Digital Citizenship Summit

This first-of-its-kind conference for educators, parents, students, organizations, and industry leaders. Filled with renowned speakers from across the country, this Summit is bringing together a diversity of powerful voices regarding digital citizenship. The aim of the DIgital Citizenship Summit is to push forward new ideas, while being focused on positive, practical solutions to improve our use of technology and the Internet. Topics for the all-day Summit include digital literacy, etiquette, tech balance, online reputation, security, and legal concerns.

The conference is sponsored by St Joseph's University in Hartford, CT on Saturday, October 3, 2015 and the cost is $50.

Here's the link for more information and registration.

Committee Meeting Agenda

Tentative Agenda
30 September 2015, 2:30pm
Trustees Room, McFarland Hall

• Reset/Recap from June
  Quick recap for our June meeting minutes to reset the group to where we are and where we've been; bring newcomers up to speed.
  Discussion for information.
• Current Status of Google Apps Deployment
  Synopsis of our current deployment, open issues, immediate needs.
  Discussion for information.
• Teacher Tablet Replacement?
  Discussion of what, if anything, can be done to improve computing performance given the difficulties and hardware issues of the tablets and docking stations.
  Discussion for decision.
• Revisit/Review School Tech Plan
  The plan was approved by the committee in November, 2013. One of our central goals was to deploy Google and that is happening.  It's time to review the plan after 2 years and make appropriate adjustments. Set scope and timeframe for committee review and re-plan.
  Discussion for plan of action.
• Major Initiatives for 2015-16
  Each year the committee chooses one or two significant projects to focus on for the school year with the purpose of advancing the technology adoption at the school. At our June 8th committee we had a brief roundtable discussion of possible project initiatives.
  Discussion for information.
• Set up standard Meeting Times
  Last year things worked much more smoothly by having a set meeting schedule.  Every other week on Wednesdays?
  Discussion for decision.