Oct15th2008

Below are the minutes from the Oct. 15th Tech Coordinators meeting. They are also saved as a Microsoft Word file.

**CA BOCES Technology Coordinator Meeting October 15, 2008 at The Old Library, Olean, NY** • Welcome and Introductions o John McCain and Barak Obama were both invited, but could not attend.

• BOCES Technology Services Department o COSER 503: many wiring jobs underway right now. Please contact us if you have needs regarding wiring, cabling, projectors, etc. o Printing: • Decided on a Xerox product over HP because of speed. • Can print double-sided color images on 11x17 sheets for about 10 cents per page. • Costs are based on a per copy charge. • No minimum run for printing (if you want one copy, you can have one copy). • Examples of things printed: newsletters, calendars, pamphlets, agendas, etc. Please let us know what else you might want to have printed. o Graphic Design: Please take advantage of our graphic designers. o Feel free to come to Blue Bird Square for a tour of the printing facility if you’re interested.

• BOCES Learning Resources (the department formerly known as Media Services) o BOCES is hosting Moodle on our servers for districts under COSER 420 (if you are in 501, you may also have content from MediaNet linked to your Moodle course) o This summer: • Used Moodle with BOCES summer school in a blended learning approach. • Incorporated ELA into BOCES CTE curriculum in about 35 courses (also blended learning) o Moodle Training: March 6th at Southern Tier West with Betsy Hardy and Rick Weinberg.

• WNYRIC Update o Most people attended the morning services meeting at the Windfall Road site. o If you have questions about services, please contact Jean or Jennifer. o Will email PowerPoint of service presentation to those who did not attend.

• Cattaraugus-Allegany Teacher Resource Center o Classroom Mini Grants o November Learning Web Literacy courses. o Thinkfinity Mini Grants o To find Grants on Teacher Center site, go to http://cateach.org and click “downloads” • Airliner Overview o Many products other than Smart Airliners. o Tomorrow: WNYRIC hosting “Battle of the Boards” featuring different vendors.

• Next Meeting o **December 2, 2008 from 4:00 – 7:00 at Moonwink’s in Cuba.** o Possible Agenda Items: • Preview of BOCES workshops for the next six months. • Discussion of portal by WNYRIC staff • New Tools: What’s Hot?! • More about Moodle by Learning Resources department.