2009-04-15

=**LITT Meeting - April 15, 2009**=

RBUSD Lead Instructional Technology Teachers Meeting April 15, 2009 8:00AM to 3:30PM

Welcome Activity

 * Discussion Questions

Review: RSS for Professional Development using Google Reader (Time Permitting)
 
 * See our previous RSS page.
 * See the [|Google Reader in Plain English] video from the Common Craft Show
 * Review of Subscribing with [|Google Reader]
 * TIP: If you're using Firefox, don't miss the [|AideRSS for Google Reader] add-on!
 * Overview of Share and Share with Notes (and Tags)
 * Adding "Friends"

Activity: Subscribe, Read, and Share with Notes (Time Permitting)
 Post a link to your shared items page below:
 * Mark Wagner's shared items: []
 * Susi Farrell's shared items []
 * Eileen Chapman's shared items []
 * Diane's shared items: []
 * Tim Baumgartner's shared items: []
 * Jirika's shared items: []
 * Nadine's shared item: []
 * Robert's shared items []
 * Julie's shared items: []
 * Bonnie's shared items: []
 * Marci's shared item: []
 * Stu's shared items [|here]
 * Christina's shared items: []


 * Chart contributed by Stu Woodward

 Presentation: Elective Based on Interest

 * Creating a Permeable Classroom with Ustream (and/or Skype): See the We All Scream for Ustream wiki for details.
 * Video Games in Education: See the Power Up wiki for details.
 * Review an additional topic of the group's choice - or choose one from these [|Workshop Topics].

Activity: Elective Based on Presentation

 * Create a Ustream (and/or Skype) account and practice both broadcasting and viewing - using the chat feature in both cases.
 * Play Food Force and reflect on the experience. How could you use this (or other games) with your students?
 * Create a proof-of-concept project for the reviewed (or new) topic.

LUNCH - 11:30 to 12:30

Contribution Project (Part 1)

 * Guidelines
 * You have the rest of the afternoon to work on your Contribution Project.
 * You will have until May 27 to conduct additional work on your project.
 * You will have most of the afternoon on May 27th to complete (and share) your contribution.

Reflection Activity

 * Discussion Questions
 * [|Online Evaluation]

This wiki was originally developed by: [|Mark Wagner, Ph.D.] President, Educational Technology and Life Corporation