October+2013

= October 2013 =

** Region 1 TIS October Meeting Minutes ** Graves County BOE

Welcome
 * Announcements
 * Introduced Michael Boyd, New CIO at Graves Co.
 * Introduction of Officers
 * President: Richard Hilton
 * Vice President: Shea Walker
 * Secretary: Patti Oakley
 * Remainder of meeting sites
 * November: Hopkins County
 * December: Livingston County
 * January: Trigg County
 * February: KATE/Murray Independent
 * March: No meeting due to KySTE
 * April: Lync Meeting
 * Election of officers
 * Site visit to Central Elementary School
 * Chromebooks
 * Google Apps
 * Slideshows
 * Entering information into CIITS
 * Reading A-Z
 * MobiMax
 * Using online tools to enrich the curriculum

Ron Milliner, KATE
 * ePubs
 * ====[]Showed how to use QuarkXpress to create ePub====
 * ====trial version====
 * ====STLP Challenge====
 * ====Create an ePub on a Kentucky Civil War Battle====
 * ====Contact Ron for more information====

KATE Updates

 * ==== Online Lync training ====
 * Tech Thursday
 * Start with Office 365
 * Break into 5-8 minute segments
 * Live on Lync
 * Will save to YouTube site
 * ==== Advisory Council ====
 * ==== Members needed ====
 * ==== Advice KATE on goals and objectives ====
 * ==== What are the needs of Region 1? ====

Lync
 * Shea Walker
 * Shared Prezi
 * Discussion of ways to use Lync in the classroom
 * <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_mark">collaboration between classrooms
 * <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_mark">bring experts into the classroom
 * <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_mark">authors
 * <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_mark">scientists
 * <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_mark">business professional
 * <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_mark">students creating presentations to share with other students
 * <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_mark">for example: 8th grade students present on American History to elementary students
 * students act as tutors to younger students
 * math help
 * reading help
 * <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_mark">KATE provides Lync Help Desk
 * <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_mark">email for Help Desk: katehelp@coemail.murraystate.ed

What can we do for you?
 * Provide a Lync meeting connection for those who cannot travel to the meeting