August+2008+meeting

August 2008 Meeting
4:00-5:00 pm / Monday, August 4, 2008 / AIU Central Office In attendance: Tim Devlin (AIU), Kevin Conner (AIU), Mike Baker (South Side), Kristin Van Strien (IU1), Jared Roberts (Pittsburgh Technology Council), Norton Gusky (Fox Chapel Area School District)

Discuss vendors
Jared shared a list of Confirmed and Prospects (last year's vendor list). At the present time the following vendors are confirmed: Norton added that Apple has agreed to sponsor an Apple Distinguished Educator and Pearson would provide Patrick Supanc as one of the keynote speakers. Kevin and Norton will meet with Dan Kelly from Pearson to finalize the arrangements.
 * Compass Learning
 * Lightspeed Systems
 * Odyssey Software
 * RPC Video (in kind trade)
 * Sound Video Solutions
 * Study Island
 * Verizon (including presentation)

Review and Evaluation of proposals for presentations
The committee reviewed the submitted presentations and the policy for accepting vendor presentations. Vendors who pay for a booth ($600 before September 1) and also pay for a presentation ($750) are guaranteed a slot. Vendors who pay for a booth and submit an application will receive consideration based on the use of an educator accompanying them. Other vendors may be asked to become part of a panel on a relevant topic or present as a vendor in a room designated as a vendor display room with a more limited time-frame. Here is the status for the presentations submitted as of August 4:

the Civil War || Demonstration of internet based resources to teach the Civil War || Educator || Accept/ Committee members have viewed Jim presenting || Mastery and PSSA Prep || Use Study Island for data-driven instruction || Vendor + Educator || Pending / Will contact Study to pay $750 to guarantee slot || Differentiate Instruction || (see title) || Educator || Accept as Presentation/ Fits theme for conference || School District || (see title) || Vendor || Recommend for panel on School Safety || Network Security || (see title) || Vendor || Recommend for panel on School Safety || Safe Campus || (see title) || Vendor || Recommend for panel on School Safety || and Schools of Tomorrow || Future and current uses of bar code, RFID, and other related technologies || Consultant || Accept as Presentation / Committee member has viewed presentation || to Powerful || Hands-on workshop to take presentation skills to higher level || Educator || Accept as 2 hour workshop || Interactive Whiteboards || Plan for using interactive whiteboards in classroom || Graduate Student || Ask for additional details - type of whiteboards / curriculum based activities ||
 * Presenter || Title || Summary || Type || Committee Recommendation ||
 * Mark Morrone || The Reality of Vmware || Virtualization || Vendor || Provide 30 minute vendor slot ||
 * Jim Beeghley || Using Technology to Teach
 * Dodie Smith || Study Island - Standards
 * Gina Oliphant || Using Technology to
 * Phil Scivano || Catch a Predator in Your
 * Michael Boggess || Simplify and Improve Your
 * Greg Kovich || Best Practices for Providing
 * Dan Mullen || Data Collection Technologies
 * Jana Baxter || PowerPoint: From Pointless
 * Joseph Bires || Designing Prof Dev for

Next meeting on September 8, 2008 at 4:00 pm at the AIU.