Notes+From+First+Meeting

**__ First Meeting Notes 9/22/10  __** **__ Organization  __**  · Defacto leader  · Group dynamic  · Resources-what/how are you going to do it    ·  Share what you do    **__  Philosophical  __**  · Why this group?  · Why in a professional sense does this matter?  · What are the essential questions to explore this year? **__ Wiki Website for Technology Focus Group  __**  · Post ideas, sites, articles and thoughts about processes  · Offer training on basic technology  · Basic file management **__ Mission statement ideas and possibilities __** · Learning what we have and using it in a better way · Finding new resources **__ As we are doing these things, what do we want to get out of this technology? __**    1. Outside of your area, grade and subject, something that you didn’t know could be done with technology.  2. Trying something new on your own,  3. Find something that some teacher is doing without technology that can be done or enhanced with technology.
 * __ Technology Focus Group  __**
 * Helping others
 * What is the purpose?
 * Connectivity
 * Illustrate ideas to increase better observations
 * Facilitates critical thinking skills
 * What are the things that we think that every teacher here should be able to do?
 * **__ Homework for next meeting  __**