Educational Technology Association

Topic:   Mobile Learning Playground and K12.com
Date:   April 4, 2013

Agenda

• Welcome!
• K12.com  lunch presentation
• Networking Activity (Gina)

Reports:

• Old Business

• minutes approved

• Will Blaylock
• Chris McGee

• New Business

• Board nominations close on April 30th

• https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12k97FBJtHS0bcMyyrfsmZebzv0VVwU1_WZUR9TNDnks/viewform%3E

• Annual Luncheon

• http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/eta2013luncheonf

• Make sure you pay your dues to participate in the luncheon

• ISTE Conference - Who’s going?  Meet up?

• CSD

• Open House Tonight!!!
• Summer PD - check it out online - csd.org
• Grant Wiggins Coming this Summer (June or July - Repeated)
• App for learners with Autism (July 30)
• Technology Boot Camp (July 15-19 - Meg Ormiston)
• METC 2014

• Nominations for METC Midwest Spotlight Educators (Closes mid-June)
• Proposal for METC Conference will open soon!
• Meet-up METC Affiliate at ISTE Conference

• Any suggestions for CSD, please let them know.

• MOREnet

• Take advantage of MOREnet’s fantastic trainers
• 2013 M3 (Instructional Technology Conference)  for Tan-Tar-A
• 2014 M3 (Instructional Technology Conference)  for Columbia

Spotlight:  Mobile Learning Playground (Bob Martin & Andy King)

        Looking at Devices...

                Chromebooks

Pros...                        

Chrome browser dressed up like a laptop.

                                USB Port

                                8 Second Boot time

                                8 hour battery

                                Google Account (Can use GAFE Accounts with Chromebooks)

                                Everything is done in the Chrome browser

                                Uses web apps - content saves to the website

                                Management Console

                        Cons...

                                Limited Apps

                                Everything saves to the web

                                Keyboard and Trackpad a little different

                                Technical: No JAVA

                Apple iPads

                        Pros...

                                App Store - Best experience and most safe

                        Cons...

                Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

                        Pros...

                                Thin and Solid

                                        **Side Note

- Amplify and Curriculum Loft: Management Software

                                Apps will warn you when you need an update

                                Similar to iPad, just a couple difference in how you complete a task

                                Plug into computer and acts as external hard drive

                                Great Battery

                                Touch Screen

                        Cons...

                                Google Play Store - Not easy to manage

                                Harder to bulk purchase apps

                http://watch.more.net

Mark your Calendar for the ETA Annual Luncheon :

May 15 at Syberg’s Restaurant in Maryland Heights

Upcoming PD opportunities:

• New Crop of Google Education On Air Webinars coming this March! - Live and archived hangouts on a variety of topics. Many are Google Related but not all. Lots of great presenters. https://sites.google.com/site/eduonair/home

ETA Wiki:  http://www.etaofstl.org 

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Google Groups:  http://groups.google.com/group/etaofstl/about?hl=en 

Please direct questions to any of the 2012-2013 ETA officers.