Tuesday, April 9, 2013

4/10/13 Tech Cabinet Agenda

4/10/13 Tech Cabinet Agenda

Carlsbad Unified School District Technology Cabinet Agenda
District Office, Resource Training Room, 8:00 - 9:50 am


Attendees: Bryan Brockett, Michael Ecker, Rick Lewis, Cesar Morales, Rob Nye, Sharon St. Clair, Richard Tubbs,


  • Review of Standing Items (see complete list here)
  • School Loop grading at elementary level
  • Middle School Counselors recommendation regarding Naviance - it is not needed
  • Report on any decision regarding an existing library media tech as the main administrator for Destiny?
  • Tech Plan Subcommittee items
    • Review updated Year 1 Benchmarks
      • School Loop goals revision? - Sharon will work with Rob to revise
    • iSafe v. Jon Moffat
      • K-5 will use iSafe. All teachers have been registered in iSafe and they have been notified of the procedures for accessing the lessons and certifying completion. Some K-5 principals have elected to hold assemblies and will do the certifying school wide, rather than have individual teachers do it.
      • Secondary principals have iSafe accounts so they can certify the completion of the required instruction.  That initial instruction will be in the form of a Cyber Education’s presentation by Jon Moffat.  Make-ups can be done using the iSafe curriculum.
    • Student Tech Standards assessments in DataDirector
      • Grade 3 complete: 2012-2013 3rd Grade Tech Standards Assessment
      • Grade 6 complete: 2012-2013 6th Grade Tech Standards Assessment
      • Sharon met with Kelly Momeyer at AOM and shared the assessments.  Kelly will share with her grade level and get back to Sharon. Sharon will be meeting with Caitlin Coulter from Hope later today.
    • Revision of Social Media Guidelines
      • Are there any necessary changes to these guidelines?
  • Equity Subcommittee items
    • Elementary Lab Aides - What is the status of the distribution of the aides?
    • No decision has been made regarding districtwide BrainPop and Discovery Streaming accounts.
  • Instruction and Engagement Subcommittee items
  • New items
    • From Michael Ecker - the purchase of hardware using grant or donation money. Are procedures in place for this?
    • From Michael Ecker - equity for access to Wifi.  
    • Chromebooks demonstration by Ron Cordell from AOM