11-2-11

Solutions || Follow-Up ||
 * Issues || Brainstorn
 * **Charging of laptops:** The batterys are lasting for most until the end of the day. We should not be allowing them to plug them in. We need a consistent practice. Some students are in rooms with cords - others are not. We cannot start letting some and not others. Students were shown how to save battery.


 * Bringing Computers to Lunch:** Students are not allowed to bring laptops to lunch.


 * Printers:** We are showing students how to add library printer. || If you notice a student who repeatedly does not have a charges battery, notify homeroom teacher. We need to look at situation - battery or user. If it is every once in awhile, it is probably a battery issue.

Teachers may have students come to their room at lunch to work - if desired.

One person on each team will take students through process of adding printer. They need to remember that they printed and where they printed. || Joy is sending an email out to Encore to highlight info - in the future info will be posted here.

Although in theory the batteries should last, during the last 2 periods of the day (Encore/FL), students batteries sometimes run dangerously low. Even if teachers have 1-to-1 rooms, their chargers are not compatible with 8th graders' laptops. If a teacher uses interactive resources (audio, video, games), the likelihood of losing power in periods 6 & 7 is higher. - Sherry || We will work out the deatils next week. || Who can/wants to be here? Let Sue or Aaron know.
 * **Student session feedback:** Going well, very talkative, have it earlier - ASAP. We need to be consider of tech department. Best for students if we could do it sooner - and for our classes and teaching. ||  ||   ||
 * **Parent session:** || Send out district email/voicemail week before.

I saw that Michelle K. is developing a brochure about the tech tools for the public library. Check it out. This might be worth sharing with the parents on tech night. Good to have something concise to take with them. ||
 * **activengage** || * Checking the icon, click on it, see "Control Panel"
 * Open Tab called "connections"
 * Click on "Manage Connections"
 * ActivEngage Server Connections box will pop up
 * Check for class - should be green (active)
 * If it is yellow, click on it and select yellow.
 * If you do not have a hub, please contact Mark Painter or Traci Landry. || We will revisit this in two weeks. ||
 * **Warning Messages:** || Is it possible to differentiate between sidebar items? No.

Notice if you are getting warning notices about any students repeatedly through the day. ||  || General Information

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