Noteworthy links:

PA Science & Technology Standards | TEAP TechEd Standards | ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Students | CSTA Model Curriculum | National Common Core Standards
SAS | TechPaths
Computer Competencies Matrix | Tech Ed Portfolio | Course Descriptions | Teaching Schedules | Tech Needs
Applied Computers Scope & Sequence | Graduation Project Requirements | Comp Sci Teacher Links | Student Ps | CEW
Forms - curriculum review cycle : new course proposal : textbook approval : curriculum writing proposal | Budget Requisition Form | TAG
Performance Tracker | 4Sight
Textbooks: MS Word 2010 Comprehensive | MS Excel 2010 Comprehensive

2011-12 Meeting Dates (typically 4th Wed of each month) - Aug. 24, Sep. 28, Oct. 26, Nov. 9, Dec. 7, Jan. 11, Feb. 22, Mar. 22, Apr 26, and May 24

2011-2012 Meetings

Sep. 28, 2011 -

1. Give me 2 or 3 questions for Academic Challenge for Mrs. Mangold by end of Sept.
2. Work on the inventory chart for long-range hardware / equipment replacement plan (computers, software, textbooks, shop equipment, video cameras, etc.)
3. Computer Literacy: zip files, gif/jpg, email attachments, how viruses work, folders vs tags/labels
4. Internet literacy: copyright issues, computer ethics, social networking issues (MySpace, FaceBook etc)
5. Information literacy: validity of sites, wikis
6. Next meeting: Oct. 26 at 2:30 pm in Room 202.

old business

1. Work on the inventory chart for long-range hardware / equipment replacement plan (computers, software, textbooks, shop equipment, video cameras, etc.)
2. CM - PACSE chapter PACSE meeting dates at Villanova, 4:30-6:30 pm, 9/15, 10/?, 12/?, 1/?, 2/?, 3/?, 4/?, 5/?
3. CM - eschoolbook: green - students don't see at all, purple - students do see but "I" is listed as overall grade, blue - students do see but it isn't included on their "outstanding" list of ass'ts, orange - students see and it counts as a zero
4. CM - build programming placements test http://www.swsd.k12.pa.us/~mike_resetar/guidelines/logictest.pdf
5. CM / BA / LM: Discuss Applied Computers III course revision
   
6. Learn how to use OpenOffice (website ) & save files in OpenDocument (ODF ) file format (file extensions .odt & .ods). Review the differences between text, RTF, and proprietary formats such as .doc and .pdf formats.
7. ideas for future inservice & dep't meeting activities: MacOS, cyberplagiarism, cyberethics, podcasting, VBA, GoogleApps, OpenOffice, Flash, online assessment, ...

Aug. 25, 2010 -

1. Review lab issues (common rules, access to student files, etc)
2. no electronics rule includes ipods as well as cellphones this year
3. wood blocks as hall passes? in conjunction with sign out sheets
4. Next meeting: Sep. 28 at 2:30 pm in Room 202.

archive of minutes to past years' meetings - 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011

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