PLE+Update+Page

= = =PLE 21st Century Update Page=

=Here's What is Happening:= __Goal #1:__ Revisited last years goals; Smartboards, Use of LA curriculum on Smartboards, collaborative projects- Use idea from last year but modify and support knowing what we ran into last year, PhotoStory....(need to download by Wanda?), Create a Blog to post our collaborative projects and have viewers interact and comment.

__To Do:__ Photostory and Voice Thread Projects: Bridget work with a Mr. Joe Photostory Jen do Pumpkin Carving Party Photostory. LA work with a small trial group for Photostory with Kid Pics. LA will create a "How To" document for Photostory. Jen do come up with project for Voice Thread.

Try to have three samples ready for November 5th.

Basic reinstruction: basics-(Pat) How to connect to a projector, using the Smartboard, digital camera, downloading pictures, Office 2007, setting up the lab in the classroom.

__Goal #2:__ Developing a school wide PbWiki for the purpose of centralized communication of PLE events and news for staff.

__To Do:__ Pat will meet with Marie, Gail, mt and others to start to create this page and how it will be managed and utilized. Pat will manage and work with this until it is set up.

__Schedule__: We will meet after school to work on Photostory and other collaborative projects. We will present project samples at November 5th faculty meeting. Pat will schedule Technology meetings that will revisit the "basics" that need to be revisited for new and other staff members.

__Request for Time:__ We would like to request for 4 hours each (1 hour a week for a month) as we prepare for our November 5th to show things to the staff. (Leigh Anna, Bridget, and Jennifer).

Request for time for the ABC project.

Request for time ABC project/March