11-8-12

Solutions || Follow-Up || Michelle ||  ||   || General Information Future student devices??? I forgot that I will not be able to attend today because I have a CAIU meeting at noon. Hopefully Traci and/or Dave can attend. However, I would encourage you to meet and discuss some options. As we discussed this morning, we are schedule to:
 * Issues || Brainstorn
 * Hunter Hardisty must still have a teacher Edmodo account because I was asked to connect with him again. Just letting you know.
 * March 1st pm--k-12 technology gallery walk in Middle School ||  ||   ||
 * March 1st pm--k-12 technology gallery walk in Middle School ||  ||   ||

refresh 350 HP 2102 netbooks next year that are in the MS. I’m planning to take the 3105s that 8th grade has been using as 1:1 laptops and put them in MS 6th and 7th rooms next year to lessen the wear and tear on them. That means we can buy something other laptops replacements for the 8th grade if there is any interest. We can, of course, just replace them with new netbooks.

The district has ordered some mini iPads and will have some iPad2s for teachers to test with students on a pilot basis. We ordered some Chromebooks to test also.

Since the 8th grade is so web based, chromebooks cost much less than netbooks and we could possibly add more devices if we replaced netbooks with chromebooks, but they do have some limitations

Bottom line, there are several options for you to discuss as we think of next year and we no doubt will not come to a final decision at one meeting so meet and start the discussion today. I hopefully can make the next meeting when we discuss it more. Successes

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Questions Would it be possible to work out a deal with a 3rd party retailer to offer discounts on District suggested devices?