PTO Meeting and continued work on Web 2.0 App - Google Sites
This morning I attended the first PTO meeting of the year. The MS was the featured speaker and was asked to highlight some of the databases available to the children inside and outside of school. In addition, the MS was asked to provide a brief overview of the Google system that is now being mandated at the district level. I assisted the MS by manning the computer controls for the Presentation portion and also attended as a Parent since my own child attends this school. After the meeting, I continued to work on the Google Sites presentation that I am putting together as part of my upcoming collaborative unit for the high school that is my secondary site. The teacher would like the students to be able to upload or embed video into their presentations, but it appears that this will not occur due to filters and other restrictions placed on Internet and server access at the district level. Originally the teacher wanted to use PPT, but I had him convinced to try out one of the new Web 2.0 or 'In The Cloud' applications; however, the standard PPT may be a better option for this situation.
