4.5 Technology assisted school counselor and principal collaboration  (Page 11/16)

• Elluminate is considered a “unified learning and collaboration” suite. http://www.elluminate.com/
• GoToMeeting is an online meeting service that enables individuals and organizations to easily, securely and cost-effectively collaborate, present information and demonstrate products online. http://www.gotomeeting.com
• ooVoo . Similar to Skype, ooVoo allows for video/audio conferencing, file transfer, and instant messaging. http://www.oovoo.com/
• Mikogo is an easy-to-use cross-platform desktop sharing tool, ideal for web conferencing, online meetings or remote support. http://www.mikogo.com/
• Skype is free software that allows one to video/audio conference with others and includes instant messaging and file transfer. http://www.skype.com
• Webex . WebEx delivers a robust suite of on-demand collaborative applications. http://www.webex.com/
• Vyew . With Vyew you can give a presentation to a hundred people online or post a document you've been working on for review by your colleagues at their convenience. http://vyew.com/
• Windows Meeting Space enables face-to-face collaboration among small groups of Windows Vista users and gives you the ability to share documents, programs, or your desktop with other people whose computers are running Windows Vista. http://bit.ly/bQP4Gd
• Yugma . Yugma is an easy-to-use web conferencing service that allows users to host or attend online meetings on Windows, Mac or Linux computers. http://www.yugma.com/

James Gaparino, principal at Pelican Marsh Elementary School in Naples Florida, lists ways his school and district use technology to facilitate meetings, make decisions, and communicate:

• "I receive electronic newsletters from ASCD, NAESP, and FASA on a daily and weekly basis to stay informed of state and national issues. I often receive surveys from these groups to share my thoughts and information regarding our school."
• "Our technology teachers participate in a website called Mimio Connect which serves a clearinghouse for technology lessons."
• "I find it much more efficient to use electronic communication wherever possible in lieu of meetings, especially if it is more informational in nature and doesn't require discussion or feedback. All daily bulletins are done electronically instead of using paper."
• "We have a schoolwide "EDUSHARE" Drive on our computer system. This serves as a means to provide access to all staff members on curricular issues, lesson plans, School Improvement process, schedules, the new teacher evaluation system, and pretty much else that needs to accessible to our teachers. Any staff member may put information on this drive to share with others."
• "We use PowerPoint, webcasts, and videos to share information."
• "Our school district has been using technology to have virtual meetings to avoid travel time away from buildings for administrators."
• "This may be the most significant impact technology has had on our school. Our district maintains a Data Warehouse which has current and past testing data which we are able to disaggregate by levels, lower quartile students, race, socioeconomic staus, ESE, ELL, etc. This information is shared with the entire school, grade levels, and I meet with each teacher to review their student's performance, look at trend data, and discuss instructional implications. The information is monitored throughout the year."