Meeting+Notes

Meeting called to order at 7:00
 * __Ad Hoc Tech Committee Minutes 12.15.11__ **
 * --Discussion on purpose of Committee. Advise School Board on what they could be doing with regard to technology. **
 * --Discussion on interaction and relationship between Ad Hoc Committee and other SMS and SAU16 tech committees. There should be open sharing and cooperation between all. **
 * --Minutes reviewed and corrections made. **
 * --Question about who emails are delivered to. Two tier email list. One to “everyone interested” on agendas and general information and one for “Committee only” for information and resources discussed at meetings. **
 * --Discussion on officers for Committee. Mark Sykas will be agenda writer. **
 * --Discussion on whether enough time was allotted for other SMS technology personnel to share at prior meeting. Most of the time was taken up by classroom teachers presentation. **
 * --Discussion on SAU16 Scope and Sequence for Technology K-5. Document is new (June 2011). Implementation is just beginning. Budgeting is hard because done a year ahead. **
 * --Discussion on how teachers choose and plan to integrate technology into the curriculum. **
 * --Discussion on access to technology hardware and system for access to it within schools. **
 * --Discussion on professional development and unconference movement. **
 * --Discussion on inviting other interested parties to present to Committee. **
 * --Discussion on need to survey SMS teachers to learn what they need with regard to technology. **

**Attendance: Steve Gagnon, Eric Nash, Mark Sykas, Nathan Merrill, Judy Eitler, Beth Somers, Tom Fosher, Cheryl Ewart, Cathy Brophy ** **Respectfully Submitted: Stephen Gagnon **
 * Goal for next meeting: Review results of teacher survey that will be completed before next meeting. Computer educator and other interested teachers will be invited to meeting. Survey results will be sent out to Committee only prior to next meeting. Survey will differentiate between professional staff and paraeducators. **

November 2011 Meeting Notes

Conversation regarding the meeting: Meeting called to order at 7:05 PM.

Postponed election of officers due to the few members in attendance to the December 17th meeting.

Acknowledged that the SMS based Technology Committee should lay out a plan for purchasing over the next 3-5 years.

This current ad hoc group should exchange information with the SMS and SAU Technology Committees.

Shared information about Technology with Steve Gagnon providing info about the Portsmouth Technology Committee. Beth Somers shared about her experiences with technology in her role at Greenland.

Newspaper article was shared by Judy Eitler about technology in elementary schools. This sparked some wonderful conversation from all. Discussion about practical usage of technology at various stages of learning: elementary, middle and high school.

Professional Development a key and essential component for successful implementation in all classrooms.

Pros and cons about the use of technology in an elementary setting. Where is the midline when using the devices as an instructional tool. SMS Ad Hoc Tech Advisory Committee Notes Thursday, November 17, 2011

Attendance: Judy Eitler, Cheryl Ewart, Tom Fosher, Steve Gagnon, Nathan Merrill, Eric Nash, Beth Somers

Approval of October 20th Minutes with one correction: Add the word ‘Some’ in front of the paragraph: “**__Some__** equipment at the school has recently been replenished…..” 6-0 vote in the affirmative

Review of budgeting for the 2012-2013 school year was provided. Information included the purchasing of IPADS for centers in primary rooms and new Netbooks carts for sharing in grades 3-5.

Question of accessing wi-fi for users while in the building.

For December 17th: 1) Review of the NET-S standards; 2) Election of officers Respectfully submitted: Tom Fosher Amended per 12/2011 meeting by Mark Sykas
 * SMS TECH COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 20, 2011**

Ashley Page Mary Lou O'Conner, Judy Eitler, Eric Nash, Mark Sykas, Steve Gagnon, Cathy Brophy, Nathan Merrill, Ellen Sargent Cathy Brophy made a motion to approve MINUTES from SEPTEMBER meeting; Eric Nash seconded-minutes were approved. Mark let the committee know he would be stepping down as he will be moving out of town; he reminded the committee that we would need to vote for a committee chair at the November meeting. After discussion about using the wiki for posting discussion items and public vs private document sharing, it was decided to use a Google doc for committee use only, and the wiki would be used to post agendas and meeting minutes in order to provide the SMS community with information Teachers shared how they balance screen time with other curriculum requirements; and that students are spending more time writing with the use of web 2.0 tools such as Kidblog; Ashley Page emphasize the writing aspect, and that the blog project is actually a digital portfolio of student writing over time Students receive 45 min of computer lab time a week, where the computer integrator works on projects or skills to reinforce classroom instruction, and ICT Literacy. Some equipment at the school has recently been replenished, and the network infrastructure is dependable and reliable, which should encourage teachers to have more confidence in their ability to use technology in the classroom The school tech committee meets monthly to work on a 3-5 year plan Teachers need professional development, now that the infrastructure and equipment is in place. There needs to be a plan for replenishment and replacement so equipment stays current and reliable Important to look at the network, equipment and professional development as a package Professional Development needs to address the need to change teaching Technology for school use, administrative use and community use What do teachers need and how can we plan for it? Ellen will share the school inventory on the wiki Meeting Adjourned at 9:10pm
 * DISCUSSION ITEM: The wiki: How do we use the wiki?**
 * 7:30-8pm PRESENTATION:** SMS teachers Steve Gagnon, Ashley Page, Mary Lou O’Conner shared how they integrate technology throughout the school day on any given day, sharing web based applications and resources such as: class blogs, Skype, Storybird, Glogster, XtraMath, Voicethread, Edmodo.
 * DISCUSSION ITEM: What are the school technology needs down the road?**
 * NEXT MEETING: November 17, 2011**

SMS Ad Hoc Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes for 9/8/2011

The committee's initial meeting was called to order shortly after 7 PM and adjourned shortly before 9 PM. Attendees included: Bruce Nutbrown, Jacqui Dervan, Cheryl Ewart, Steve Gagnon, Cathy Brophy, Judy Eitler, Eric Nash, Tom Fosher and Mark Sykas (serving as temporary chair). Nathan Merrill arrived late due to work commitments.

We began by providing our fellow committee members with personal histories.

We discussed dates and times for future meetings and agreed to meet on the third Thursday of the month from 7 PM until approximately 9 PM in the SMS library. Our next meeting is Thursday, October 20th at 7 PM. We agreed that a good starting point for the committee would be an assessment of how technology is currently used at SMS with an emphasis on what works well, what works less than optimally and any missed opportunities. At our 10/20 meeting, Steve Gagnon will make an informal 15-20 minute presentation of how he employs technology in his 4th grade class. Steve and Tom Fosher will arrange for similar presentations at the same meeting from our technology staff, computer lab staff and a teacher to give us an overview of how technology is used in grades K-2. These presentations and follow up discussions will likely take most of the time at the next meeting.

We will also obtain a report on the physical equipment currently used in the school which will include number and types of computers and similar devices; network equipment and capabilities.

We have a copy of the current SAU technology plan. Members felt Mark Portu and Patti Lovejoy we possibly working on an update or similar effort. Mark Sykas emailed Mark and Patti on 9/10 to make a follow up inquiry and also ask if they could suggest anyone the committee should invite to assist us.

Cathy Brophy shared with the group that she develops brief questionnaires to gain a group's perspective on current and potential future technology and suggested that she could devise a questionnaire to survey the SMS community. The committee thought this would be a good idea and Cathy will provide the questionnaire to Tom Fosher who will distribute and collect respomces in advance of our next meeting.

Other Matters

Steve set up a free Wiki for the committee's use. He will approve authorized users of the Wiki who will be the only ones who can edit the Wiki. The Wiki will be available for the public to view. We should discuss the possible need of putting a disclaimer on the Wiki to the effect that it represents works in progress and material on the Wiki may not necessarily represent positions of the board and viewers should not infer board approval for any of the material. Steve showed the committee some basics for using the Wiki and will be happy to answer questions from any of the committee. We may include more discussion of Wiki techniques at subsequent meetings.

Attendees provided phone numbers and an updated committee member list accompanies these minutes. Between meetings, members are encouraged to locate and review pertinent material and share potentially useful material with other members via the Wiki or email.

Submitted for committee approval by Mark Sykas


 * SMS Ad Hoc Citizens Advisory Committee ||  ||
 * as of 8/16/2011 ||  ||   ||
 * Members ||  ||   ||
 * Name || Nominated By ||  ||
 * Cathy Brophy || Claire Ellis ||  ||
 * Jaqui Dervan || Bob O'Sullivan ||  ||
 * Judy Eitler || STA ||  ||
 * Steve Gagnon || Tom Fosher ||  ||
 * Cheryl Ewart || Luke Picket ||  ||
 * Nate Merrill || Mark Sykas ||  ||
 * Eric Nash || Travis Thompson ||  ||
 * Bruce Nutbrown || PTO ||  ||
 * Mark Sykas || Board ||  ||
 * Contributors ||  ||   ||
 * Tony Baldisaro ||  ||   ||
 * Tom Fosher ||  ||   ||
 * Patrick Larkin ||  ||   ||
 * Nancy Hunter ||  ||   ||
 * Bruce Scamman ||  ||   ||
 * Nancy Hunter ||  ||   ||
 * Bruce Scamman ||  ||   ||