9-30-10

=**EASTCONN Tech Council Meeting on 9/30/10 from 3:30-5:30 PM**=

**Agenda**

 * Burning Questions
 * Tech updates from CSDE
 * Set focus for future meetings
 * Creating Video Tutorials

Karen Kaplan is no longer at the state department and it will be 6-8 months before a tech advocate is hired.
 * State Department News**

Grant money will be distributed to the RESCs and workshops will be provided this year. There will be a small fee for food and CEUs. The funds have been cut and there will not probably be funding specifically targeting technology.
 * Technology Grant Funding**

[|Reale Writer] Lets children (and adults) of all ages create cool, educational picture books called RealeBooks (“Really Books”)
 * PDF to Flash FREE**


 * News from ISTE**
 * The keynote from World Bank was terrible.
 * iPads were very popular.
 * Vendor Floor is amazing and overwhelming. It's the best place to see demos and get questions answered.
 * Next year ISTE is in Philadelphia.
 * Great "nooks and crannies" with small breakout groups.

CECA offers [|3 teacher awards] each year. CECA is Oct. 18 at Connecticut Convention Center Hartford, CT.
 * CECA Conference**

[|Edmodo] is a free, secure social network designed specifically for the classroom.
 * Edmodo **

Saturday, October 16, 2010 is the Day of Discovery. It's free and lunch is included. [|CECAPreConDODInvite.pdf]
 * Day of Discovery**

The group will use Jing, Community Clips, Cam Studio, Camtasia Studio or other screen capture software to create short video tutorials about different features on Wikispaces.
 * Creating Video Tutorials**
 * **Cam Studio** - To download free streaming video software created by Camtasia Studio for the PC, go to: []
 * **Camtasia Studio** - For information about Camtasia Studio for the PC and Camtasia for the Mac, a sophisticated screen capture to movie software, go to:http://www.techsmith.com/
 * **Community Clips** - To download free screencast software developed by Microsoft, go to: []
 * **Jing** - For info on Jing and to download a free version for the Mac or PC, go to: []


 * Tech Talk from Mansfield**: http://mansfieldct.org/schools/vinton/techvideos/
 * Vinton's Tech How To Wiki**: http://mpshow2tech.mansfieldct.wikispaces.net/

Screencast-O-Matic is the original online screen recorder for creating screen capture video recordings (aka screencasts) with free hosting **all from your browser with no install!** http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ Example: Capture an Xtranormal movie since they now charge.
 * Online Screen Recorder for Capturing Video Recordings**

MPEG StreamClip Free for Mac and PC, [] Any-Video-Converter for PC, []
 * Video File Converters**

Assessment
 * Areas of Focus on Nov. 14, 2010**
 * **8th Grade Assessment**
 * **RtI/SRBI**