussion:**

Copyright Wiki Page ||
 * = May 18, 2011 ||= 12-3pm ||= Syberg's on Dorsett

2430 Old Dorsett Road, Maryland Heights 63043 314-832-4856 ||= [|Agenda] Minutes || **Annual Luncheon** (sponsored by Softchoice) Luncheon Prizes:
 * SMART Board and Notebook Math Tools license (provided by SMART Technologies)
 * Epson PowerLite 95 multimedia projector (provided by Epson America)
 * Four 1-year memberships to the Simple K12 Teacher Learning Community
 * Two 1-year memberships to Atomic Learning
 * Two 1-year memberships to BrainPOP
 * Two 1-year plus memberships to SymbalooEDU
 * Three METC shirts from CSD
 * One Tele Class voucher from CSD

Submit a proposal to the METC Conference [] ||= The deadline to register for the luncheon was May 6.

Please take the end of the year ETA Survey to help the board members plan for the next school year. ||