brainstorming

I would like you to watch this [|video], "Wiki's in Plain English", so you know how a wiki can be used. This video is on a site named TeacherTube which is just like YouTube only all the videos are education oriented. There are all sorts of videos, everything from help with curriculum to just plain funny. And, HISD lets us access it from school!

We need to decide what our first meeting will be about and I will create an agenda. Submit any ideas you have about items that should be on the agenda.

question:

What things are you interested in discussing in our online community? What tech concerns do you have? (could be about the new projector, about the question from the first page, whatever)

 * 1) 1. I just had the ceiling mounted projector installed in my classroom. I'm sure there are ways (a projected power point outline for example) that would make giving literary background lectures more "entertaining." I also feel that there are enhancements on the internet that really are just a few clicks away from bringing them into the room to enhance what I'm doing. Where do I start? - Chris Gibson
 * 2) I have been using a projector to show all the powerpoints that I have or have made in the past. I would now like to take the next step and make it intereactive for the students. I think with the use of a smart board that would be easy to accomplish. We would also have to talk about how to get the money for all of this equipment. (R. Mena)
 * 3) I want to talk about using podcasts for book talks. (Lynley)
 * 4) Funding for obtaining smart boards for teacher classrooms. ( Fennell)
 * 5) Sounds like I could benefit from talking to Ricardo about powerpoints in the classroom. I'd be interested in smart boards - do you think they have interactive applications in an English classroom that is primarily a literature ananlysis class? Chris G.
 * 6) Let's discuss Appropriate Use Policies. (Hancock)
 * 7) How about ways to prevent cyberbullying? (Hughes)