Finishing strong

I want to publicly thank the entire tech staff team for making our second Student Exhibition Night a success. Its very evident that a great amount of teamwork is in effect, as many people contributed their efforts to help the students show their work.

Project authenticity is at an all time high in the sense that the work reflects where the students are academically and technologically. Many students worked diligently on their projects with a small team or even alone, so I was often surprised to see their work after they emerged from their respective "labs" (at home, in the classroom, etc. ).

Of those advisors whose students presented, James , Meghan, and Michelle in particular have been working for long protracted periods with their students on the project and have a good amount of accumulated work. Others in this category, from my observation, include Shakae, Joseph, and Karla.

Tech staff did an outstanding job; Pascal, Tre, Jo Goins and Shoana all provided a great deal of support for the students they are involved with.

LOOKING FORWARD:
We still have a long way to go, and we have to figure out how to make the most of the current situation given our existing schedule and resource limitations.

There are a myriad of things I am personally involved with and would like to address before the year is over and I will have to prioritize them. These items are:

1. Working with the seniors to support them with

• Incorporating their senior portfolio data and images into IMovie productions.
• Incorporating IMovie productions into Flash Streaming video.
• Completing the chemistry project with those members of my advisory who did not finish.

2. Finishing the website to be used as a recruiting tool (in collaboration with Shoana)

3. Collaborate with Shoana in compiling student work on the Tricaster and getting the broadcast full of as much academic and creative content as possible.

4. Compile that same content onto a CD-ROM for people who ask for student work and/or video clips of New Media

5. Take that same content and populate website with student project work

6. Finish the back-end programming of the website that will allow advisors to have control and feedback permissions as it relates to student profiels...("make this profile public" button, etc. See my earlier notes on this or see me for details).

7. Assist with advisor/staff recruitment effort (use time sparingly on this).

8. Finish with game design student project

9. Schedule time for administration to review student blogs.

10. Assist Kyana and Angola with getting a final product/conclusion for their projects.

11. Meet with 9th grade team and schedule and follow up with Eyes on Prize viewings.

12. Get math materials and games I created last year together and put together on website as a resource for other math teachers

13. Complete the schedule for teacher technology trainings.

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There are more, but this is what comes to mind immediately.