General+questions

Please put any questions or comments you have after reading meeting notes here. We'll either get right back to you, or address them in our next meeting. Thanks!

6/7/11 Where will professional development in technology come from next year? I know we have many experts right in our building. But do they have the time to share? If so, could DART provide funds to pay these local experts to hold workshops on campus for us? Secondly, what's the best way to find out about what's new and fresh? Is it conferences? Do people have favorite websites, journals, etc? (Sharon)

6/7/11 Smartpens look cool, some kids might be more inclined to write if they could use a smartpen. Could DART lend Crozet some smartpens so that a teacher or teachers could experiment with them and their students before we make a big purchase? How much notepaper should we purchase if we invest in smartpens? Are there any hidden costs (cartridges)? (Sharon)

6/7/11 I had a second grader ask me why we weren't reading from Kindles. What do you think is the answer to that? What is there place here at an elementary school?

6/7/11 How do we fund subscriptions? We have a subscription for BrainPOP, does the county pay for it? How do we fund Audible for Kids.com? http://www.audible.com/cat/2239696011

With an audible.com account we could download books to iphones, ipads, itouch and kids could read along with their own real book from the library. It's like our Playaways, but the possibilities-and Choices-are endless.