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> Using 2.0 "stuff" in a library - what's relevant, what's not > 2. Learn how to use Google Earth and develop lesson to integrate into a class. > public media displays, database consolidation > Topics on inspiring girls in fields of computer science & technical fields > Moodle > Open Source technology > creating science simulations in microworlds > teaching research skills that adapt to changing media and information > - anything related to computer science education > - best practices for organizing departments (David Allen's Getting Things Done) > Wikis and blogs revisited - How are these tools being used successfully in school. > Internet Safety 3.0 - What's next on the worry list as social networking is here to stay > How are teachers integrating technology into math and English classes? > How are schools developing their robotics curricula? > how to optimize student learning using technology > Reverse Professional Development > One-to-One Laptop Programs - what works > School-wide data systems > School 2.0 > Distance learning, video conferencing, etc. > Soup to Nuts Single Sign On - including those pesky library resources > What are the best tools available for managing classroom digital content? > How and Where to connect w/learning communities in various disciplines and projects for grades 3-6, in English. > New ideas for technology projects - lower school. > VLANs on your network > Pico Cricket > GPs and Google Earth > Infrastructure Topics > team teaching across disciplines > Digital media applications
 * # Electronic Records Retention Policy
 * 1) Robotics: I'll bring RCXs, NXTs, and hopefully Super Crickets (Erik)
 * 2) A fun and lo-tek activity in a room as an ice breaker (zometools.com maybe) to get people together in an interactive free-form building space; possibly add robotics to the mix
 * 3) Second Life - what's the big deal? Does it have potential in education?
 * 4) School 2.0 - what's it all about? - Jose Rodriguez (Skype: coordinatortwo)
 * 5) Some sort of NYSAIS or even NAIS networking site for K-12 educators that will allow for segmenting of content by subject and grade level is needed. One that can act as a listserv and e-mail participants when new content is posted. [skype:popdmo see: [|IseNet Ning]]
 * 6) TED conferences..highlights..what happens there?
 * 7) Web 3.0..the semantic web what is what? How can it be used in our schools? What is Twine?..the first web 3.0 tool available?
 * 8) What is this writeboard? how does it work and what educational uses may it have in our classrooms
 * 9) Reverse Professional Development
 * 10) Reviews of the K-12 Online Conference - Jose Rodriguez (skypeid: coordinatortwo)
 * 11) Distance learning, video conferencing, etc.
 * 12) Opensource solutions
 * 13) Web 2.0 tools for teachers - Jose Rodriguez (skypeid: coordinatortwo)
 * 14) Soup to Nuts Single Sign On - including those pesky library resources
 * 15) One-to-One Laptop Programs - what works - how to implement one.
 * 16) Podcasts - getting studio sound quality on the go and on the cheap
 * 17) What are the best tools available for managing classroom digital content?
 * 18) Tips for designing library space for optimal technology usage
 * 19) What's the latest research on how to optimize student learning using technology?
 * 20) What is E-rate Funding and how can it help private schools? [|www.erategroup.com]
 * 21) Integrating web applications to local database systems (API, LDAP, XML, Standards)
 * 22) PicoCricket Kit is designed for making artistic creations with lights, sound, music, and motion. A PicoCricket is a tiny computer that can make things spin, light up, and play music. Our third grade science teacher will be using this beginning in January. I'm bringing 4 kits. Anyone want to fiddle around with it?
 * 23) I really want to put together objectives and lessons for teaching students Search Techniques in grades 3-8.
 * 24) Google Earth, GPS, Batch Geo Coding, using it in the classroom
 * 25) ELGG as a social networking tool in schools? Who has a school social networking site? Are you planning one?
 * 26) The other communication tools..POWNCE, TWITTER, YACKPACK and more..how can/could we use these tools in the classroom?
 * 27) Problem solving using mindtools..e.g. mindmeister, inspiration, bubbl.us.....
 * 28) Media literacy and media production/video conventions. How can we help our student create "quality" content. Everyone produces, not everyone produces well.
 * 29) information literacy
 * 30) digital storytelling - Jose Rodriguez (skypeid: coordinatortwo)
 * 31) digital photography and how to use it to enhance curriculum
 * 32) webcams: ideas on using them and making connections between schools to setup collaborative projects and communications using this technology
 * 33) e-Portfolios and how this tool can enhance learning in the classroom
 * 34) FileMaker projects: how do you go beyond the simple database? Web interface? Scripting? Some examples would be great.
 * 35) Online Learning as a supplement to the classroom - how can an LMS be used in K-12?
 * 36) "Teach a man/woman to fish," methods and tools for helping the technologically challenged deal with the modern classroom.
 * 37) Electronic communication with parents (polices, technologies, ect...)
 * 38) Best Practices in Educational Technology - the challenges ahead change the nature of the game.
 * 39) FirstClass & cool stuff you can do with it
 * 40) WorldCat.org : Are our schools connected? Why do libraries want to participate?
 * 41) Which databases are most useful in your schools/ libraries? Come prepared to introduce your favorites or learn something new.
 * 42) Assessing the electronic Information Literacy assessment tools: What do you know about the HVLA information literacy assessment, iSkill, SAILS, etc. ?
 * 43) Discuss a current collaborative course created by an entire upper school community to support information and technology literacy skills. How do subject teachers/ librarians/ and the technology department collaborate?
 * 44) The Taiga Forum : What is it? What can we learn about the future of libraries and technology? see The Taiga Forum provocative Statements at : http://www.taigaforum.org/docs/ProvocativeStatements.pdf ; see the Taiga Forum page at: http://www.taigaforum.org/taiga3.php
 * 45) Using multimedia for teaching [|www.imediasource.org]
 * 46) A group on the NYCIST list discussed putting together a round table on Student Laptop programs. I'm happy to contribute being in charge of one and managing a transition right now from Windows to Mac Notebooks.
 * 47) Planning and implementing a one-to-one laptop program
 * 48) Summer Faculty Professional Development programs - - Jose Rodriguez (skypeid: coordinatortwo)
 * 49) Would be willing to help lead a group on developing cururiculum (especially grades 3-8) for: 1. Internet Search Techniques and Related issues; 2. Internet Safety
 * 50) one-to-one, web 2.0 in the classroom
 * 51) Programming for Teachers w/ Processing
 * 52) Middle school programming for video games with microwordls
 * 53) - working with parents on online safety - using Moodle as a course management system - creating appropriate boundaries in how people access tech department members/services
 * 54) How To Teach Like A Reporter
 * 55) Robotics, MicroWorlds, Logo, Animation
 * 56) Library skills / Information Literacy partnered with other foundation skills, many technology, for upper schol freshman. A unique collaborative course at Friends Academy.
 * 57) Electronic Records Retention Policy. Disaster Recovery Planning - Identifying what to backup - Backup solutions- RTO (Recovery Time Objective). How quickly can data be restored, how far back?
 * 58) Here are some things I would like to discuss: Success and failure with laptop programs in schools. School wireless and access policies. Printing in the 21st century. Electronic tools for teachers and students. Blog blahs
 * 59) I don't teach, just handle technology. If I did teach, I'd like to teach digital photography and videography.
 * 60) Imaging and Inventory of your Mac network with JAMF Software's Casper and/or Mike Bombich's NetRestore.
 * 61) Living with Blackabud and the fun tricks you can do. or Blackbaud and Crystal Reports
 * 62) Microworlds, Hyperstudio, Robotics (using Logo Blocks)
 * 63) Stress reduction
 * 64) Moodle, Wordpress MU, Website Management, Open Information and Internet Safety (choosing between password protection and an open blog),
 * 65) Digital photography using Photoshop and Aperature
 * 66) OpenWorldCat
 * 67) Building new libraries/renovating old
 * 1) Web 3.0 and Web 2.0 for teachers; NYSAIS site for k-12 educators.
 * 2) How to find a way to manage and sift through the vast amounts of infomation availible.
 * 3) Innovative curriculum
 * 4) 1. The topic I would like to "teach" is also the one I'd like to learn more about. Share ideas with others and come away with a document.<
 * 1) Basic secondary level programming
 * 2) AP Computer Science - Topics
 * 3) New developments & research with STEM (science, tech, engineering & math)
 * 1) Discussion - How to balance Media Literacy and Media Production in a graphic design, web design course or video course
 * 1) Bridging the divide with Librarians
 * 2) Filemaker Pro scripting and web interface, INtermediate Flash Animation, Intermediate
 * 3) Video Editing
 * 4) Databases - collecting, using and managing family, student, faculty information in independent schools - the costs, the practical issues and the legal concerns.
 * 1) -how people are using scratch-what programming languages people are teaching at what levels
 * 2) What programming languages are people teaching? At what levels?<
 * 1) About the trend in connecting our library collections electronically to wider world
 * 2) Options for archiving/sharing photos of school events
 * 3) designing library space for optimal technology usage
 * 1) Database and website integration
 * 1) Delivering digital information (content) via library online catalogs
 * 1) What is E-rate Funding and how can it help private schools?
 * 2) Integrating web applications to local database systems (API, LDAP, XML, Standards)
 * 3) Robotics
 * 1) Picoblocks
 * 2) RSS; what is Library 2.0
 * 3) Flash, WordPress, SketchUp, FinalCut
 * 4) Google earth projects.
 * 1) Advanced Crystal Reports
 * 1) Math Activities
 * 1) Windows system monitoring
 * 2) I would like to work with a group of people on creating databases using InspireData. I would also like to explore Kidspiration and learn more about using Flash. I took a small workshop on Flash before, but it wasn't enough for me.
 * 3) Wikis, moodles, best OPACS, best databases for grades 6-12, infrastructure for library classes grades 6-12, allocation of library-tech duties in schools.
 * 4) Upgrading my online catalog while integrating book review wiki and blogs
 * 5) Open Information and Internet Safety (choosing between password protection and an open blog), blogs, moodle, wiki's,
 * 6) Securitya
 * 1) digital convergence
 * 1) Everything there is to know. :)
 * 2) More about blogging, wikis and websites
 * 1) Learning Styles of Millennials. Are the learning styles of Millennials really different from Baby Boomers or is that a misconception?
 * 2) How can the technology department and the library work together to improve collaboration and student learning?
 * 3) I'd like to have a comparions of various wiki tools: mediawiki, wikispaces, pbwiki, (others?). What are the pros and cons of each? What is easiest to use? What is most popular in your school? Have any of these been either praised or rejected by your faculty?
 * 4) MAC vs PC, Experiences, Preferences, and Resources.
 * 5) Email distribution policies: How much is too much? Best practices and methods for effective information sharing
 * 6) The Basic Course, a team-teaching foundations course for freshmen utilizing a wide variety of current media including pod-casting, Moodle, Photostory, media literacy, Audacity, and essential skills such as note-taking, organization and research skills.
 * 7) Media@Mohonk 3.0: Bring Classrooms to Life
 * 8) Tips for combining web-based OPACS (e.g. Destiny) with library web pages
 * 9) Emerging Technologies - what do I bring to the classroom and what do we leave outside? || Add Your name and Skype ID here if you're interested in remotely attending a session and we'll skype you in if possible. ||
 * 10) Using technology to free us to do - nothing i.e., how to do nothing, when to turn off the computer and just breathe
 * 11) Library Catalog Systems - pros and cons of the various systems
 * 12) How do we notify our students in case of emergency, in a fast and informative manner?
 * 13) How to we monitor who enters and interupts our chat sessions in EdTechTalk?
 * 14) How do we teach kids the beauty of a book? (skypeid: AnnMellow; free Friday!)