Gerber's+Action+Plan



Link to Math Talk wiki. __ Kim Gerber's Action Plan __ Action steps: What will be done? What are your ideas for development of one of the technologies into your educational setting for use on a regular basis. Make sure to address which technology you would use. How will you plan on using it. How will it be an effective tool and in what ways. I created a new wiki space to use with my 5th grade honors math students. It currently includes challenge activities, a humor page, interesting tid-bits, and math links. I plan to use it to increase math conversations with me and my students.

Responsibilities: Who will use it? Who will create it? Who will modify and monitor it? My honors math class and I will use the wiki. I initially created the site, myself and the students will modify it, and I will monitor it daily for appropriate content. If it is successful with my honors class, I will integrate it into my other classes.

Timeline: By when? How long will it be in use? The wiki is already created, and it will be used during the entire school year.

Resources: What resources will you need. Do you need to create a new tool? Account? Access? Permissions? I used wikispaces.com to create my Math Talk wiki. I am only using the level that is free which limits the amount of formatting that can be done. In addition, I requested the "educator level" which will allow me to set-up student accounts without e-mail addresses. I haven't heard back from them yet, though, to see how this is going to work.

Potential Barriers or possible resistance: Is there anyone who will object? I really do not see any barriers or resistance. The administrators at my school are very open to the use of technology. If a student does not have internet access at school, I will be sure to allow time for that student to use one of my classroom's computers.

Communication Plan: Who is involved? How will you introduce it to those using it or viewing it. I am in the process of drafting a letter to the parents explaining the Math Talk wiki. I will also spend one day in the computer lab explaining the wiki to my students.

Evidence of Success: How will you know that your technology integration is successful? I will know the wiki is a success when I begin to see students inputting information. Once they get the hang of it, which I'm sure won't be long, I'm hoping they will feel comfortable using it on a regular basis.

Evaluation Process: How will you determine your goal has been reached? My goal is to increase conversation about mathematics. Informal assessment will initially be my only means of determining if my goal has been reached. I may eventually require that assignment be completed for part of their grade.