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=UP ActivUsers=

Members
Dr. Lynda Carter: Principal Leanne Knight: CIT Joy Rumsey: Kindergarten ViAn Vo: First Grade Kirsten Linsenbardt: Third Grade

Purpose
Discuss topics for our professional develpment sessions. Our campus's lowest scores on the Texas STaR Chart was in the areas of online learning. According to UP's STaR Chart results from the last three years (2006, 2007, 2008), our campus scored "2" which means develping tech. All other areas on the STaR Chart were "3" (advanced tech) or "4" (target tech).

Questions to answer
//Add your questions here for others to help find answers: How can we as an elementary campus utilize online learning as a professional develpment tool and utilize it with our students?//

Topics to cover in ActivUser meetings
//(add to the list, please)//


 * Web 2.0 tools: specify which ones you think teachers and students would utilize**:
 * 1) blogging
 * 2) wiki
 * 3) podcasting
 * 4) vodcasting


 * Moodle: specify topics of interest**
 * 1) setting up site
 * 2) forums
 * 3) calendar
 * 4) resource options
 * 5) quiz
 * 6) glossary
 * 7) webcasts


 * ActivStudio/Inspire: specify topics of interest**

Campus Website**
 * Epals


 * 1) updating page
 * 2) creating tables
 * 3) new features which will be released by January
 * 4) linking
 * 5) student pages for online student portfolios

ActivUser Dates:
September 23: Orientation: whole campus October 28 November 18 January 27 February 24 (FYI: Leanne on Maternity Leave) March 24 April 21: Debrief: whole campus

Linsenbardt || Moodle modules:forums and calendar etc/ Knight || ActivStudio/ Rumsey ||  || Linsenbardt || Moodle modules:quiz, glossary, resources, etc/ Knight || Integration for primary classrooms/ Rumsey ||  || Vodcasting Linsenbardt || maternity leave || Web 2.0 for primary/Rumsey ||  || Linsenbardt || Web 2.0 several types of online tools/ Knight || Inspire/Rumsey ||  ||
 * Dates || Topic/Facilitator || Topic/Facilitator || Topic/Facilitator || Topic/Facilitator || Topic/Facilitator ||
 * Oct. 28 || Blogging/Vo || Teacher Webpages/
 * Nov. 18 || ActivStudio/Vo || Student Webpages/
 * Jan. 27 || Inspire and Arena || Inspire and Arena || Inspire and Arena || Inspire and Arena ||  ||
 * Feb. 24 || Inspire/Vo || Podcasting/
 * Mar 24 ||  || Moodle Webcasts/