Meeting+Minutes+6_16_11

Linda Berry, Diane Leone, Tim Cnnolly, Tom Michalek, Sal DeAgelo, Eileen Pasquini, Leslie Bruff, Ed Gill, Bill Rielly, Mike Klugman
 * Agenda for 6/16/11 MS Tech Group**

9/20/11?
 * First fall Meeting?**


 * ETT Grant**
 * 16 iPad2 for class use and 4 for staff. Still not sure about ordering a cart this year.
 * Datamation and Bretford are being considered if there is a state contract. After July 1st the cart could be ordered with year 3 funding. The cart is imperative for security, power and storage.
 * OiS5 will not longer need itunes to sync. There are a lot of amazing other features
 * Promethean- 4 new boards this summer. 95” in LMC, a portable will go in room 110, and 2 more to Ed Gill and Jeff Mongue
 * WIKI- iPad implementation-
 * account set up considerations, strategies right now,
 * depends on the end user security
 * 3rd party iPad management solution- ABSOLUTE

No meetings until Sept.
 * BEST** – Nothing new, BEST and 21st century will be a combined group

Jim Farnan is fine with doing google apps course Enrollment – currently at 80 so far Emails will come next week and through the summer Gail Reed is doing her internship with Sal and will be working to coordinate rooms to make sure people are as cool as possible
 * Tech** **Academy** **8/23-25**

Goal- to use printers as economically as possible. Huge undertaking to provide higher volume more centralized services Novell has been a limitation to utilizing the full capacity of scanning Cultural shift to change printing policies Tech is looking at how to manage workflow and printing in the district
 * Scanning feature on copy machines**

Tom oversee’s building laptop cart- Batteries are shot. There is a possibility that these will be phased out. They are older models, it does not matter if they are replaced but they do need to work. Need clarification
 * Items to consider for the fall**
 * Laptop cart in RM 114**


 * Hubs for Promethean?** There are 5 slates, more hubs are on order. Maybe we will need more. Active inspire will be on all computers- can’t be on base image due to licensing.


 * Windows convergence for summer-**

If you have software on your computer- let us know

As long as policy is in place this can happen.
 * Items for the Fall**
 * Wireless guest for network**:
 * Maybe a password for guest presenters to get online.
 * There will be one policy that addresses acceptable use code of conduct for students, currently going to board this summer and is expected to be in place this fall.
 * At the MS students will not be allowed to use their own devices however staff is ready for this.
 * The HS will handle it 100% the teachers’ discretion plus common areas.