Uber's+Action+Plan

Erin Uber's Action Plan **1. ****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 plan to develop a wiki for each of the mathematics courses that I teach. The wiki that I plan to create will incorporate all course materials (ie. Syllabus, study guides, worksheets, assignments, as well as links to websites that offer additional help.) I will require that each of my students access the wiki on a regular basis by making some of the assignments only available online. I feel that having this wiki will allow the students a place to access all needed materials as well as a place to verify or recap the material that is covered in the class.

**2. Responsibilities: Who will use it? Who will create it? Who will modify and monitor it? ** I will be the one to create and monitor this wiki. Each of my students will be required to use this wiki on a weekly basis.

**3. Timeline: By when? How long will it be in use? ** I want to have a fully operating wiki page developed for each of my courses by the beginning of next school year and we will use it on a continual basis.

**4. ****Resources: What resources will you need. Do you need to create a new tool? Account? Access? Permissions?** I will need a high speed internet connection in order to download pictures, videos, and documents. I will also have to develop an account through a wiki site that allows the option to password protect the page. I do not want all of my students to have the access to comment or place items within the wiki, at least until I see how it works.

**5. **<span style="color: #003300; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">**Potential Barriers or possible resistance: Is there anyone who will object?** <span style="color: #003300; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">I may have some students that try to get out of the assignments by saying that they do not have a computer or internet access at home. I will allow them the opportunity to use a school lab or library computer to access the wiki page when needed.

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 4.8pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">**6. Communication Plan: Who is involved? Ho****w will you introduce it to those using it or viewing it.** <span style="color: #003300; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">On the first day of school, each of my students will receive a letter describing the wiki and how to access it. They are responsible for taking this home and relaying the information to their parents. As high school students, a lot of the responsibility will be placed on them. I will introduce the wiki to them via the Smart Board and offer refreshers if the students need them.

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 4.8pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #003300; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">**7.** **Evidence of Success: How will you know that your technology integration is successful?** <span style="color: #003300; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">When I see the students engaging in the process of checking the wiki and interacting with the wiki by completing assignments only given on the wiki page, I will know that the integration was successful. When the students start being more self-fulfilling and locate their own missed assignments and gathering their own resources, I will know that the implementation has been successful.

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 4.8pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">**8. Evaluation Process: How will you determine your goal has been reached?** <span style="color: #003300; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">I plan to collect feedback from the students as to how they feel about using a class wiki and any thoughts that they have for changing or updating it. I will continue to add to the wiki and develop it until we can eventually have a class wiki and class blog that link back and forth.

Below is a link to my Geometry in the Real World wiki:
Geometry in the Real World

This wiki page was developed to assist my Geometry students as they prepare to complete their final project for the course. I plan to add to this page and embed some student examples as they come in.