Computer/Tech Ed Dep't

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

2010-11 Meeting Dates (typically 4th Wed of each month) - Sep. 22, Oct. 27, Nov. 10, Dec. 8, Jan. 26, Feb. 23, Mar. 23, Apr 27, and May 25

2010-2011 Meetings

Apr 27, 2011 -

  1. Next meeting: May 25 at 2:30 pm in Room 202.
  2. work on assessment & differentiated instruction logs - see below
  3. MF What external (Firewire?) hard drive should I buy for iMac?
  4. teacher resources for TR & BA: www.login.cengage.com (username & password)
  5. TR & BA: Next yr's course selection number
  6. TR & BA: How should we rename Applied Computers II & III?
  7. http://edhelper.com/
  8. CM - PTA, WAEF or donorschoose.org grant for Android tablet.
  9. AS & MF - plan for CNC machine
  10. CM, TR & BA - typing remediation: typingtest.com , http://www.typingweb.com/tutor , balloon game - http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/games/BalloonG.php?key=EN&letter=0 , TypeDown for improving speed - http://www.rapidtyping.com/online-typing-games/typedown.html
  11. Computer Literacy: zip files, gif/jpg, email attachments, how viruses work, folders vs tags/labels
  12. Internet literacy: search techniques & efficiency, copyright issues, computer ethics, social networking issues (MySpace, FaceBook etc)
  13. Information literacy: validity of sites, wikis
  14. Work on
    1. assessment logs - Here is CM's method of assessing many unit tests. Make sure that your assessments match what the students are actually learning and doing in class. You must do an assessment analysis once every 3 or 4 weeks and involve another teacher in your analysis & reflection.
    2. differentiation logs (one DI item per unit with regard to content, process, or product).
    3. analyze student data using Performance Tracker at https://wyoarea-pa.perfplusk12.com
    4. LFS & summarizing strategies

ongoing & old business

  1. self-directed: CM (Speace), AS (Galbraith), TR (Ashton); directed: MF (Galbraith), BA (Speace)
  2. CS offered teachers 1/2 day coverages to work on dept initiatives.
  3. Work on the inventory chart for long-range hardware / equipment replacement plan (computers, software, textbooks, shop equipment, video cameras, etc.)
  4. CM - PACSE chapter PACSE meeting dates at Levine Hall, Room 307, U Penn, 4:30-6:30 pm, 9/16, 10/14, 12/2, 1/13, 2/17, 3/10, 4/14, 5/12
  5. 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
  6. Status of our student computer survey.
  7. CM - build programming placements test http://www.swsd.k12.pa.us/~mike_resetar/guidelines/logictest.pdf
  8. How to make a video or screencast & upload to YouTube
  9. Share a tip with one of the new technologies to each other (portable apps on USB drive, how to map network drive to student folders, VPN connxn, Cryptainer, etc.)
  10. CM / BA / LM: Discuss Applied Computers III course revision
  11. 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.
  12. Learn to use free, web-based applications such as Google Apps (Docs & Spreadsheets wiki ; wiki , review ). What role can they play in our curriculum or dep't business?
  13. ideas for future inservice & dep't meeting activities: MacOS, cyberplagiarism, cyberethics, podcasting, VBA, GoogleApps, OpenOffice, Flash, online assessment, ...

Mar. 23, 2011 -

  1. Next meeting: Apr. 27 at 2:30 pm in Room 202.
  2. work on assessment & differentiated instruction logs

Feb. 23, 2011 -

  1. Next meeting: Mar. 23 at 2:30 pm in Room 202.
  2. Discuss paperwork that is due in the office soon.
  3. Work on
    1. assessment logs - Here is CM's method of assessing many unit tests. Make sure that your assessments match what the students are actually learning and doing in class. You must do an assessment analysis once every 3 or 4 weeks and involve another teacher in your analysis & reflection.
    2. differentiation logs (one DI item per unit with regard to content, process, or product).
    3. analyze student data using Performance Tracker at https://wyoarea-pa.perfplusk12.com
    4. LFS & summarizing strategies

Dec. 8, 2010 -

  1. Next meeting: Jan. 26 at 2:30 pm in Room 202.
  2. nominations for Berks Best (Business, Computer Science, Community Service, etc.)
  3. Discipline Committee meets in library on 1/25, 2/22, 3/22, 4/26, 5/24 at 2:20 pm
  4. student email coming soon acc to BG?
  5. work on assessment & differentiated instruction logs - see below

Nov. 10, 2010 -

  1. Next meeting: Dec.8 at 2:30 pm in Room 202.
  2. work on assessment & differentiated instruction logs - see below

Oct. 27, 2010 -

  1. Next meetings: Nov. 10 at 2:30 pm in Room 202.
  2. yearbook pictures taken by student photographers
  3. AS - revision to your course description due now
  4. CM, TR & BA - new course description for Excel 2
  5. Don't give students big assignments over holiday breaks.
  6. Anyone who is interested in becoming SAP trained (Act 48 credit for 3 six-hour days of training) should see CS.
  7. CM - PTA, WAEF or donorschoose.org grant for Android tablet.
  8. AS & MF - plan for CNC machine
  9. color laser printers? smart boards?
  10. typing remediation: typingtest.com , http://www.typingweb.com/tutor , balloon game - http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/games/BalloonG.php?key=EN&letter=0 , TypeDown for improving speed - http://www.rapidtyping.com/online-typing-games/typedown.html
  11. BA - How to export OWA email to Outlook and setup Outlook for direct MS Exchange interaction using the server socrates.wyoarea.org
  12. Work on the inventory chart for long-range hardware / equipment replacement plan (computers, software, textbooks, shop equipment, video cameras, etc.)
  13. Computer Literacy: zip files, gif/jpg, email attachments, how viruses work, folders vs tags/labels
  14. Internet literacy: copyright issues, computer ethics, social networking issues (MySpace, FaceBook etc)
  15. Information literacy: validity of sites, wikis
  16. AS - 952 & 953 changed to semester courses - see Lally, budget impact, modify curriculum by Oct 2010
  17. CS offered teachers 1/2 day coverages to work on dept initiatives.
  18. self-directed: CM (Speace), AS (Galbraith), TR (Ashton); directed: MF (Galbraith), BA (Speace)
  19. Work on
    1. assessment logs - Here is CM's method of assessing many unit tests. Make sure that your assessments match what the students are actually learning and doing in class. You must do an assessment analysis once every 3 or 4 weeks and involve another teacher in your analysis & reflection.
    2. differentiation logs (one DI item per unit with regard to content, process, or product).
    3. analyze student data using Performance Tracker at https://wyoarea-pa.perfplusk12.com
    4. LFS & summarizing strategies

old business

  1. CM - PACSE chapter PACSE meeting dates at Levine Hall, Room 307, U Penn, 4:30-6:30 pm, 9/16, 10/14, 12/2, 1/13, 2/17, 3/10, 4/14, 5/12
  2. 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
  3. Status of our student computer survey.
  4. CM - build programming placements test http://www.swsd.k12.pa.us/~mike_resetar/guidelines/logictest.pdf
  5. How to make a video or screencast & upload to YouTube
  6. Share a tip with one of the new technologies to each other (portable apps on USB drive, how to map network drive to student folders, VPN connxn, Cryptainer, etc.)
  7. CM / BA / LM: Discuss Applied Computers III course revision
  8. 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.
  9. Learn to use free, web-based applications such as Google Apps (Docs & Spreadsheets wiki ; wiki , review ). What role can they play in our curriculum or dep't business?
  10. ideas for future inservice & dep't meeting activities: MacOS, cyberplagiarism, cyberethics, podcasting, VBA, GoogleApps, OpenOffice, Flash, online assessment, ...

Sep. 22, 2010 -

  1. Prof Goals & Student Achievement goals are due TODAY at 4 pm to your supervising principal - "Your goal sheets will be considered complete when they have a student achievement segment that includes: a statement that you will complete DI logs and AA logs as requested; listing your targeted kiddos by name and level (B BB P or A);  stating specific weakness;   stating specific strategy you will try (to simply say in class activities, DI activities, etc.  is not specific enough); showing how you will chart the results after using the strategy ( no right way to do this...except the way that works best for you);

    You will also generally have a more personal goal. That goal also requires specificity (ie if it is a particular university course list  by title and date and location, or if you are reading a variety of texts, the names of the texts are needed, etc)."

  2. color laser printer?
  3. Next meetings: Sep. 15 & Oct. 27 at 2:30 pm in Room 202.
  4. Give me 2 or 3 questions for Academic Challenge for Mrs. Mangold by end of Sept.
  5. Does anyone want to be on the list to proctor SAT's? If so, see KL.
  6. BA - How to export OWA email to Outlook and setup Outlook for direct MS Exchange interaction using the server socrates.wyoarea.org
  7. Work on the inventory chart for long-range hardware / equipment replacement plan (computers, software, textbooks, shop equipment, video cameras, etc.)
  8. Computer Literacy: zip files, gif/jpg, email attachments, how viruses work, folders vs tags/labels
  9. Internet literacy: copyright issues, computer ethics, social networking issues (MySpace, FaceBook etc)
  10. Information literacy: validity of sites, wikis
  11. AS - 952 & 953 changed to semester courses - see Lally, budget impact, modify curriculum by Oct 2010
  12. CS offered teachers 1/2 day coverages to work on dept initiatives.
  13. self-directed: CM (Speace), AS (Galbraith), TR (Ashton); directed: MF (Galbraith), BA (Speace)
  14. Work on
    1. assessment logs - Here is CM's method of assessing many unit tests. Make sure that your assessments match what the students are actually learning and doing in class. You must do an assessment analysis once every 3 or 4 weeks and involve another teacher in your analysis & reflection.
    2. differentiation logs (one DI item per unit with regard to content, process, or product).
    3. analyze student data using Performance Tracker at https://wyoarea-pa.perfplusk12.com
    4. LFS & summarizing strategies

old business

  1. CM - PACSE chapter PACSE meeting dates at Levine Hall, Room 307, U Penn, 4:30-6:30 pm, 9/16, 10/14, 12/2, 1/13, 2/17, 3/10, 4/14, 5/12
  2. 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
  3. Status of our student computer survey.
  4. CM - build programming placements test http://www.swsd.k12.pa.us/~mike_resetar/guidelines/logictest.pdf
  5. How to make a video or screencast & upload to YouTube
  6. Share a tip with one of the new technologies to each other (portable apps on USB drive, how to map network drive to student folders, VPN connxn, Cryptainer, etc.)
  7. CM / BA / LM: Discuss Applied Computers III course revision
  8. 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.
  9. Learn to use free, web-based applications such as Google Apps (Docs & Spreadsheets wiki ; wiki , review ). What role can they play in our curriculum or dep't business?
  10. ideas for future inservice & dep't meeting activities: MacOS, cyberplagiarism, cyberethics, podcasting, VBA, GoogleApps, OpenOffice, Flash, online assessment, ...

Aug. 25, 2010 -

  1. On Aug 25 (1st day of in-service), we will have a 1 hr 15 min meeting. We'll go over lab issues (common rules, access to student files, etc)
  2. On Aug 26, you will be doing data analysis and goal-setting in Room 202.
  3. Computer Science Education Act, H.R. 5929 is a bill to help fund and improve computer science education - link1 - link2 - link3 - link4
  4. Next meeting: Sep. 22 at 2:30 pm in Room 202.
  5. TR & BA: new textbook table of contents & other info
  6. math & English benchmarking dates: Monday, September 13 and Tuesday, September 14 (Days C and D)
    Tuesday, November 9 and Wednesday, November 10 (Days F and A)
    Monday, January 24 and Tuesday, January 25 (Days A and B, weather permitting)
    On the first day, we will run double periods 1, 3, 5, and 7; on the second day, we will run double periods 2, 4, 6, and 8.

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,

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