PLE+October+9+-+Update

Present: Pat McKeon, Leigh Anna Moran and Jennifer DiFelice
 * PLE – ITLT meeting**
 * Tuesday, October 9, 2007**
 * 3:30 – 5:00**


 * Work Completed:**


 * Leigh Anna reviewed the ELA PCO and highlighted the references to technology already listed
 * Started to develop ideas to be used in the creation of LA Gallery resource on SmartBoard
 * Graphic organizers - Kidspiration
 * Word Work
 * Harcourt resources (from website and other user sites ie – [|www.msrossbec.com] )
 * Now I Get it Kit
 * Author Websites
 * Resources for reading: On-Line Reader from Amazon.com
 * Jennifer reinforced the management issues: building time for this into the schedule and having a permanent location for the SmartBoards so that set up is not an issue.
 * We will start will a focus on three or four categories to initiate in the Gallery
 * Graphic organizers and Kidspiration
 * Word Work
 * Phonics
 * Grammar
 * Spelling
 * Already created resources:
 * Sharing Literature poem (Gail DiNuzzo is typing the poems for first grade and we will ask her to email them to us)
 * Spelling lists (Debbie Pye has done second grade)
 * Daily edits (Joanne Engel has started to create this)
 * Harcourt resources (from website and other user sites ie – [|www.msrossbec.com] )
 * Need to make sure that the updated version of SmartBoard on the SmartBaoard laptop and on the teacher /student workstations.
 * Previewed SmartBoard’s Essentials for Educators – English Language Arts Gallery
 * Previewed Harcourt site to look at resources available there.
 * Assigned jobs
 * Leigh Anna will collect resources from teachers, begin to create the gallery and will explore the Harcourt site further.
 * Pat will gather graphic organizers, develop Kidspiration resources and look for Grammar resources
 * Jennifer will gather Word Work resources for spelling and phonics.
 * Next meeting is Tuesday, October 12th