Links for Committee Meeting: 1/15/2014

Claremont Unified's BYOD policy and resources
http://tod.cusd.claremont.edu/

Pomona's Internet Safety lessons for teachers to use with students
https://pusd.haikulearning.com/keith.browning/internetsafety/cms_page/view

Professional Development Newsletter #4.05

 January 8, 2014 // Volume 4 Issue 5

Happy New Year! Welcome back! 

In this issue:

How to Unlock Your Students in Renaissance Place
User-friendly Apps help Educators navigate Common Core
Edutopia's Resource Roundup on Digital Citizenship
Science of Happiness: An Experiment in Gratitude (Video)


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Professional Development Newsletter #4.04

October 4, 2013 // Volume 4 Issue 4

In this issue:

October is Energy Awareness Month

Fifty Ideas for you Class Web Page
Engaging Homework Help Resources
Using Evernote to Improve Personal Productivity

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Professional Development Newsletter #4.03

September 23, 2013 // Volume 4 Issue 3

In this issue:

Share My Lesson
Evernote
A Teacher Appreciation Story that Inspires
Lost and Found - Instructional Materials Center


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Professional Development Newsletter #4.02

September 16, 2013 // Volume 4 Issue 2

In this issue:

Golf: A SuperMath Game

Padlet

Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trips

Virtual Field Trips

Take a Seat - Make a Friend (Video)

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Professional Development Newsletter #4.01

Issue #4.01 - August 30, 2013

In This Issue:
Welcome back!
Graphite by Common Sense Media
Seven Must-Know Apps for Common Core Skills
Evernote Makes Lesson Planning Easy
A Look Back...
 

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Professional Development Newsletter #3.09

May 24, 2013

Volume 3 Issue9

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In This Issue: Tools and Links Regarding Common Core
1. Inspiration (Video) 
2. Every Kid Needs a Champion (Video)
3. Virtual Field Trips
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Professional Development Newsletter #3.08

March 22, 2013

Volume 3 Issue8

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In This Issue:
1. Great Apps Available
   a. Tools 4 Students
   b. Bluster!
   c. i Tell a Story
   d. A+ Spelling Test 
   e. TCEA App Evaluation Rubric

2. What is the Difference Between "Doing Projects" and Project Based Learning"?

3. 7 Ways Common Core Will Change Your Classroom.


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Professional Development Newsletter #3.07

January 25, 2013

Volume 3 Issue 7

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In This Issue: Tools and Links Regarding Common Core
1. What is Common Core (Video)
2. Digital Tools for Common Core.
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Professional Development Newsletter #3.06

January 11, 2013

Volume 3 Issue 6

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In This Issue:
Finding Free and Fair-Use Photos
Creative Commons
Free On-line Photo Editing Tool

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Professional Development Newsletter #3.05

October 31, 2012

Volume 3  Issue 4

^o^ Happy Halloween! ^o^

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In this issue:
Veterans Day Resources 
Free Resources
Grants
Quote: Hard work and study

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Professional Development Newsletter #3.04

October 19, 2012

Volume 3 Issue 4

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In This Issue:
DonorsChoose.org
StopBullying.gov
PBS LearningMedia
SumDog Math Contests
Stay Connected with ISTE

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Professional Development Newsletter #3.03

October 12, 2012

Volume 3 Issue 3

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In this Issue:
Grant Opportunities
Google in Education: Search Education

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Professional Development Newsletter #3.02

Volume 3   Issue 2

October 5, 2012 (World Teachers' Day)

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In this Issue:
Free Tutoring Available On-Line
Grant Opportunities
Free Resources
Education on Air from Google - World Teachers' Day

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Professional Development Newsletter #3.01

Volume 3  Issue 1

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CONTENTS:
Grant opportunities
Web sites worth a browse
Hendricks' Hype

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Using Accelerated Reader in the Common Core Era

 Here is a link to get a free booklet from Renaissance Learning (either by print or download).

This booklet deals with Using Accelerated Reader in the Common Core era.

http://www.renlearn.com/lp/ARccss/?c=20851

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The complete guide to Twitter’s language and acronyms

A Great overview of Twitter and the language used in the 140 character posts.

The beauty and challenge of Twitter is stuffing your most sophisticated thoughts and feelings into a measly 140 characters (or less). Unfortunately, our traditional methods of communication have proven to be a poor training ground for micro-messaging, and even the most savvy platform users have sighed in exasperation as those bright red negative character signs mock our basic intelligence. But, perhaps even worse, no good tweet is ever going to be 140 characters because it’s impossible to share, respond or reference a tweet that’s already at it’s max. If you want to make a big statement with a small message, you have to trim the fat.

View the whole article here: http://tnw.to/m4O7

First meeting of 2012-13

The first meeting of 2012-2013 of the Charter Oak Educational Technology Committee will be held on Wednesday, September 19, 2012, in the Staff Development Room, Educational Services at 3:00 p.m.

This meeting has been cancelled.

Committee Meeting - April 18, 2012

Agenda for meeting: http://is.gd/agusod

Handout | Free Brokers of Expertise Trainings at LACOE: http://is.gd/citalu

Minutes from March 28, 2012: http://is.gd/upozur

York handout: http://is.gd/etunip


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March 28, 2012 Meeting

Charter Oak Unified School District
Educational Technology Committee
Agenda
March 28, 2012

1. Introductions (2 Minutes)
2. Approval of Minutes (3 Minutes)
3. Reports from CUE Conference (30 Minutes)
4. Accomplishments from 2011-12 and Next Steps (15 Minutes)
5. Tech Plan Adjustments for 2012-13
6. 2012-2013 – Write New Tech Plan for 2013-2016
7. Next Meeting – April 18, 2012 @ 3:00 p.m. 

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Charter Oak Unified School District
Educational Technology Committee
Meeting Minutes

February 22, 2012

Attendance: Diane Sauvageau (Chair), Phil Cliffe, Gregory Frotton, Carol Gilkinson, Pat Sjodt, Jamie Somerville, Scott York

Minutes from last meeting were approved as presented.

Scott reported that he has been using Prezi more and that they are getting ready for the sixth grade tours.

Phil is waiting for the P.O. for the Web site for Oak Knoll.

Pat reported that computer lab is open on Wednesdays for parents and children. The second grade team is rotating "computer lab" time for Study Island.

Jamie reported that "student Tech Team is starting up and shutting down the computer lab. In grades 4, 5, and 6 working on increasing from one computer to two computers per classroom.

Carol mentioned the ISTE Conference. This year the conference is in San Diego. Sessions are being ticketed. The tickets are at no cost, but you have to have a ticket to get into the sessions. Space is filling fast.

There was a discussion regarding Common Core. The Model Library Standards may effect this committee the most. There are Keyboarding requirements in the third grade standards. There was discussion regarding testing requirements (Grades 3, 6, 8, and 11)

Looking forward: The committee needs to plan for adding lessons to the Character Counts in a Digital World document. Also, what topics need to be covered for the first month of school.