Department Meeting, September 16, 2009

1. Follett issues
2. PowerSchool
3. Interactive whiteboards--ActivInspire tutorial http://www.prometheanlearning.com/
4. Summer reading program follow-up
5. Finance Manager--budget information
6. Lesson plans
7. Staff development--survey
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dFR4Vk5SeUxFdnpYNVlKNmhzRVA0WEE6MA....
8. Videoconferencing
9. Websites of note

America’s Story from America’s Library takes the primary source materials from the Library of Congress and creates an interactive story with activities
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/

Listening skills using the Animal Sounds Library from SeaWorld/Busch Gardens.
http://seaworld.org/animal-info/sound-library/index.htm

DigiTales—The Art of Telling Digital Stories--resources for creating digital stories in the classroom.
http://www.digitales.us/

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art virtual tour. http://www.carlemuseum.org/

Homework Helper from Time for Kids
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/hh/rr

Welcome Back, September 3, 2009

1. Today we'll learn how to navigate PowerSchool to extract information we need:

a. usernames and passwords
b. addresses
c. other fields as needed

2. Follett Destiny 9.0/SIF update

3. ActivInspire, the replacement program for ActivStudio Professional