HS Technology meeting 12/4

Posted on December 3rd, 2007 in HS Technology, HS tech, budgeting, planning by Nicole

Alden High School
Technology Meeting
December 4, 2007
Meeting Minutes

Presentation of proposals
Q and A to follow.

  • Art presented proposals –
    • Committee discussed the best way to update macs for instruction
      • update current- notlikely since the software will not run on them ven with updated RAM
      • be part of a shared new mac cart
    • Cameras
    • Scanner
    • Laptops
  • Foreign Language
    • Rover all in one media cart
    • 2 projectors and carts?
  • Library
    • screen and projector
  • Mac cart by Rachel Hazen
  • Mac cart by Jean and Andy
    • discussed fixed desktop labs vs laptops
  • Projectors by Nicole these may be prioritized within.
    • Tech
    • Business
    • Science 2
    • FL 2?
    • Math
    • Art
    • Music 2
  • Technology
    • pc lab and updated pltw software
    • scenario for this was to create SMART lab in 231 with pcs and PLTW software.
  • Science
    • Tablet pc
    • Venier probe racks (priority #1)
  • Math
    • Graphing calculators #1
    • Exam Gen software
    • Green Glob and graphing equations software
    • Geometers sketchpad
    • Math type 6
    • Projector and base station and cart
  • Physical Education
    • idea for handhelds

    Yearbook: Color Printer

  • Other
    • Studio 8 for building by Nicole
    • Should items be put through departmental budget?
    • CPS laptop and cart? no maybe tc grant
  • Prioritize proposals using the Intel Ranking tools
    • Discussion identified need to figure what proposals are district and high school building. Committee questioned how we can prioritize one department over another if the need is the same?
    • Tuesday committee will return for an hour to prioritize proposals according to impact purchase will have on the largest number of students and which purchases are have a greater tie to curriculum of course at the top of the list.
    • Justification to add base stations was discussed.
    • Went through many ideas for cable and streaming from marty and came up with idea for projectors.
      • Project: Streaming our school into the 21st century: Create oneprojector ( per classroom)
      • SVGA adapter/Fiber optic cable to teacher computer
      • How will we hook the mounted projectors to DVD players?

      Depts will decide what should be allocated to tech vs. dept budget then rank remaining for tech budget.

  • High School integration specialist
    • ideas for job description and daily utilization
  • Staff Development ideas