14.09.08

Date:
14.09.08 [|link to FlashMeeting]

**Apologies**
user:joedale network problems

Attendees:
user:istuart user:88.144.20.37 daibarnes [|Bob Hill] will arrive asap but singing. user:lisibo user:HPSManager (Louise Jones) user:johnjohnston user:cullaloe user:mrbelshaw user:sinclairmackenzie user:tbarrett user:josepicardo Jane Nicholls Paul Harrington Spookingdorf Andrew Field

Agenda:
items not covered last week:
 * **Look at desktop-sharing while in a Flashmeeting user:DavidNoble** David unable to attend - carried forward to next week


 * **My Twitter supported assembly - a global perspective user:tbarrett** Tom talked about use of Twitter to form basis of assembly on subject of new beginnings - what does new beginnings mean to you? Wide variety of responses from across the world adding global perspective. Discussion of sharing as 'good practice' not necessarily shared by all colleagues

new agenda items:
 * **If we have time - what should Lisa do for her Action research project? user:lisibo** possibilities 1.Film and animation 2.Audio/podcasting linked to literacy. both appeal for different reasons. Suggestions - widening it to include audio eg Voicethread, Photostory etc. Blog, podcast, animate then vodcast! Lots of points in favour of either or both - suggestions for titles and focus in minutes of FM. Lisa will report back when she's decided!


 * **Show rota - who is working on a podcast? schedule for future ETR podcasts, etc. user:sinclairmackenzie** debate on podcast format led to the conclusion that we'd do 'special, more refined' podcasts as and when; have one monthly FM at which we have focussed agenda with us all bringing ideas / info on a specific subject to the meeting, and invite relevant people to the meeting, and continue to have weekly meeting as a cafe type thing - more 'chatty'. Perhaps intersperse focussed one with 'best of' bits from other three weeks. Also raised possibilities of smaller focussed groups/ working groups.


 * **Sustainability of ETR and roles user:mrbelshaw -**
 * Audio Capturer - Joe
 * Blogmeisters (notes etc) - Doug, Dai
 * Wiki Pixies - Lisa and Louise
 * Audio editing - PaulH
 * Garageband / Publishing - John
 * Mr Flexible - Sinclair
 * Mr Flash - Andrew Field


 * **Any useful web apps for educational use from [|TechCrunch 50]? (look at [|Yammer] and [|Grockit] in particular...) user:mrbelshaw**recent awards given - Yammer = 'Twitter with a business model' Grockit = a multi player online educational game. Yammer being so like Twitter - is there a danger of more hopping around and mucking up your PLN? [|Edmodo] is similar - Jose shared about use of Edmodo with his 6th form class who've started to deliver work. Closed groups so no random following - can set assignments to selected group. Geared to education in way that Twitter isn't. Tom shared [|Spelling City] as useful - only downside for Uk is the american accent which can make it hard to recognise for kids. You can upload your own lists so possible use in MFL (altho audio would prob be problematic??) John mentioned [|TutPup] which has educational games with an element of social networking as you play agst others. Jane mentioned [|Timesattack] to practice times tables and also shared http://www.bigbrainz.com/index.php

Actions for NEXT Meeting:

 * I would like to discuss tech support or ICT services as it is known. We have some strange stuff going on at our place. It has implications for ed tech: role of technician, demands placed on teachers etc. May not be the type of thing you're after. Promise not to moan - just state the facts and see what others think and how they're set up. Dai
 * remind SLF attendees re vox pops / sound bites
 * decide on topic for focussed meetng for October and decide a date too!