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.
NOTE: Beginning August 1 we be changing formats to GoogleGroups. Those with existing subscriptions will be migrated into the new group after May 20. Those already accessing the GoogleDocs do not need to subscribe again, just use your Google login to access the group.
Go to the group.
2007-2008 Schedule
September 18
October 16
November 20
December 18
January 15
February 19
March 18
April 15
May 20
May 20, 2008 AGENDA
• Karen Balmer (Executive Director of the Minnesota Board of Teaching)
"Keyboarding" license ( Keyboarding for Computer Applications K-8
Endorsement). She will be able to explain not only who needs the license, or other technology related licenses, but also the work of the Task Force that has been exploring changes to technology related licenses for the past year.
• Recognition of those retiring from our group
• A demonstration of TIES presence in Second Life and plans for using it
• Google Groups for KIC listserv
• Schedule for next year's KIC Meetings - September 16, 2008
- October 21, 2008
- November 18, 2008
- December 16, 2008
- January 20, 2009
- February 17, 2009
- March 17, 2009
- April 21, 2009
- May 19, 2009
• Open Agenda
• Following the KIC Meeting, Dell representative Karen Getty will be
providing a pizza lunch and sharing information about Dell. See her agenda
below.
DyKnow Vision
Foster interaction and engagement in the classroom with DyKnow Vision
software.
* Author lessons and import Power Point
* Collaborative note taking
* Student/teacher response tools
* Anywhere, anytime access
DyKnow Monitor
Manage the digital classroom with DyKnow Monitor software.
* View student screens
* Block or allow specific programs and URLs
* Blank student screens
* Monitor students in small or large classrooms
April 15, 2008 Sara Damon, Stillwater Jr. High, will talk about integrating geotechnologies (GIS, GPS
and Remote Sensing) through the use of Internet Map and Image Servers, free
downloadable GIS software, desktop GIS software and handheld GPS units. Meeting Notes eSchool News - GIS Resources
March 18, 2008 Two Topics:
Wireless Update and Bandwidth Policies and Expectations--Wendy Chretien, Elert and Associates - Wendy.Chretien@elert.com Wendy's Presentation in pdf format - Also located at the bottom of this page
ELM Productivity Tools for Teachers--MINITEX Reference Services from the University of Minnesota - Kristin Mastow, Mary Parker
Open AgendaMeeting Notes
February 19th Topic: Student Response Systems Randy Edinger, Anoka, Merry Mattson, Minnehaha Academy, Ken McCarthy, Wayzata, and Penny Pease, Orono, will share their experiences with different student response systems. If you're trying to decide what, if any, student response system to purchase or already have experience with a system/systems, please come to learn and share. Open Agenda Meeting Notes Apple Curriculum Update 11:30 to 2:00 p.m.
Supporting Diverse Learners with Apple Technology
Lunch Provided
January 15th Topic: Choosing Academic Software
9:00-10:15: Come prepared to share and discuss the process your district uses to select and purchase academic software. Rather than have a few presenters, we'd like to hear from everyone about what happens in their districsts.
Below is a list of items to consider: - Structure or organization of the process
- Timeline
- Who gets involved
- Criteria used for the process
- Relationship of process to budget process, curriculum development/review/adoption process, hardware purchasing, etc.
- Categories of purchasing and how they are impacted or included in this process - for example, teacher selected classroom based software compared to district-wide software adoption.
- Anything else you can think of!
10:15-10:30 Break 10:30-11:30 Open Agenda
11:30: After the meeting, Joe Voors from netTrekker will be sharing an update on netTrekker and buying a pizza lunch for those who would like to stay.
December 18th Topic: Internet2: applications, hardware and network issues,
9:00-9:15
Classroom Applications
Ruth Blankenbaker, Indiana, via videoconference
Center for Interactive Learning Collaborations http://cilc.org
9:15-9:45
Getting started with Internet2 in Minnesota (Polycom classroom setup, MUSE site, I2 listserv)
Marla Davenport and Kathy Kraemer, TIES 9:45-10:10
Hardware and network issues Q and A
Dan Boelke, TIES
10:10-10:20 Break 10:25-11:45 - New opportunities from the Minneapolis Planetarium Society
Joel Halvorson Using a portable dome and digital scaling software Uniview, the Minnesota Planetarium Society (MPS) is transforming Earth and Space science education in Minnesota. What does it mean to scale scientific data, and how does this capability tie into STEM reform? This demonstration will answer these questions and will include a live remote “domecast presenter” from the Hayden Planetarium in NY. As part of our STEM reform efforts, the MPS is looking to beta test Uniview in a handful of MN schools. Univierw link: http://www.scalingtheuniverse.com/
10:45 - 11:30 - Choose topics for remainder of the year followed by open agenda
11:30 - 2:00 - Apple Classroom Connections
iPod
Palooza: iPods in Your Classroom
Lunch
Provided November 20 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Larpenteur Room
TIES Topics: - Doug Johnson
- How to present to and communicate with administration and other decision-makers to improve technology resources. And how to seek out and apply for funding.
- Rebecca Bacon, Pearson Educational Measurement and Diane Gamm, Research & Assessment, MDE
- Site Readiness Certification for Statewide Online Testing
To prepare for statewide online testing this spring (Science MCA-II and MTELL), the division of Research & Assessment at MDE has been working with an advisory Technical Work Group to develop a Site Readiness Certification workbook. The goal is for all districts to certify that they have the capacity to conduct online testing for the Science MCA-II and MTELL (if approved by the USED) by the end of February, 2008. The process involves completing a Readiness Checklist, a Scheduling Calculator, and a Network Assessment that will assess various aspects of a district’s capacity to administer online tests to students. A Full-length Sample Test will be provided so schools can conduct a dry run that verifies each school’s software configuration and network performance.
- Post-Meeting Presentation
- Karen Getty from Dell Computers
GoogleDoc Meeting Notes
October 16 Meeting
9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Larpenteur Room, TIES
- Topic: Using Web 2.0 Tools to Publish/Share Student Documents facilitated by Tim Wilson, Buffalo, Jake Givand, Robbinsdale, and Cara Hagen, Hamline University
- Open Agenda
Notes from the Meeting
September 18 Meeting
9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Larpenteur Room
- Open Agenda
- Discussion - What's new, what worked, what didn't?
- Decide topics for meetings through January
- Post-meeting Apple presentation 11:30-2:00
GoogleDoc Notes
- Dave Treichel was kind enough to provide info about the research behind classroom audio enhancement. See the three files at the bottom of this page
You are invited to an Apple Curriculum Update!
Please stay after the TIES - KIC meeting at TIES on Sept 18, 11:30-2:00 PM.
We will be featuring the new iLife 08 and iWork 08. Lunch will be provided.
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