April+7+2009+Tech+Meeting

Tech Meeting – April 7th, 2009 __ Rough Draft __ Mission Statement: // To not only improve but strive for the best possible teaching and learning opportunities at our school. // //To improve student learning, achievement and success in learning eliminating the digital divide ////. Technology will be a large part of every facet of the student lives and we need to prepare them for their future. // __ 1:1 __ Professional Development-begin immediately and make a priority at teacher in-services
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Fall 2009 Elementary grades have a Mobile Lab for their use only, (approximately 16 Apple iBooks or pc laptops with mobile cart) Elementary students begin computer class that is integrated with classroom information Ceiling Projectors for all full time teachers and part time teachers (Kuklis, Coleman, Knudsen?) share the mobile projector (projectors needed for: Blede, Hoaglund, Reese, Britten) School wide use of email on a daily if not multi daily basis School announcements and newsletter completely online (Newsletter may still need to be mailed via postal service to families/community residents who do not have Internet service) Student email accounts for high school then adding junior high Technology Integration Professional Development

Spring 2010 Laptops for Staff- (12 if PC and 20 if Apple) Technology Integration Professional Development Teachers begin manage their own website for classroom use and posting lesson plans. Teachers will use Wordpress and it will be linked to

Fall 2010 1 to 1 - 9-12th grades Student survey/test for benchmark comparison Technology Integration Professional Development __**Hershey PC information - emailed March 24th, 2009**__ code Hello Everyone,

Last week I spoke with the rep from GovConnection, who is also the person/company that leased the pc's to Sutherland and Hershey for the last 3 years. Sutherland is not renewing their lease and is going to Apple, but Hershey is continuing to stay with PC. This is a Government contract price. Here is Hershey's order information for the upcoming 3 year lease: Lenova R-400 Custom Configuration: $1041.75 per machine with a 6 to 7% interest lease $134.56/unit accidental damage carry case is extra 30-40 or 20 for a backpack case 9 cell battery (6-8 hours) dvd/cd/multi burner drive 2.4 g processor 2 g ram (which I thought was low) webcam sd media card slot sealed keyboard (in case of spills) 14 inch wide screen (our el. ed. teachers have 4 g ram and a 15" screen) Software academic use preload: free - vital force (itunes for books, access to an online library) Photoshop Elements (smaller version of Photoshop) Premier Elements(video editing?) Lenova sync management tools

Extra purchases made for Hershey have been: notebook carts as charging station and mobile labs, extra batteries, teachers docking stations, usb or wireless mice.

Robbi

In 2010 & 2011 there will be 75 9-12th graders. This would put the approximate cost for pcs at 1196.31 (not including extra batteries). PC laptops for students at approximately $89,723.25. PC Laptop for remaining teachers $14,355.72

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