Microsoft Live

Windows Live Meeting

Jan 20, 2011

• Dr. Maldonado, Dr. Allen
• Microsoft Live
• Start with a few accounts

Window Live Integration

Period: Jan 20, 2011 to Mar 15, 2011

Experimenting

Feb 4, 2011

• Check all the functions
• Use the Web Apps
• Familiar terminology, functions, look and feel

More Accounts

Feb 11, 2011

Dr. Maldonado gets all students and staff at Fox Meadow up and running with Microsoft Live accounts

Margo Schepart

Feb 14, 2011

• Teacher ASKS to be trained
• Approximately 20 students start using accounts
• SkyDrive proves to be helpful

"It’s very useful to have a uniform way for the students to work on their documents. I was actually surprised that they had no qualms at all about about sharing their documents with me –and I have already accessed some of their work in order to print it. Some of the students need a lot of support in order to negotiate the site but others picked it up right away." Margo Schepart

Marianne Rodriguez

Feb 28, 2011

• Another teacher inquires about the use of Windows Live
• About 20 additional students create Live accounts
• Immediate acknowledgement of benefits

"It’s great! The kids have been able to work on their project at home, print it and hand it in. I think once more teachers use it it will be automatic with them." Marianne Rodriguez [Math]

Current Status

Mar 15, 2011

• SkyDrive
• Email
• Assignment Sharing
• Increased Efficiency
• Teachers are asking to be trained
• Scheduling times to demonstrate Live for staff and students

Future Goals

Mar 16, 2011

• Formal training for all students and staff
• Collaborative Features
• More online learning
• Shared Class Folders and/or OneNote Notebooks
• Intercurricular Connections

STUDENT BENEFITS:
- Access to information 24/7
- Organization and study skills
- Collaboration/Cooperative Learning
- High Order Thinking Skills
- Increased Independence
- 21st Century Skills (composing emails, using accounts, online communication skills)
- College/Career Readiness