Agenda_2012_Feb_16

 **Date: Thursday, February 16 ** ** 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:Laura Sheehy, Nan Williams, Ruben Montoya, Peggy George, Rodney Turner, Len Horn, Ruth Catalano, Cathy Poplin, Sandy Israel


 * Agenda **

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

**II. Business (old/new)** a. Review/Approval of minutes: Minutes posted on Jan Agenda page Motion by Peggy George to accept the minutes, Rodney Turner seconded. <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Unanimous passing of minutes. <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> b. Goals approved last meeting: <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Reviewed goals set last meeting. Peggy pointed out type in Goal 3: 'and' should be 'an'.
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Goal 1: Host 2nd Annual Virtual WOW conference
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Goal 2: Host events and use Blackboard Collaborate, Wikispaces, Facebook, and website for professional development and to share, showcase and explore the integration of tech, curriculum and innovate strategies.
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Goal 3: Increase participation and communication with membership….being an<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-decoration: line-through;">d AzTEA member.

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">c. New business? <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">No new business

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Board Meeting update from Nan “Google Conference coming in June 18-19"

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Ruth is looking for volunteers to help evaluate the innovation awards especially the teacher sections and the director/coordinator areas. Laura volunteered to evaluate awards.

<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. <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">b. WOW 2012 Part 2 Survey Comments 2-14-12

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 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Nan=Keynote speaker will be Jaime C
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Update waiting for Emil to join the meeting
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Peggy=shared the results with us the theme is STEAMing ahead with Common Core. The Responses have a lot of information that we still need to take time and look over.
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Ruth=the responses show that people want sessions related to common core and the classroom. One fewer session to allow more time between breaks. We should wait and let Emil run with the planning and the decision making since he is the chair.
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Laura is working on logo.

<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">**IV. Westside Workshops:** <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">a. Possible Special Ed workshop - Laura <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">b. Any volunteers? <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Laura=looking into Special Ed workshop <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Rodney=Rodney and Len may try to offer one in the near future

<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">**V. Conference Updates (Peak, Tucson, WOW):** <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">a. Report from Tucson?
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Nan “They had 200+ people.”
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Cathy= it was back at UofA Chris Johnson did a great job reminding us where we have come from and where we are headed. Well done Alan and his team. We are waiting for this video to post.
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Topics=Mobile technology,

<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">**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: 12pt;">a. **Mobile Learning Experience** - April 11-13, 2012: [] <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Laura=looking into Special Ed workshop

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">b. Friday March 2nd is the **Eastside Unconference** for tech leaders 8:30-12:30 <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Focus is for: Tech Integration Facilitators, Leaders, etc., Face to Face, conversations, sharing of resources and teaching ideas on a topic and people gather in small groups to chat! <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[] <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Peggy= is working with Eastside planning the unconference “they are planning this for tech teacher leaders, target audience is teachers who are already using technology to learn from each other. They created a linoit.com to share their information.

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">c. <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Laura shared a free app for today resource @http://ucetnews.blogspot.com/2012_02_01_archive.html

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Anyone have something to share today or next time?

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">a. PD Moment - none scheduled
 * <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">VII. Wow Factor – PD Moment: **

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Volunteer for next time? Would anyone be interested in providing us with a short presentation for Professional Development at our ___meeting? <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Rodney Turner volunteered to do a PD Moment next meeting.

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">a. New AzTEA Facebook page - <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">@http://www.facebook.com/AzTEA.org <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Len=try to encourage more traffic, share the information also discussed how the logo from AZTEA.org needs to be fixed, because anytime you post to the aztea site in facebook the Century link logo appears in Facebook.
 * <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">VIII. Special Interest Topics: **
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">"Like" it today!

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">b. Anyone else have a tech initiative to share today or at another meeting?

<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">**Next meeting: - Virtually using Blackboard Collaborate** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-decoration: line-through;">Thursday, March 15, 2012 Time: 3:00-4:30 pm <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">**Meeting rescheduled due to Spring Break and other conflicts:** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">**Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Time: 3:00-4:30 pm** <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">We all voted to change this date because of Spring Break. <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">Motion by Peggy George to accept the minutes, Rodney Turner seconded.