Site Coordinators Meeting

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Site Coordinators Meeting

• Tuesday, October 11, 2005

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Agenda Review

• 800 - 815 AM Refreshments
• 815 - 845 AM Welcome
• 845 - 945 AM Technology Updates
• 945 - 1015 AM Rob Kuelesh, Troxell
  Communications
• 1015 - 1030 AM Break
• 1030 - 1200 PM Hand-On - Model Classroom
  Vendor Faire
• 1200 - 100 PM Lunch Provided
• 100 - 200 PM The Needs of the Tech
  Coordinators

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Agenda

• Welcome from our Superintendent, Dr. Gary Smuts
• Agenda Review
• Introduction of STC Members
• School Level - Good News Reports
• Groups of 3-4 Share 10 Minutes
• Each Group Share Fast Good News Reports

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Agenda

• Technology Updates
• Introduction of Jesus Garcia
• Academic Services Redesign - Colin
• Academic Data and LARS - Mary White
• LARS Demonstration
• MyABCUSD.com - Colin
• ABI Beta Testing
• EETT Year II Update - Colin

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Agenda

• Technology Updates continued...
• New Work Order Proposal - Anthony
• GroupWise - District Support - JoAnn
• District Website Redesign - Chi
• LightSpeed - SPAM / Internet Content Filtering -
  Chi
• Purchasing Review - Alton
• Other

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District Website Report

• Educational Networks
• Educational Networks Examples
• Whitney HS
• Granada Hills Charter School
• Example of Small District Website

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ABCS WEBSITE SURVEY
DATA REPORTS
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WEBSITE RATING
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COMMITTEE
10
LIAISON
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FUNCTIONS
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MOST USEFUL
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NEEDS IMPROVE

• EASY TO FIND INFORMATIONS
• WEB SITE NEEDS TO REFLECT THE DISTRICT
• CONSOLIDATED STAFF DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP CALENDAR
• SECURE AREAS FOR TEACHERS
• PLACE FOR COMPANIES, PEOPLE TO DONATE ITEMS TO
  SCHOOLS
• NETWORK DISTRICT WITH COMMUNITY
• CLASSROOM TEACHER WEB PAGE
• WANT TO HAVE TEXT BOOK DEPARTMET WEBSITE
• MAGNET WEB PAGE
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEB PAGE
• CURRICULLUM WEB PAGE
• MOT ONLINE FLOW CHART
• INFORMATION ABOUT VARIOUS SCHOOLS
• INFORMATIONS TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN
• ASP, PHP, XML, COLDFUSION
• PHONE ROOM NEEDS A COMPUTER

• MORE RESOURCES
• ALLOW SCHEDULED MEETINGS
• UPDATE CURRENT INFORMATIONS
• ORGANIZE IN CATEGORIES
• ADDITIONAL RESOURCES LINKS
• PHONE DIRECTORY
• DR. SMUTSS PICTURE
• MESSAGE TO COMMUNITY
• WEB PAGE OF EACH DEPARTMENT
• LINKS OF ALL SCHOOLS
• LINKS FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS
• USER FRIENDLY FEATURES
• BLOGS AND THREAD-CHATS
• CREATING DROP DOWN MENUS
• STANDARD 800X600 PIXEL
• DISTRICT CURRENT ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL
  MATERIAL
• DISTRICT MAP
• SCHOOL SEARCH

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WANT TO POST

• EDUCATIONAL PLANNING
• PUBLIC RELATIONS RELEASES
• ALL JOBS
• ADVERTISE PROGRAMS FOR RECRUITMENT
• DEPARTMENTS FLYERS
• COURSE INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS AND PARAEDUCATORS
• YELLOW HANDOUTS FOR TEACHERS
• SPECIAL EDUCATION FORMS AND INFORMATIONS
• DEPARTMENT CALENDAR
• BOARD POLICY AND EDUCATION CODE

• BULLETINS
• MATH AND WRITING ASSESSMENTS
• CITIZENSHIP AWARDS NEWSLETTER
• ADD TECHNOLOGY TIPS AND OTHER INFORMATION AS
  NEEDED
• GRADE, CLASS NOTES, DAILY INFORMATION ABOUT
  CLASSES
• EVENTS/SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
• IMC CATALOG ONLINE
• POSTAGE CHARGE AND ABLE TO SUBMIT POSTAGE CHARGES
  TO FISCAL SERVICE

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Rob Kuelesh Troxell Communication

• Tools for the Modern Classroom
• Welcome to
• 1. Anchor Audiohttp//anchoraudio.com/products.
  php2. Avermediahttp//www.aver.com/products/do
  ccam.shtml3. Hitachi Softwarehttp//www.hitach
  i-soft.com/icg/products/T17SXL.html

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Lets Break 15 minutes
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Tools for the Modern ClassroomHands on Vendor
Faire

• Three groups of 10
• Rotate to Next Station Every 25 Minutes
• A full multimedia station is available within the
  boardroom for you to try out! Please help
  yourself!

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Assessing the Needs of the STC

• Gizmo Questions
• Discussion So...What are our Needs?
• Lets decide what Needs to Address this Year