The Key Instructional Contact (KIC) Special Interest Group meets monthly during the school year to share questions, information and issues about technology integration, emerging technologies, and best practices.
All are welcome to attend.
Location: TIES
Day: third Tuesday of each month
Time: 9:00 am to 11:30 am.
Special sessions with vendors are often scheduled after the meeting with lunch provided.
Go to the group.
2008-2009 Meeting Schedule, Including Post-Meeting Presentations
September 16 Topic: Planning
October 21 Topic: Google, Post Meeting Presentation by John Hyde, First Tech
November 18 Topic: Video Conferencing, Post Meeting Presentation by Pete Markham, Apple: OS X Education User Group Meeting
December 16 Topic: Interactive White Boards and Student Response Systems, Post Meeting Presentation by Atomic Learning
January 20 Topic: Video Games in Education, Post Meeting Presentation by Amy Kretsch, Epson
February 17 Topic: Web 2.0 is the meeting topic, Post Meeting Presentation by Paul Musegades, Apple: 21st Century Learning Tools; and Dan Sentock: Podcasting, iLife and Apple Applications
March 17 Topic: Handheld Technologies in the Classroom, Post Meeting Presentation by Paul Musegades and Paul Miller, Apple: 1:1 Schools and what they have learned (All things 1:1), and John Parker, Bloomington, and Paul Miller and Paul Musegades, Apple: StudyWiz
April 21 - Topic: Panel Discussion - Posting student work using collaborative web tools and policy creationPost Meeting by SMART Technologies
May 19 - Topic: Social Networking, Post Meeting by Tel-a-vision
May 19, 2009 - 9:00 to 11:30 AM
Larpenteur Room, TIES
Meeting Notes
Topic: Social Networking
Guest Speakers:
Carl Anderson, Technology Integrationist, Goodhue Public Schools
John Weisser, Technology Coordinator, Bloomingtion
Ning in the classroom - three examples
- iSearch for Happiness - Susan Bianchi, Language Arts
I'll show the unique characteristics of using Ning for forum discussions and the ease of use for teachers regarding grading.
- Advanced Photo Hybrid - Pam Signorelli, Art
I'll show a "day in the life" of a student in this hybrid class including the variety of posts, use of photo albums and peer critique.
- Roleplay in a Language Arts classroom - Liz Boeser, Language Arts
I'll show how Ning was used to create a roleplay around the topics of Internet filtering and technology policy at school. This Ning is unique in that it uses anonymity and alliance building.
Open Agenda
Post-Meeting Presentation: Tel.A.Vision - www.telavision.tv
April 21, 2009 - 9:00 to 11:30 AM
Larpenteur Room, TIES
Meeting Notes
Topic: Panel Discussion - Posting student work using collaborative web tools and policy creation.
Panel Members:
- Jay Haugen - Superintendant, ISD 197
- Aimee Bissonette - Attorney, author, TIES featured speaker
- Mike Dronen - Technology Coordinator, Stillwater Schools
If you wish to add a question for the panel to address, click HERE.
Open Agenda
Post-Meeting Presentation: SMART Technologies
Lunch Provided
Agenda:
- SMART Touch Recognition
- SMART Mac Service Pack 2
- SMART Classroom Suite
- SMART Math Beta Toolkit
March 17, 2009 - 9:00 to 11:30 AM
Larpenteur Room, TIES
Meeting Notes
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| Structured Sharing
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| Significant Questions
| Technologies to Consider
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| - What are you doing or seeing done with handheld technologies?
| Palm, Handspring, IPaq or Even Newton Devices
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| - Wouldn't it be cool if...?
| iPod Touch
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| - What
did you find on the web in the last 5 minutes regarding? (extra credit
points for the most ooohs and aaahs generated on a single find)
| - Cell Phones/Smart Phones
- SMS/Txt - Gvent for Project Management
- Voice - Gcast, VoiceThread, or Plain Old VM
- Video/Photo - Flickr, Facebook, TeachTube
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| Real World Applications - Panel Presentation and Q&A
| Colin Minshul, Sue Burke, Marc Johnson
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| Audience Participation - Unsolicited Advice Time "Have You Considered or Could We Partner With You To...?"
Suggestions of Possibilities
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| Moderated Direct Questions and Answers
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Post Meeting Presentation by Paul Musegades and Paul Miller, Apple - iPod Touch in the classroom
February 17, 2009 -9:00 to 11:30 AM
Larpenteur Room, TIES
Meeting Notes
Topic: Web 2.0 Applications
Guest Speakers:
- Mike Walker, Secondary Technology Integrationist, Edina Schools
- 10th grade bloggers
- Gaggle + UStream to promote programs
- Jenn Nelson, Eden Prairie
- Jing Pro + SMART boards + iTunes for math reinforcement
- Hopkins
- VoiceStream and wikis in GT classes
Open Agenda:
- Finish topics for upcoming meetings.
Post-Meeting Presentation: Paul Musegades, K20 Development Executive, Apple
- Topic: 21st Century Learning Tools
- iPhoto '09 Software now helps student geo-tag locations for water
quality studies, and will map the location of historic events.
- iMovie 09 will steady a student's documentary video, and the animated travel maps aid students in understanding the world.
- The new iLife 09 tools will open new educational possibilities for project based learning.
- Mike Williams from Minneapolis Public Schools with demonstrate how
MPS is meeting the need for podcast production and storage. The
podcast files, both audio and video can now be accessed by the iPod
Touch. The iPod Touch and iPhone now boast 15,000 applications some of
which will change how we reach student learning needs in the classroom
and at home. Using the iPod Touch with the right podcast tutorials can
significantly enhance student learning. Educational applications on
iPod Touch will show how learning can take place using technology
anywhere, anytime, and any-size.
January 20, 2009 - 9:00 to 11:30 AM
Larpenteur Room, TIES
GoogleDoc meeting notes
Topic: Video Games in Education
Guest Speakers:
- Colin Maxwell (via Acrobat Connect)
- Lecturer, Graphic Design & Photography, Carnegie College - Halbeath, Dunfermline
- "Team Play Hotel - An adventure in team work!"
- Roxana Hadad (via Acrobat Connect)
- Project and Instructional Designer, Northwestern University - Evanston, Illinois
- "Game Design Through Moodle and Connect"
- Seann Dikkers
- University of Wisconsin - Madison
- "Losing for Learning"
Open Agenda
- Planning for Feb, Mar, Apr, and May Meetings
Post-Meeting
December 16
- 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Larpenteur Room
December meeting notes
Agenda
- Terri Osland - Hopkins: Promethean ACTIVexPRESSION
- Patrick Crothers - Mahtomedi: Deconstructing lessons for best practice with IWB's
- Dave Zukor - Wayzata: Professional development academies
- Molly Schroeder - Edina: Interactive pads
- Open Agenda
Post-meeting presentation by Atomic Learning: Web-based Learning: Embrace Technology, Empower Yourself
November 18
9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Larpenteur Room November meeting notes
- Jane Prestebak, Robbinsdale Area School District
- integrating video conferencing into the classrooms
- Cosi
- International Wolf Center
- Global Nomads
- Collaboration Projects - 5th Grade Class with Class in Alberta Canada
- Kathy Kraemer, Fridley Area Public Schools via Video Conference
- Sharing Classroom Experiences
- John Larson, ECMECC
- Technical Aspects
- Managing Multiple Units in a District/Region
- Juliay Highway, CILC via Video Conference
- International Wolf Center via Video Conference
- Guest Presenter - Demonstration
- Open Agenda
**John McCreary from Minneapolis will be bringing in an audio enhancement unit to share with the group
Post-meeting presentation - Paul Musegades with Apple
October 21
9:00 to 11:30 AM
Larpenteur Room, TIES
October Meeting Notes
- Michael White, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School
- Michael will demonstrate how Google Sketchup is being used in his technology classes with 6th grade students.
- Google in Education - Molly Schroeder, Edina Schools, Google Certified Teacher
- Molly will show examples of how free Google products can enhance the classroom experience for students and teachers.
- http://edinagotgoogle.blogspot.com/
Post-meeting presentation - John Hyde, First Tech
September 16
9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Larpenteur Room
Link to Google Doc Meeting Notes
- Open Agenda
- Decide topics for meetings through January
- TIES Update
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