Agenda_2012_Mar_6

 **Date: Tuesday, March 6 ** ** Time: 3:00 - 4:30 pm ** ** Location: VIRTUAL meeting via Blackboard Collaborate ** To join Blackboard Collaborate session as a Participant, use the link below and type in your name on the sign in page: []

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In Attendance: Ruben Montoya, Laura Sheehy, Rodney Turner, Len Horn, Peggy George, Cathy Poplin, Ruth Catalano, and Chris Popescue


 * Agenda **

 **I. Welcome** Roll Call: introductions by participants

**II. Business (old/new)** a. Review/Approval of minutes: Minutes posted on Feb. Agenda page

<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Len moves that we accept the minutes and Rodney seconds, no discussion unanimous approval of minutes.

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">b. New business? <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">None

<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">**III. WOW Conference Report - Emil Pluhar, Chair** <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Saturday, May 5th, 2012 <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">a. Report from Emil: <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">“ Laura is working on the logo, the group looked at the survey results to discuss the possible workshops and presenters. Blackboard will be the mode for the presentation. Next year we may look at other presentation platforms. The group will meet again this Thursday to continue with the planning.”

<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">**IV. Westside Workshops:** <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">a. Possible Special Ed workshop - Laura <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">b. Possible workshop with Rodney Turner. <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">b. Any volunteers? <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 120%;">Possibly organizing something in the near future, 4 sessions of PD that Rodney is currently using. Rodney needs to meet with Peggy to learn how to collaborate a blackboard session, content is already created. <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Laura suggested April 23? Sounds like Rodney and Len are good with this.
 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Peggy would like Emil to change access for people with the link giving them the ability to edit the document for WOW presenters.
 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">5 sessions one keynote
 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Logo suggestions move the AZTEA logo where the WOW logo is, and change it to STEAMing Ahead. Possible color ideas?
 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Emil suggested we send the logo to the high school students to edit the logo.

<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">**V. Conference Updates (Flagstaff, Tucson):** <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">a. N/A

<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">**VI. Share & Solve (continuing this popular agenda item to allow members to ask questions, brainstorm/share solutions, and share new technology discoveries)**

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">a. **Mobile Learning Experience** - April 11-13, 2012: []

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">b. Friday March 2nd was the **Eastside Unconference** for tech leaders 8:30-12:30 <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Anyone who attended, please comment. <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 120%;">Peggy shared with us how wonderful this conference was. She shared with us how linoit was used to vote on the topics that interested each participant. The conference was then split into three rooms and three different times to allow for collaboration and discussion between participants. This was a lot of sharing ideas and questions great conference that worked out well.
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Julia Howe's Conference Notes and Links]

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">c. GoSoapBox: [] - another backchannel option for teachers/students <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Laura shared how this is a useful survey tool.

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">d. Succeeding with Web 2.0 "Mini-Geek Fest" <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Monthly Online Conversation moderated by Peggy George and Kim Thomas <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">6:00 - 7:00 pm - March 12th - 2nd Monday of each month

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">e. [|Please help students by taking surveys] - tweeted by Angela Maiers, plurked by Julia Howe.

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Anyone have something to share today or next time?

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">a. PD Moment - Rodney Turner <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 120%;">Rodney shared the IDEAL Community website. He showed us the Google accounts available within the community.
 * <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">VII. Wow Factor – PD Moment: **

<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 120%;">Interest groups-area where we could create a group.

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Volunteer for next time? Would anyone be interested in providing us with a short presentation for Professional Development at our ___meeting? <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Cathy suggested Emil and the Dysart District but Emil was not available to respond.

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">a. Anyone else have a tech initiative to share today or at another meeting? <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Rodney: AZTEA Westside has seen an increase and decrease and now we are on the decrease we need to become a place where teachers can come for PD, and networking with one another.
 * <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">VIII. Special Interest Topics: **

<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">**Next meeting: - Virtually using Blackboard Collaborate** <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">**Thursday, April 19 - 3:00-4:30 pm** <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Len Horn moves to adjourn Ruben Montoya Seconds

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 2412px; width: 1px;"> <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">“ Laura is working on the logo, the group looked at the survey results to discuss the possible workshops and presenters. Blackboard will be the mode for the presentation. Next year we may look at other presentation platforms. The group will meet again this Thursday to continue with the planning.” <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Peggy would like Emil to change access for people with the link giving them the ability to edit the document for WOW presenters. <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">5 sessions one keynote <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Logo suggestions move the AZTEA logo where the WOW logo is, and change it to STEAMing Ahead. Possible color ideas? <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Emil suggested we send the logo to the high school students to edit the logo.