As this year draws to a close, we need to plan ahead for the next school year coming. Even though we all need time to recover from this past school year, we also need to keep in mind that our initiative is still in the planning phases and we cannot lose momentum or purpose over the summer. To ensure that we all remain on the same page when we return to school to actually try to put this plan into effect, we will need to rely on this blog. About a week prior to classes starting, both schools will begin posting recaps about our plan and purpose. When we return to school, we will schedule a pre-meeting meeting. We will touch base with each other and set up any further planning that needs to take place prior to the initial training. Please set up an RSS feed to this blog so you can remain up to date in case Kathy or I find any more useful information over the break. Remember to reference the blog for the scheduled meetings so far. Any concerns or studies that build over the summer can be posted to our blog for everyone to see.
Thank you for your support through the planning stages of this intuitive and we will see you in September.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
learn about the Flip Video Camera!
our initiative is to show how the flip video camera can be used in various grades and various subjects. making a school wide purchase worthwhile since the whole school can utilize these cameras. here are some websites that provide information about the cameras along with lesson plans and ideas of how to incorporate them within the classroom.
written out directions:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5087589_use-flip-video-camera.html
youtube video on how to use the camera:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh6s9gNoFro&feature=player_embedded
ideas educators can use:
http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=df6bwk2v_458hfn94kfd
elementary lesson plans:
http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/dozier/eye/09_10/digitwishplans/dwplans.htm
resource site about flip video cameras:
http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/curriculum/tech/multimedia/mutlimedia.htm
advance flip video camera usage resource:
http://sites.google.com/site/ctap4flipit/Home/resources
Friday, June 4, 2010
implementation plan
implementation plan for williamstown middleschool
Implementation Plan and Schedule
a. Implementation Team:
At Williamstown Middle School:
-Valerie Phillips: (5th grade math and Language Teacher-2 years experience, with 2 past years of 6th grade math experience) vphillips@monroetwp.k12.nj.us
- Deidre Drawdy (5th, 6th, 7th, 8th grade math teacher- 5 years experience)
ddrawdy@monroetwp.k12.nj.us
- Jonathan Henninger (Board of Ed Webmaster-1st year in district)
jhenninger@monroetwp.k12.nj.us
- Jennifer McCartney (5th grade science teacher-5 years experience)
jmccartney@monroetwp.k12.nj.us
- Debbie and Mark Broadbelt (middle school science teacher- 3 5 years experience)
bbelts@gmail.com
b. Project Implementation Plan Including those Responsible:
Equipment purchase and installation
Valerie: Our school does not have the flip cameras yet. We will be using our technology budget to purchase 10 Flip Cameras. This will allow each of our committee members to use one for the trial run and have 5 extra, one for each grade level and one for the technology classroom. After the first year of this pilot implementation, we would like to purchase enough to have 5 per grade level (one for each subject area and/or core). Once the cameras are purchased, over the summer, we will make sure all materials needed are put onto the server for individual downloads onto teacher and student laptops. Cameras will be housed in the rooms of the committee members, Debbie, Jennifer, and Deidre, the remainders will be housed in Denise Milam’s room, the technology advisor, and handout to other in the pilot group (to be determined in September). (Denise Milam)
Testing
Valerie: Upon arrival of the cameras, we will test the tools to be sure they work prior to the first day of school. This will be done over the summer with the assistance of John Henninger. (Valerie Phillips and John Henninger)
Training
Valerie: At our first few days of in-services in September, we will hand out the Flip Cameras and go over how to work them in the form of a mini-workshop run by me with the help of our Technology advisor. (Valerie Phillips and Denise Milam)
Evaluation
Valerie: As we work through our first year using the Flip Cameras, we will keep our blog up and running so at the end of each marking period, the participating teachers can take a survey so we can gain feedback to support our initiative when introducing it to the staff the following year. I will be reviewing the data and completing a summary of the answers to be posted as well. (Valerie Phillips)
c. Schedule for Implementation Plan:
Valerie: Our schedule will rotate with the Teaching and Learning Meetings already in place. These T&L meetings take place every other week by grade level. At this time, once a month, the participating in our Flip Camera Initiative will meet in our technology advisors room to discuss progress, success, and issues. The first day of our in-service for the year, we will have time allotted to get the initial training and materials handed out. Please see below for the date of the Flip Camera Initiative meetings (FCI):
Project Phase Date Hours
At school training 9/1/2010 2 hours
Follow up discussion/sharing 9/22/2010 1 hour after school
Follow up discussion/sharing 10/20/2010 1 hour after school
Follow up discussion/sharing 11/17/2010 1 hour after school
Follow up 12/15/2010 1 hour after school
Follow up 1/26/2011 1 hour after school
Follow up 2/23/2011 1 hour after school
Follow up 3/23/2011 1 hour after school
Follow up 4/20/2011 1 hour after school
Follow up 5/25/2011 1 hour after school
Presentation to entire staff 6/8/2011 1 hour after school
After this meeting where we present our results and lesson ideas to the rest of the staff, we will send out an email for a survey about the training sessions for the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year so we can get an in-service schedule together.
d. Organize Steering Committee:
Valerie: The technology committee will send meeting minutes to the steering committee, who will also make appearances at meetings as needed. The steering committee will work together with the technology committee to plan the presentation for the end of year one.
Steering Committee Members:
Principal: Dana Mericle
WMS Technology supervisor: Denise Milam
District Supervisor of Technology: Diane Bernstein
Teacher Leaders
e. Communicate with Professional Technology Committee:
Valerie: Meetings with the technology committee is listed with in our documented meeting as well as on our blog.
Implementation Plan and Schedule
a. Implementation Team:
At Williamstown Middle School:
-Valerie Phillips: (5th grade math and Language Teacher-2 years experience, with 2 past years of 6th grade math experience) vphillips@monroetwp.k12.nj.us
- Deidre Drawdy (5th, 6th, 7th, 8th grade math teacher- 5 years experience)
ddrawdy@monroetwp.k12.nj.us
- Jonathan Henninger (Board of Ed Webmaster-1st year in district)
jhenninger@monroetwp.k12.nj.us
- Jennifer McCartney (5th grade science teacher-5 years experience)
jmccartney@monroetwp.k12.nj.us
- Debbie and Mark Broadbelt (middle school science teacher- 3 5 years experience)
bbelts@gmail.com
b. Project Implementation Plan Including those Responsible:
Equipment purchase and installation
Valerie: Our school does not have the flip cameras yet. We will be using our technology budget to purchase 10 Flip Cameras. This will allow each of our committee members to use one for the trial run and have 5 extra, one for each grade level and one for the technology classroom. After the first year of this pilot implementation, we would like to purchase enough to have 5 per grade level (one for each subject area and/or core). Once the cameras are purchased, over the summer, we will make sure all materials needed are put onto the server for individual downloads onto teacher and student laptops. Cameras will be housed in the rooms of the committee members, Debbie, Jennifer, and Deidre, the remainders will be housed in Denise Milam’s room, the technology advisor, and handout to other in the pilot group (to be determined in September). (Denise Milam)
Testing
Valerie: Upon arrival of the cameras, we will test the tools to be sure they work prior to the first day of school. This will be done over the summer with the assistance of John Henninger. (Valerie Phillips and John Henninger)
Training
Valerie: At our first few days of in-services in September, we will hand out the Flip Cameras and go over how to work them in the form of a mini-workshop run by me with the help of our Technology advisor. (Valerie Phillips and Denise Milam)
Evaluation
Valerie: As we work through our first year using the Flip Cameras, we will keep our blog up and running so at the end of each marking period, the participating teachers can take a survey so we can gain feedback to support our initiative when introducing it to the staff the following year. I will be reviewing the data and completing a summary of the answers to be posted as well. (Valerie Phillips)
c. Schedule for Implementation Plan:
Valerie: Our schedule will rotate with the Teaching and Learning Meetings already in place. These T&L meetings take place every other week by grade level. At this time, once a month, the participating in our Flip Camera Initiative will meet in our technology advisors room to discuss progress, success, and issues. The first day of our in-service for the year, we will have time allotted to get the initial training and materials handed out. Please see below for the date of the Flip Camera Initiative meetings (FCI):
Project Phase Date Hours
At school training 9/1/2010 2 hours
Follow up discussion/sharing 9/22/2010 1 hour after school
Follow up discussion/sharing 10/20/2010 1 hour after school
Follow up discussion/sharing 11/17/2010 1 hour after school
Follow up 12/15/2010 1 hour after school
Follow up 1/26/2011 1 hour after school
Follow up 2/23/2011 1 hour after school
Follow up 3/23/2011 1 hour after school
Follow up 4/20/2011 1 hour after school
Follow up 5/25/2011 1 hour after school
Presentation to entire staff 6/8/2011 1 hour after school
After this meeting where we present our results and lesson ideas to the rest of the staff, we will send out an email for a survey about the training sessions for the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year so we can get an in-service schedule together.
d. Organize Steering Committee:
Valerie: The technology committee will send meeting minutes to the steering committee, who will also make appearances at meetings as needed. The steering committee will work together with the technology committee to plan the presentation for the end of year one.
Steering Committee Members:
Principal: Dana Mericle
WMS Technology supervisor: Denise Milam
District Supervisor of Technology: Diane Bernstein
Teacher Leaders
e. Communicate with Professional Technology Committee:
Valerie: Meetings with the technology committee is listed with in our documented meeting as well as on our blog.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
implementation plan
after we discuss with you all our plan of implementation, give us your feedback!
Implementation Plan and Schedule
a. Implementation Team:
At St. Marks:
- Kathy Volturo-Nicely: (High school Science Teacher: Physical Science- 4 years experience, Biology- 1 year experience, Chemistry- 2 years experience, Anatomy/Physiology- 1 year experience) kvolturo@stmarkshs.net
- Linda Fischer: (Director of Information Resource- 35 years experience) lfischer@stmarkshs.net
- Richard Houtz: (High School Math and Science Teacher: 12 years experience, Program Specialist, Academic Information Resources) rhoutz@stmarkshs.net
b. Project Implementation Plan Including those Responsible:
Equipment purchase and installation
Kathy: Equipment is already purchased and installed on computers and teachers laptops (Linda Fischer and Technology Department).
Testing
Kathy: Systems have been tested and are functioning properly. Retest would be done again over the summer along with other tech checks to ensure everything is in working order for the start of the next school year (Linda Fischer and Technology Department).
Training
Kathy: Training will be provided by someone in the school with experience with the Flip Video Cameras. Free training videos/demonstrations are available online (Richard Houtz).
Evaluation
Kathy: Evaluation will be done throughout the year as teachers within the committee use the Flip Video Cameras. They will provide feedback and communicate ideas with each other to evaluate the usage and success of the cameras (Kathy Volturo-Nicely)
c. Schedule for Implementation Plan:
Kathy:
Project Phase Date Hours
At school training 8/24/2010 2 hours
Follow up 9/8/2010 1-2 hours after school
Follow up 10/4/2010 1-2 hours after school
Follow up 11/1/2010 1-2 hours after school
Follow up 12/6/2010 1-2 hours after school
Follow up 1/3/2011 1-2 hours after school
Follow up 2/7/2011 1-2 hours after school
Follow up 3/7/2011 1-2 hours after school
Follow up 4/4/2011 1-2 hours after school
Follow up 5/2/2011 1-2 hours after school
Richard Houtz, our program specialist, will do initial at school training. Any additional training teachers need can be scheduled during free periods or after school with Richard. Follow up meetings are for those within the committee to meet, ask questions, and discuss ideas for Flip Video Camera usage. Evaluations will also be discussed as teachers implement them within their lessons.
d. Organize Steering Committee:
Kathy: The steering committee will be in contact with all the members in the technology committee. They will review our findings and help to initiate an all school invitation to Flip Video Camera training after our year long testing of the initiative is complete. Members include:
Principal Mark Freund
Vice Principal of Professional Formation John Hannagan
Director of Information Resource Linda Fischer
Program Specialist Richard Houtz
Department Heads
e. Communicate with Professional Technology Committee:
Kathy: Meetings with the technology committee is listed within our documented meetings as well as on our blog.
Implementation Plan and Schedule
a. Implementation Team:
At St. Marks:
- Kathy Volturo-Nicely: (High school Science Teacher: Physical Science- 4 years experience, Biology- 1 year experience, Chemistry- 2 years experience, Anatomy/Physiology- 1 year experience) kvolturo@stmarkshs.net
- Linda Fischer: (Director of Information Resource- 35 years experience) lfischer@stmarkshs.net
- Richard Houtz: (High School Math and Science Teacher: 12 years experience, Program Specialist, Academic Information Resources) rhoutz@stmarkshs.net
b. Project Implementation Plan Including those Responsible:
Equipment purchase and installation
Kathy: Equipment is already purchased and installed on computers and teachers laptops (Linda Fischer and Technology Department).
Testing
Kathy: Systems have been tested and are functioning properly. Retest would be done again over the summer along with other tech checks to ensure everything is in working order for the start of the next school year (Linda Fischer and Technology Department).
Training
Kathy: Training will be provided by someone in the school with experience with the Flip Video Cameras. Free training videos/demonstrations are available online (Richard Houtz).
Evaluation
Kathy: Evaluation will be done throughout the year as teachers within the committee use the Flip Video Cameras. They will provide feedback and communicate ideas with each other to evaluate the usage and success of the cameras (Kathy Volturo-Nicely)
c. Schedule for Implementation Plan:
Kathy:
Project Phase Date Hours
At school training 8/24/2010 2 hours
Follow up 9/8/2010 1-2 hours after school
Follow up 10/4/2010 1-2 hours after school
Follow up 11/1/2010 1-2 hours after school
Follow up 12/6/2010 1-2 hours after school
Follow up 1/3/2011 1-2 hours after school
Follow up 2/7/2011 1-2 hours after school
Follow up 3/7/2011 1-2 hours after school
Follow up 4/4/2011 1-2 hours after school
Follow up 5/2/2011 1-2 hours after school
Richard Houtz, our program specialist, will do initial at school training. Any additional training teachers need can be scheduled during free periods or after school with Richard. Follow up meetings are for those within the committee to meet, ask questions, and discuss ideas for Flip Video Camera usage. Evaluations will also be discussed as teachers implement them within their lessons.
d. Organize Steering Committee:
Kathy: The steering committee will be in contact with all the members in the technology committee. They will review our findings and help to initiate an all school invitation to Flip Video Camera training after our year long testing of the initiative is complete. Members include:
Principal Mark Freund
Vice Principal of Professional Formation John Hannagan
Director of Information Resource Linda Fischer
Program Specialist Richard Houtz
Department Heads
e. Communicate with Professional Technology Committee:
Kathy: Meetings with the technology committee is listed within our documented meetings as well as on our blog.
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