2nd Meeting with Lisa

Yesterday, I met with Lisa to nail down more specifics about online registration.  Parents must have registration for their child/children completed by Thursday, August 2nd  Open House is on the 3rd.  Lisa and I decided we would begin the process of sorting the data already submitted on Wednesday, August 1st.  This way we'll get a head start on compiling our list of students whom do not have registration completed, so on Thursday we would work with the data submitted on the deadline.  Each day a new list will be pulled, and names will be crossed off the intial list leaving only those without completed registration.

I realize this project has the potential to be stressful as we will be very busy with analyzing data for almost 2,000 students.  I am confident in my abilities to work quickly and efficiently to ensure registration goes smoothly on Friday.

Already, I am seeing how busy LSTCs can be!  Along with registration, Lisa is in charge of training the faculty on how to used our newly upgraded laptops which includes an updated version of Lotus Notes, a new method to taking attendance, managing grades, and compiling reports in our new gradebook (PinPoint), and navigating through Gwinnett County's new online intiative, eClass.  Whew!  

Time logged on July 30th:  30 minutes
Total time logged:  1.5 hours  

Initial Internship Meeting

On May 1, 2012, I met with Dr. Lisa LeMoine who is the LSTC (Local School Technology Coordinator) at my school.  Prior to this date, I had discussed options for the internship with my principal, Mrs. Wanda Law.  After discussing some possible ideas for the internship and also keeping in mind that LSTCs do not work during the summer, we decided that I would help with registration once we return to school for pre-planning.  This way I could work closely with the Lisa.  We decided that I would compile and sort data received through the online registration in Microsoft Excel to determine which students have not registered before our Open House on August 2, 2012.  During this meeting, Lisa and I went over the steps below in detail:

1. Download the student information from online registration submissions.
2. Determine duplicates from the downloaded information.
3. Add SASI (Student Information System) information to the spreadsheet.
4. Find duplicates between registration data and SASI information.
5. Eliminate duplicates to find singular entries in either online registration or in SASI.
6. Rectify any student ID errors entered by the parent.
7. Compare data again to SASI to remove duplicates to corrections.
8. Resulting names have not completed registration.
9. Schedules should be pulled for those names on the final list.

After going over the Internship Plan, signing documents, and exchanging contact information, the meeting was concluded.  We agreed to keep in touch over the summer, if needed, and to meet back during pre-planning.

I am excited about working with Lisa, learning more about the duties and responsibilities of an LSTC, developing my skills in the field of technology, and gaining experience in a prospective career.
Time logged on May 1st - 1 hour
Total time logged - 1 hour