Technology+Committee+Meeting+Minutes+5-11-2010

Technology Committee Meeting Agenda and Minutes Tuesday, 5-11- 2010 1.   Quick live@edu update –  Will be available on May 21st. 2.   Quick APTA Auction related update: a.   BrainPop has been ordered: $1,425 b.   Ellen’s laptop has been ordered: $999 c.   Karen’s lab has been ordered: $20,885.04 d.   Renaissance Place (AR & Star Early Literacy) has been ordered: $1,733.58. Pricing changed from my notes, so $1,600 charged to APTA, $133.58 to school. However, Judy Link found what she believes is APTA $$ intended for the entire allocation and will follow up accordingly. e.   Nettrekker quote is being reviewed f.   Everyday Math quote is being reviewed 3.   Quick SMART order update. a.   Pomeroy continues to negotiate down SMART on $$. Based on current information, the order looks like it will be approximately $149,760.17. Pomeroy is reviewing the PO from us, comparing it to their quotes. We are asking Pomeroy to guarantee the number on our PO will be a “no more than” number, that the actual billing will only change in a downward direction. b.   Pomeroy has assured us the use of their demo equipment if ours is not available or installed by the time training is needed. c.   Final items being ordered & their placement. Order to be placed this week. Discussed importance of letting teachers know install date and coordinating housekeeping so rooms do not have to be cleaned twice. 4.   Anchorage-school.org discussion a.   Content changes b.   Cosmetic changes c.   Future of the site d.   Suggestions Committee discussed: a.   importance of finding out state requirements for website b.   not making more changes in the midst of so many other tech learning requirements c.   purpose of the website d.   possibilities that may come from infinite campus and live.edu 5.   June meeting date/time. Monday, June 21 at 1:00 p.m.    6.    Summer at a glance—planning for committee related items  Items below not discussed a.   Ironing out any live@edu issues and exploring training options for collaborative tools b.   SMART installation and training c.   Lab new equipment hardware installation. d.   Lab new equipment software configuration. e.   Lab, old equipment upgrades. f.   Lab, old equipment relocated. g.   Website follow-up h.   Review computer rotation and tech plan. Suggest budgeting areas to Don. i.   Equipment being retired to be decommissioned, reassigned, or set aside for future needs. How many word-processing/Internet laptops would committee recommend making available for checkout? j.   Surplus to be configured for first auctioning attempt. k.   Volunteers to be coordinated once timelines are available. Additional business: Decided at last meeting having both past and current APTA presidents at the meetings will improve communication and understanding from year to year. Concluded this is a committee decision and does not need to go before Council.