Agenda+2_9_12


 * Agenda 2/09/12**
 * 3PM Thursday in The LMC**


 * Review When the Next few meetings are;**
 * 3/8/12 April? May?**

1. Inventory for new equipment: (Follow up 2. Suggestions and issues from the LMC 3. Google Apps Update 4. Macbook training? Jim Farnan suggested 5. Help Desk concerns 6. App Inventory Computer allocation for next year
 * Review minutes from previous meeting**


 * This Month's Agenda:**


 * 1. Macbook Carts:**
 * Problems with compatibility in the LMC when students try to open their items created on a Mac and opened on a PC
 * Printer option? This was mentioned as being an issue for all Mac carts being able to have access to network printers. Update on this? Where are we at?


 * 2. LMC Concerns:**
 * Machines in need of updating**:
 * Catalog computers in the main LMC still have XP on them when is that going to be updated?
 * Circulation desk computer.... Has a fan issue. Navaar was working on this issue....Is it AOK now?
 * Dell laptop that is offered and lent out to teachers is old (dell Lattitude D610) Is there a newer one available to have Windows 7 put on?
 * Per Justin, two laptop computers have been purchased for LMC use. Do we have access to them?
 * Presentation computer up front hooked up to the Promethean board. Is slow and older. Options?
 * Printers? We lost the 8,000. With two labs both in need of a printer.....any chance of a replacement since we used to the 8,000 in the main LMC?
 * Any chance of obtaining new microphones from the tech office for lab use? Many of the older ones are no longer working.
 * Library needs to be reset as homepage each time there is a global change.


 * 3. Help Desk Concerns:**
 * Ticket Issues
 * If teachers with PPS machines are coming to us and asking for assistance we send them to the help desk? Correct?


 * 4. Network issues**:
 * Very slow at times this month..... Solar flairs?
 * Issues with certain websites ..... the New TechYes site Is it related?
 * The password reset on machines in the labs and in the LMC no longer works

Justin said he is ready to go when we are... What are the next steps?
 * 5. Google Apps Email update for students**:
 * Board approval?
 * Establish a School policy or a district one?
 * Intranet not internet correct? Meaning students can only access email sent within the cloud
 * Where do we test it? Jim and Tom train 6th graders? Ami and Tim train 7th graders? Spring? Roll out in the Fall?


 * 6. Google Apps General update:**
 * BCstaff Wiki
 * Screencasting - Screencastomatic now allows screencasts to be directly saved into googledocs!