1. 2015 2015 March 30, 2015 Reflection Meeting Noel Gnadinger Caroline Lesousky Dorenda Neihof Lauren Pfeifer Cindy Smith

2. Welcome! Please visit our Today’s Meet Page and post your answer to the following question: How have you used technology to enhance your literacy instruction since our seminar last fall? https://todaysmeet.com/OCTI2015 https://todaysmeet.com/OCTI2015

3. Today’s Goals  To share our success stories  To brainstorm how we can make these successes happen in our own classrooms and schools  To share our barriers  To brainstorm how to overcome these barriers in our own classrooms and schools

4. Please share your reflection with us!

5. Back-to-Back and Face-to-Face Purpose: to learn new technology and sharing strategies to use within your classroom!

6. Procedures: 1. Find a partner and stand back-to-back with him/her. Be respectful of space. 2. Wait for the question, opinion, etc. that you will be asked to share with your partner. 3. Think about what it is you want to share and how you might best express yourself. 4. When the facilitator says, “face-to-face”, turn, face your partner, and decide who will share first. 5. Listen carefully when your partner is speaking and be sure to give him/her eye contact. 6. When given the signal, find a new partner, stand back-to-back and wait for your new questions, opinion, etc. 7. This may be repeated as many rounds as needed/appropriate.

7. Ed Tech Pot Luck!  Please use the short Google Docs survey organize the Ed Tech you brought to share. This form will be shared with all OCTI members after today’s meeting. After hitting “submit” select “edit this response” to share your answers with your table. http://goo.gl/forms/eYXIidpOAN

8. Ed Tech Pot Luck!  Using the Google Docs form to guide you, please share your Ed Tech!  As you listen to others in our OCTI community, feel free to take notes for future use on the app of your choice.

9. Ed Tech Pot Luck!  If you haven’t already done so, please submit your Google Docs form. We will make this available on the OCTI website for future use.

10. BARRIERS: Please discuss ways you have overcome these obstacles or share ideas for doing so in the future.  No money to spend on new technology, new apps, or iPads for all classrooms  No time to devote to learning how to use new technology  No support from administration or PLC team members  No equipment to use, or limited iPads  No 100% guaranteed internet access via the Oldham County server  No control over what students can access on personal or school-owned devices

11. How can we overcome these barriers? http://padlet.com/caroline_lesous/OCTI  Talk with your schools. Share ways you have overcome these barriers by commenting on this Padlet wall.  Please title your post by obstacle!

12. How can we overcome these barriers?  Talk with your schools. Share ways you have overcome these barriers by commenting on this Padlet wall.  Please title your post by obstacle! http://padlet.com/caroline_lesous/OCTI2

13. OCTI Learning Community  Twitter  OCTI List serve  OCTI cadre in your building  Attend Innovate, Integrate, Motivate! Your colleagues can be your greatest resource!

14. Goal: Explore and learn to use one new piece of EdTech!  Convince people in your building to learn to use technology in their classrooms by attending OCTI next fall or Innovate, Integrate, Motivate this summer!  Create an EASELLY infographic (free app!)  Create a Tellagami animated presentation (free app!)  Create a ChatterPix Kids animated presentation (free app!)  Create a Powtoons animated video (free website!)

15. Next Steps #octi2014  Share your ideas with our Twitter community by posting your video or link!#OCTI2015