December+2009

To provide CRSs an opportunity to meet, collaborate, and learn from each other in an informal setting, we are organizing two workshop days on December 22nd and 23rd. You may work in the heated theater at the ATC on any task you would like or you can participate in informal group discussions or guided practice on topics of your choosing.

This is an "unconference" approach. We will not determine the topics nor arrange for presenters. If there is something you need help with or would like to learn more about, add that topic to the Topic column and your name to the Interested in Participating column. If you have expertise in a topic in which your peers share an interest, add the topic to the Topic column and your name to the Willing to Lead column. More than one person can be "willing to lead" so even if someone's name is listed, additional names can be added. Feel free to add comments to explain your interest or the scope of your expertise.

Again, our schedule during these days will be informal. If you have a project that you would like to work on independently, you may register and work in the theater. You do not need to add anything to the table below.

All participants must register through Staff Info for each day that they plan to attend. If you have made arrangements to not work these days, you are not required to attend. You may choose to attend just one or both days. So that everyone can see who is attending, please add your information to the Participants page on this wiki. Participants will need to bring a laptop and any other materials/supplies needed.

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 * **Topic** || **Willing to Lead** || **Interested in Participating** || **Comments** ||
 * Second Life ||  || Janene
 * Second Life ||  || Lisa ||   ||
 * Second Life || Al || Al || I am looking forward to spending time with the group and working (not so much the working). Maybe we should bring food or plan to go out for lunch together... ||
 * Second Life ||  || Fara || I'm willing to bring food ... or go out to lunch together... ||
 * Second Life || Kim || Marie || I have an introductory thing I did with my teachers this week that I'll share. Then we can answer questions that come up. If you want to try Second Life bring a good laptop. The HP's that are three years old seem to have the best graphics card, unles you have something special, like a MACBOOK. :-) ||
 * Second Life ||  || Dottie || I know __very__ little about this but would like to hear what Kim told her teachers. ||
 * Second Life ||  || Betty || A novice with an account (Liza Zimmermann, I think), but I know nothing about navigating through SL. ||
 * VideoConferencing || Hiroko || Christina Troxell

Jody Carroll

Marie Booz || I would like to conduct a videoconferencing session with another school. Maybe a science experiement, or social studies activity? (I am at an elementary school.) During this time we could start developing a plan for an activity, talk about logistics, etc. I've never had a videoconferencing session at my school, so I am definitely a novice.

I would love to do this as well. Maybe we can set up something between our schools. Any particular grade you are interested in? I can talk to that grade and get a volunteer? ||
 * Adobe 7, Promethian Boards, Activotes || Dave ||  || I would be willing to answer questions on how to do things in Adobe Acrobat 7 professional for those who did not attend my session at the summer conference. I could also show the Promethian Activote system and answer questions about Promethian Boards. ||
 * School Share Point sites || Marie || Pam Williams

Nikki Smead John Maher Hiroko Burch || Ideas for customization and how to handle assigning rights, ideas for subsites ||
 * School SharePoint sites ||  || Dottie Kidwell

Nikki Smead John Maher Hiroko Burch Patti Lauer || This area is under-utilized in my building. I'm interested in approaches to engage my people. || John Maher Rich || Would like some help with creating pages for teachers who were not included when they put everything in from Pinacle. || Patti Lauer || I'm having troubles with student tracking and reports--I don't mind bringing part of the set to have hands-on practice if necessary || Patti Lauer || I'm having a great deal of difficulty with students starting projects, saving them and coming back to find out they're corrupted and have to start over...are there any 'tips or tricks'? I have the same problem with saving...the pop-up says to reinstall.. ||
 * Outreach Pages ||  || Dave Herbert
 * QWIZDOM ||  || Nikki Smead
 * Photo Story 3 ||  || Nikki Smead
 * Laptop issues ||  || Nikki Smead || Can't ever seem to figure out why the mics and headphones work one day and not the next...nothing seems to be amiss...is it the gremlins hard at work this time of year or the angered Indian Burial grounds here at Thalia?! ||