Renee

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1st meeting: 2/12/09: __** We put a schedule together of meeting times for the PDP. George gave tips on adding students to our orriginal goals. We agreed to think about interests we have for this PDP with using Joanne Troutner's booklet from the technology training we had with her.
 * At home, 2/15, after first meeting:** I took an hour to go through the Trountner book and tap all pages of interest for three areas: 1) MS project for this PDP, 2) General interest, 3) Smithsonian Trip summer '09.

**__2nd Meeting: 2/16/09:__** Focus is on using Onenote and loging into the district server. Getting ideas from others on the focus of the PDP. Shared ideas with others.
 * On my own, 2/19/09:** Made copies for all MS students of Student Safety Tips (online) Trountner p. 112, discussed online safety and gave handouts to all students to take home and share with parents. I will also send copies of this to parents along with Q3 reprot cards on March 18th **(__1 hour direct service with parents).__**


 * __ 3rd Meeting: 2/23/09: __** Learned about Smartboards, transfered my information stored on the server from general folder to my documents for added security especially important for confidential information.
 * On my own, 2/25/09:** Presented online safety tips to all MS students with Deputies Hill & Madry **(__3 hours Implimentation__).**
 * On my own, 2/27/09:** Looked at blogs, delicious sites, wiki, facebook, myspace to see what they are about and to navigate trhough them. I updated my delious and wiki sites, had to get new passwords because I forgot the old ones.

__** 4th Meeting, 3/1/09: Sunday (3 hours). **__ Lots of navigation into sites of interest. Worked on our own. Learned how to take a digital picute and upload it to my wiki site. Added new things to my delicious site. Worked on implimentation ideas and timeline for my PDP project.

**__5th Meeting open forum:__** Cheryl posted sites and questions for our PDP team. I checked out some of the Google email information and posted answers to Cheryl's question of things in the Troutner book we wanted to use for this PDP.

**__Meeting Online: 3/4/09__** I navigating thgrough the different discussions people shared on our new wiki site. I added some comments to some of the weeks we have completed. Thank you Cheryl for getting this site up and running so we could continue with our 3 online hours over the next week during spring break (1.5 hours online time before spring break).

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 * __Meeting Online: 3/15/09:__** Checked discussion boards for PDP, not much new from our group, lee posted a few things from their group. Posted a question on how to get added as a member on the PDP wiki, so others can post questions directly to me and vica versa. Added Smithsonian info. from Troutner book to my delicious & wiki sites (2 hours online time before spring break).

**__6th Meeting, 3/16/09:__** I learned how to add a photo from my memory stick to my personal wiki page today with Nancy's help, thanks Nancy!. Nancy & I learned how to add our name to the PDP site. Alrighty...I see that I had to type something first in the new page I created and then my name appeared. Brett did a presentation on Powerpoint to help me navigate through what all you can do. Way cool Brett, thanks! We talked about the difference between blogging and wiki's. Mr. Mirich learned what we are all doing, and learned a little about what the delicious site is.

__**7th Meeting, 3/20/09 (3 hours):**__ Our last week to work as a PDP team, continue with implimentation with middle school students. We got to spend some time with the Troutner book and explore sites we find interesting. I looked at wiki's, Google Earth, Inspiration. I added a few more bookmarks to my delicious site.

**__3/18/09:__** What fun! I met with the MS group today and we began planning our trip to Sheridan in April. They logged into my delicious site and we discussed what it can do. I got their email address to send out progress to them on how they are doing. They watched the UTube clip I bookmarked to my site, on Sheridan WY, and read the comments. We were a bit shocked at two replies about Sheridan sucking, yikes, that wasn't there last week! They used the Troutner book, page 103, to begin planning dates, times and things we will see on our field trip. I sent a transportation request to George. Next week they will use Inspiration to fianlize what we will see and do. We are excited to use Powerpoint to send to Mr. Mirich for our approval to attend the feild trip. I liked that they were interacting with me and each other using technology, the hour went by so fast. I also inserted 'Safey Tips for Online Usage' (from the Troutner book) with all Q3 MS report cards that got mailed to parents today __**(1.5 hours implimentation).**__ **__8th Meeting, 3/20/09__** Group members shared what the projects they are doing. I shared what I did this week in group using my wiki & delicious sites. I learned how to link my delcious site into my wiki page. I accepted group members to my sites. We agreed to have our group PDP results and writeup ready for submission on April 20th to Cheryl. Shawn did a presentaion on labnotes.com, Marcia did one on visual thesaurus, Rochelle on virtual yearbook that the yearbook students are developing. Lee shared Onenote, live sharing and how this could be used as a blog page, staff meetings, etc **__(3 hours implimentation with MS group students)__**.

__**3/23/09:**__ Today I used Inspiration to navigate around in it before I ask MS Group students to use it. It's fun to use! I also sent group members an email of expectations for Wednesday's group, and forgot to invite/add them to my delicious site, so I did that (__**1 hour implimentation**__).

**__3/25/09:__** The past two weeks I have implimented what I have learned and developed from this tech PDP with my MS group. I think adding technology in counseling is a great idea. My students get to teach me things too! We have looked at my wiki and delicious sites, I added them to my wiki, and today they started creating a page using Inspiration. I wish I had more than an hour a week to work with them. I think if teachers are excited about learning and using it, students will also be excited about technology. If I can do this anyone can, it does take work and going outside your comfort zone, however is well worth it when you see kids interacting with others and you in a different way. Next week we start developing a PowerPoint presentation, another learning curve for me. I posted three questions to my wiki for students to respond to and updated my MS Group Wikispace. Icreated a new wiki space to replace my old SchoolNotes page for students, parents and staff ** (__1 hour implimentation with MS group students, 1 hour adding to wiki and developing lesson plans for students, updating new wiki page for El & MS parents__ ).**


 * __ 3/26/09: __** Jaime developed her Inspiration page and handed it in. She also responded to the discussion questions posted on my wiki. I responded to her posts. I created a PowerPoint and printed it. Jamie emailed me two times over the weekend, I responded back, I didn't expect that, she is using the wiki and email to have contact outside of the group ** (__2 hours implimentation with MS group students__ __).__**

**__4/1/09__**: Jaime, Zach, Sabrina and Melissa Mowry (Intern) were present in group today. I reviewed what wiki and delicious sites are, Melissa had no idea what these sites do, Zach wasn't in group last week he was at Teton Science School. Sabrina was the only one with a laptop computer, as they were being upgraded, I was told they had a virus on the wireless computers. We used my desktop, and Sabrina's laptop computer, and looked at my sites. We printed off pages from my delicious site (DFS, Fulmer Library Services, Court House) and the group all signed them. Sabrina and Zach read the Court House page and learned it is a historical landmark from 1904. Jaime offered to share her inspiration page and print it out for Zach to begin the Powerpoint presentation. Zach will check his email and reply to my invite to join 'Mrs. Arsenault's wiki' page. Sabrina will finish her Inspiration page. Jaime & Sabrina will show Zach how to find the discussion questions on my wiki after I approve him to join us, then Zach and Sabrina will answer the questions. The group shared with Melissa all the places we will visit. They viewed my powerpoint pages and Sabrina read off the places, times, and events we will do at the different sites. The group invited Melissa to join us on our feild trip to Sheridan April 20th. I checked with Mr. Mirich today to see if he approved the transprotation request, as I did not get an email yet stating that he did **(__1 hour implimentation with MS group students and Melissa).__**

**__4/5/09:__** Jaime emailed me just to chat, emailed her back. I had an email that Sabrina posted answers on my wiki, so I checked her answers, and responded back to her in the wiki site. I updated my arsenaultwiki and emailed Cheryl Peterson a question regarding correcting spelling mistakes, once I post to the wiki, because I could not find a way to edit the discussion part, once I posted to it **(__1 hour implimentation with MS group students)__** __.__ **__4/7 & 4/8/09:__** Best group with MS today! They worked so hard together. They all brought their laptops, and they all worked!! They all brought the handouts I gave them last week, to continue with our project for the field trip, for reference of details. Jaime helped Sabrina with her Inspration page by helping her with organization and spelling, since she completeed all of her assingments last week. We all logged into my wiki site and helped Zach navigate to the discussion tab so he can answer the 3 questions posted there on his own time. Zach began working on the PowrePoint, he briefly looked at what I created, and got 8 slides finished with the comment "I like doing this kind of stuff, I will add some clipart later." Sabrina & Zach agreed to print out their projects before group next Wednesday. Yesterday I talked to Mr. Mirich and explained how far the students are, that they will show a PowerPoint of the trip, for approval. He liked the idea, and approved the transportation request I did online (students do not know this yet) hopefully we can present this next Wednesday, before the PDP project is due, so I can share the results in my comments. It's amazing how much they accomplished in 45 minutes, and how great they worked together today. Maybe I should become a teacher, this is fun! I also looked at other PDP members sites to see what they are doing recently and responded to Nancy's **(****__1.5 hours implimentation with MS group students and Mr. Mirich).__

__4/15/09:__ ** Zach didn't join our group wiki yet, so he used my username and password, to answer the 3 discussion questions and respond to Sabrina & Jaime's posts. He was also surprised to see his computer missing so he asked Mrs. Petterson where it was and it was being updated by Gene the tech guy, so he had to use mine. Zach proudly stated that he finished the PowerPoint last night in study hall and even had to do math homework at home so he would have his part of our Sheridan trip technolgy project completed on time. We went to see if Gene did have it, he did, and said he would bring it to us in 10 minutes. He didn't get it my room until after the group left. I used a flash drive and Melissa and I found the PowerPoint and saved it ot the drive. I didn't have a chance to look at it at school, so I saved a copy to my desktop and looked at it at home tonight. It blew me away, Zach worked so hard, he has pictures he downloaded with times, events and all relevant info. Mr. Mirich will need to see what our trip entails and hopefully approve! The group also read and posted comments to others posts. I saw Mr. Mirich and asked him if he can join our group to see the Inspirations and PowerPoint the students put together. He cannot make Wednesday's group next week, but is interested in seeing what they created. He suggested finding another day and time next week. I posted responses on the group wiki, and emailed group members about all the hard work they have done this month. Some difficulties, not having the computers when we need them for group, only having group once a week has it's difficulties, getting work done outside of class was different for them and some needed lots of reminders to get it done, in passing in the hallways. It all came together though, needed lots of flexibility to make things work, and I tried to keep the frustration out of the group. I don't have a color printer so I had to save the PowerPoints Zach & I did to my flash drive, and print them on my home color printer **__(3 hours implimentation).__** __** 4/16/09: **__ I met with Mr. Mirich and we decided the group could show their work to him at 12:00 pm, Tuesday, 4/21. I met with the students and shared the info. After school today Cheryl Peterson helped me solve a text editing problem I encountered when I let Zach use my computer yesterday and the text on the discussion page ran off the right side and wouldn't wrap the text. She terrific, had the problem figured out in about 10 minutes __**(.5 hours implimentation). **__
 * Total Hours Implimentation: 20.5 **