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Key Instructional Contact (KIC) Meetings
The Key Instructional Contact (KIC) Special Interest Group meets monthly during the school year to share questions, information and issues about technology integration, emerging technologies, and best practices.  All are welcome to attend.  
Location: TIES (check the room signs upon arrival) Day: third Tuesday of each month  Time: 9:00 am to 11:00 am.  Special sessions with  vendors are often scheduled after the meeting with lunch provided from 11:30 to 1:00.
Go to the group. Video Streaming Information - http://informns.k12.mn.us/KIC_Stream 2012 - 2013 Meeting Schedule September 18 - TIES Cafeteria Meeting Notes Topic: Planning programs for the year Lunch & Learn post-meeting - Tales2Go demo and Group Buy opportunities. Tales2Go is a kid's audio book service. MN Moodle Users Meeting to follow October 16 - location St. Paul PS Center for Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Development CLICK HERE FOR MAP November 20 - TIES Cafeteria Topic: Flipped Learning Lunch & Learn post-meeting: None scheduled MN Moodle Users Meeting to follow December 18 - TIES Cafeteria Topic:  Followup TIES Conference Discussions January 15 - TIES Cafeteria Topic: Copyright, Nancy Sims, Guest Speaker Lunch & Learn post-meeting: Atomic Learning MN Moodle Users Meeting to follow February 19 - TIES Cafeteria Topic: SAMR Model/Other Models for Raising the Bar for Teachers on Tech Integration Lunch & Learn post-meeting: March 19 - TIES Grand Hall Topic: Course Management Systems Lunch & Learn post-meeting: Apple  - iPads in Edu: the Myths, the Realities and the Fun Stuff MN Moodle Users Meeting to follow April 16 - TIES Grand Hall Topic: Googley Stuff: Google/You Tube/Third Party Google Apps/Chromebooks Lunch & Learn post-meeting: May 21 - TIES Grand Hall Topic: Open Resources in the Classroom Lunch & Learn post-meeting: Apple Inc.- cancelled MN Moodle Users Meeting to follow 2011-2012 Meeting Notes Sept 20 Meetings Notes  Oct 18 Meetings Notes Nov 15 Meetings Notes Dec 20 Meetings Notes  Jan 17 Meetings Notes  Feb 21 Meetings Notes  Mar 20 Meetings Notes  Apr 17 Meetings Notes  May 15 Meetings Notes  2010-2011 Meeting Notes Sept 21 Meeting Notes      Oct 19 Meeting Notes Nov 16  Meeting Notes       Dec 21 Meeting Notes Jan 18  Meeting Notes        Feb 15 Meeting Notes Mar 15 Meeting notes       Apr 19  Meeting notes May 17 Meeting notes




 Livestream   Video feed from meeting
 PPt of Audio Enhancement in the classroom  
Get Acrobat Reader  Article of audio enhancement from "School Planning & Management"  
Get Acrobat Reader  Audio enhancement article from "Technology & Learning"  
  9-21-10 part 1
Video of Sept meeting, part 1