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//Middle/High School Members: Liesl Scheffel, Cris Robson,Ron Nason, Betsy Wilkening, Rob Retherford//
 * The Best SMARTBoard School Collaborative**

· Move this year as users and schools from left side of Smartboard rubric to the right · Build capacity at the schools with the technology · Create SMARTBoard collaboratives at school to share ideas · Provide training/resources to teachers and among teachers. · Articulation meetings among feeder schools for SMARTboard
 * __To Do this Year:__**

· Developing good SMARTBoard lessons to use as exemplary for teachers **Worked on 10-24** · Share lessons/resources with each other for SMARTBoard lessons **Worked on 10-24** · Share experiences from respective schools with others. **Worked on 10-24** · Practice using tools Completed **10-24** · Create a recorded sub plan lesson using podcasting **//Pending//**
 * __Tech Coach Meeting to Do:__**


 * Additonal agenda items completed on 10-24**
 * **Collaborated on School Technology Plan**
 * **Learned how to insert flash file**
 * **Practiced beta tools.**
 * **Examined Peggy's resources.**


 * __Action Plan for Nov Meeting (1 Hour)__**
 * Bring in lessons/lesson ideas to share **(We shared a couple of science lessons with each other)**
 * Share any training experiences - successes and roadblocks **(Still some problems with access to equipment and time dedicated to train teachers)**
 * Share how our plans were received by staff **(Plans are being reviewed by administrators prior to teacher distribution)**
 * __Next Meeting Jan (15 min)__**
 * Share plans with each other about spring semester
 * Plan for next all day February Meeting

· Bring in lessons to share · Have an lesson idea in mind to create or modify
 * __Tasks__**

Current [|Smart Board newsletter] with ideas, lesson plans, resources and information about version 10.0 [|Amphi Smart Board Resources] - check out Smart Board podcast (they banter a lot but have good links and resources), Intel tools are perfect for higher level thinking and Smart Board and numerous resources to check out and share with teachers.

This is a nice compilation of [|SmartBoard resources for primary grades K-5] that was put together by Nan LeFebure- Canada
 * Here is a list from Peggy George that she shares with her teachers:**

Great Sites for [|Using the SMARTboard K-3]

[|Engaging Learners the SMARTboard Way] (Eduscapes - Annette Lamb)

[|Primary Interactive White Board Resources]-For Key stages 1,2,3 and Foundations-math, literacy, science and other subjects

[|Jefferson County Schools-Interactive Websites] for Grades Pre K-12

[|Smartboard Notebook Files created by Lakeland Teachers], NY

[|Getting On & Falling Out-SEAL Interactive Smartboard Files] for friendship, cooperation & resolving conflict, feelings, managing & understanding anger, working together

[|Worthwhile Websites for Learning] - Here's another really good website to share with teachers so they can tell their students/parents about these great resources. While it is a Canadian website and some of the links are unique to the curriculum/ communities in Alberta Canada, many of them are useful anywhere. I'm sure you'll recognize lots of them. It's a fantastic collection of websites for students and parents (grades K-6). Division 1 sites are K-3 and Division 2 sites are 4-6. Teachers could use lots of these sites with their SmartBoards for in-class instruction. It's an amazing resource!!!

[|First Grade Backpack-Reading] - If you haven't discovered this website, you are going to want to take a look at it and explore all of the wonderful links!!! It is the most amazing collection of beginning reading websites I have found in one location. There are online stories, poems, interactive games, phonics activities and much, much more!! It would be great for kids to use independently or for teachers to use with SmartBoards. It is designed for first grade, but it could really be appropriate for any primary grades, and would be great for ELL students. Have fun exploring!!!

[|A great SmartBoard resource]

Working with [|SmartBoards to support student-centered inquiry-based learning]

[|Technology in Motion-SmartBoard Basics] (University of Alabama)

To Do:
 * __All Day Meeting Agenda 2/12:__**
 * Bring Lessons to Share from other teachers and yourself
 * Create Training Outline for other teachers Beginning/Advanced how to move people across the rubric
 * Create Lessons
 * Everyone bring in at least one lesson
 * Bring in lesson ideas to work on.
 * Bring in ideas for training outline

- Betsy shared her handout for a Basic SMART Board Class - We created an outline for topics to be covered in an Advanced SMART Board Class - We shared lessons that we have created -We had time to work with the beta tools in SMART Notebook.
 * __Accomplishments from February All-Day Meeting:__**

=**__Accomplisments to Date__**=

Liesl had a smart board meeting and Rob had a smart board meeting at Coronado. We shared with ideas with experienced and new smart board users. Our goal is to increase attendance for the next 4 meetings scheduled for this year.

AMS is considering creating a smart board collaborative for next year under the TIF grant. We are updating smart board software and resources on lab computers and teacher computers.


 * Plans for next meeting**: Share successes and challenges at our schools. Discuss ways to deal with challenges such as low turnout at meetings, move teachers from left to right on the rubric.

Successes 4/23 Rob Retherford, Cris Robson, Betsy Wilkening
We all agree that we have seen increased number of SMARTBoards, and increased proficiency in SMARTBoard use, and more enthusiasm in their application throughout the school. The students are enthusiastic about them and taking control of them and using them as a tool. The challenges we see are getting more teachers to classes and getting them to use them more, and moving them across the rubric in their use of the SMARTBoard. Some ways to conquer these challenges is to require teachers to take district classes prior to obtaining SMARTBoards and offering more inservice teaching at the site along with recertification hours. We would also like to attend district classes with teachers when possible. We will also work on building proficiency among the teachers and increasing the amount of technology available to students and teachers.