HOPE COLLEGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TECHNOLOGY TEAM
Meeting Minutes
January 17, 2013
Opening:
This meeting of the Technology Team was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on January 17th, 2013
in VanZoeren room 247 by co-directors Amelia DeVries and Kyle Mireles.
Members Present: Alex Klomparens, Amanda Littleton, Amelia DeVries, Ashley Blauwkamp,
Brady Van Malsen, Hannah Bauersfeld, Jencen Smith, Kate Bauer, Kyle Mireles, Rachel
Lundstrom, Sam Pederson, Sarah Krzak, Susan Cherup, and Zoe Edwards.
Members Absent: Abby DeVries and Krystal Hornecker
A.
Approval of Agenda
A formal agenda had been prepared for this meeting by Amelia and Kyle.
B.
Approval of Minutes
The meeting minutes from December 10th had been uploaded to the Tech Team website.
C.
Meeting Business
Welcome, Newest Tech Team Members!
The Tech Team is happy to announce its newest members: Amanda Littleton, Hannah
Bauersfeld, Jencen Smith, Sarah Krzak, and Zoe Edwards.
Upcoming Chalk and Wire Info Sessions
Throughout the next couple of weeks the Tech Team will be hosting a series of Chalk and
Wire informational sessions for the students enrolled in Educational Psychology. The
sessions will take place on January 22nd, 23rd, 24th, and 28th from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the
computer lab in VanZoeren. Tech Team members must arrive at 6:45 p.m. to prepare.
New Tech Team members are more than welcome to attend a session in order to get a
sense of what the sessions are like. Members are scheduled to lead or assist as follows:
Tuesday, January 22nd
Wednesday, January 23rd
Thursday, January 24th
Monday, January 28th
Tuesday, January 29th
Amelia or Kyle leading; Ashley and Kate assisting
Amelia or Kyle leading; Alex and Abby assisting
Amelia or Kyle leading; Rachel and Krystal assisting
Kate leading; Sam and Abby assisting
Kate and Alex leading
The Chalk and Wire session on Tuesday, January 29th was newly added at the meeting as
a “make-up session” for those students who are not able to (or forget to) attend one of the
other four meetings. Alex and Kate volunteered to lead that session, which will take place
in the Granberg Room of the library, not in the computer lab like the other sessions. If a
student tells you that s/he is not able to attend one of the four regular sessions, s/he MUST
email Susan about the scheduling conflict.
Chalk and Wire Info Sessions – Preparing for Potential Problems
Amelia mentioned a few problems that have come up in previous sessions (as noted in the
2012 Tech Team Summary). Problems included students incorrectly naming their
portfolios and/or incorrectly selecting a table of contents, students not purchasing their
Chalk and Wire subscriptions, students encountering issues when uploading pictures to
their portfolios on Macs, and students moving ahead during the presentation and missing
key points. All Tech Team members, whether leading or assisting, should try and prevent
these problems from occurring during their session(s).
Student Teaching Portfolio Presentation
On Monday, January 28th from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in VanderWerf 102 (the auditorium),
Amelia and Kyle will be presenting a PowerPoint presentation to all current student
teachers about the process of creating a student teaching portfolio. All other Tech Team
members were welcome to sit in on the presentation as well. Attendance to the
presentation is particularly important for individuals who would like to consider being a
co-director next year, for it is the co-directors who give the presentation each semester.
Meetings with Hamilton and Saugatuck Public Schools
Various Tech Team members have met with representatives from Hamilton Public
Schools and Saugatuck Public Schools in order to discuss the possibility of collaboration
between the Tech Team and each school district. Ashley summarized the meeting that was
held with the Hamilton leadership, and Sarah summarized the meeting that was held with
the Saugatuck leadership. Further information about each of the meetings can be found in
the Meeting Minutes dated January 2nd (meeting with Hamilton) and January 14th
(meeting with Saugatuck).
iPad Assistance for Hamilton Schools
At the request of some of the teachers from Hamilton, Kate and Sarah went through a list
of 98 iPad educational apps they were given and organized them into a Google Doc by
price and other characteristics so that the teachers can then go through the list and identify
apps for the Tech Team to investigate and assess for potential benefits and/or concerns.
After deciding on the apps that the teachers would like to use in their classrooms (they
have library sets of iPads that they can check out), the Tech Team would instruct them on
proper usage of the apps. Kate told the team that anyone who is interested in helping with
this project – whether by directly assisting in the aforementioned or by simply emailing
her apps to look into and/or stay clear of – is encouraged to do so.
New Co-Directors
Any veteran Tech Team members interested in serving as a co-director for the 2013-2014
school year should email Susan, Kyle, and Amelia, stating (1) that they are interested in
the position, and (2) why they believe they would be a suitable candidate for the job. Kyle
and Amelia will then inform us of the process they will use in selecting the co-directors.
Tech Team Website Modifications
The Tech Team Toolkit website has been modified (modifications include added and
deleted content and formatting changes due to a switch in the website host). The Tech
Team’s mission statement (which is on the home page of the new website) has also been
updated. At the meeting, we finalized revision and editing of the mission statement. To
see the new website, go to http://hope.edu/academic/education/techtoolkit/index.htm.
Adjournment:
Meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m. The next general Tech Team meeting will take place
within the next few weeks. The exact date and time of the meeting is yet to be determined.
This concludes our meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Ashley Blauwkamp, clerk