PLC+Meeting+&+PLC+SKYPE

PLC 2012 -2013 Meeting held at FES Agenda:
 * Welcome** the new Computer Lab Instructors.
 * Second Language**, Rosetta Stone issues and starting up for the new year.
 * Ideas** were shared as well as resources for Educational Internet sites.

**__Attendance__** ** Theresa Atkins ** **Kristy Nixon** **Sherri Simmons** * absent*
 * SCS Computer Lab**
 * PLC Agenda Via SKYPE **
 * February 2012**
 * Kristi Ashworth **
 * Donna Easter **
 * Angie Edwards **
 * Deborah Hunter **
 * Jessica Johnson **
 * Janice Lyons **
 * Amy Reece **
 * Melissa Spurlin **


 * ** X Review Standard Goals & Obj**
 * ** SMART Goals: reviewed what skills should be mastered **** (viewed and discussed the SCS Computer Lab Haiku that was set up with our NC Essential Standards) **
 * ** keyboarding: **
 * ** Technology as a Tool **
 * ** Safety and Ethical Issues **
 * ** 3rd - 5th Second Language **
 * **Q/A: Q: are we responsible for spreadsheet, database, etc. A: Computer Labs intent is to front load students to utilize the 'tools' that will aid them in working in their curriculum with their teachers. **


 * ** X **Go over the PLC Meeting Checklist
 * **Q/A: STAR; we (TA) are not allowed to register. No word from Mrs. JReinhardt regarding this matter. **
 * **Rosetta Stone:** ** Discussion with each school in regards to their second language progress. Some still prefer to have the switch between the skills day and language day, while others do not. Suggestion of how to impliment SKYPE with Second Language schedule was discussed as a "Cultural Day in the Lab". Tracking students progress in Rosetta Stone program was a concern and addressed with a suggestion (D Hunter) of having student kept records in an individual file folder to keep up with what lesson was completed. Rewarding students accomplishments, Review and Adaptive Recall were discussed as methods of tracking students unaltered progress in this program, and it was decided that Adaptive Recall was what would give a true report. CRISS strategies were suggested (D Easter) to give ownership to the learning of a new language. Ex: student 'self check' as how the lesson was for that day. Followed by how the student could improve on for the next time. **
 * ** X **Lesson Planning
 * **Q & A /Share: Active Directory; how that effects what we do in the Labs/time is the primary concern. Follow the NC Essential Standards, Grade level lesson plans also help **
 * **Review** **NC** **Essential Standards**
 * ** keyboarding: **
 * ** Technology as a Tool **
 * ** Safety and Ethical Issues **
 * **Set any Targets for Goals & Obj for any subject area that is working well for you and your students**
 * ** keyboarding: continue doing the grade levels as we are doing. Usage of internet links are important to those that don't have keyboarding programs in their schools. Internet; ABCya, Dance Mat, etc. **
 * ** Technology as a Tool: continue to demonstrate, discuss, review the technology that we utilize as tools in our world today. Suggested was to utilize SKYPE with an outside person (with permission of Principal) and class to cover a Goal. **
 * ** Safety and Ethical Issues: Cyber Smart has several items that can be done for our Goals but some of the links did not work. Concern was shared at the amount of material offered that was 'paper-use' that was skipped over. The virtual trips can work as a group demo as well as other available activities in Cyber Smart. **
 * **Suggestions and/or corrections can be submitted via email with my preemptive apologies. We all attempt to do all that is possible and I know I have your understanding in this matter. Thank you and feel certain that this PLC was well needed and addressed very professionally. Kudo's to the Computer Lab Instructors!**


 * Computer Lab Facilitators PLC**
 * SKYPE** Meeting October 7, 2011

** WPE Kristi Ashworth **
**CURRICULUM GUIDELINES:** ** 3-5 computer lab instructors to prioritize and to work for student mastery in the Technology as a Tool and the Safety and Ethical Issues Essential Standards. ** These topics were reviewed and discussed. Q & A session in regards as to how to impliment these objectives was first on the agenda.

** KEYBOARDING: ** The consensus was to concentrate on keyboarding due to the impact it can have with students in this elementary level. Internet educational links for keyboarding were shared and posted on SCS Computer Lab WIKI.

** SECOND LANGUAGE: **
How are we "show casing" what we're learning in our second language? Discussion of the various methods of encouraging students to engage in their learned language beyond using the program Rosetta Stone. How do we know they are learning their language? Suggestions from PLC:
 * make a presentation and share at opportune time, PTO, parent contact, etc.
 * celebrate progress; charts, parties, notifications, school mottos, banners, etc.
 * broadcast over school announcements phrases and statements in second language
 * use educational items from Rosetta Stone package
 * form clubs, special groups, use Kagan strategies to share/model what is learned