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To Whom It May Concern,
Facebook is one of the worlds largest social networking sites.  After I polled my high school classes, I discovered that 100% of my students have a Facebook account.  Out of those students, about 95% of them check their account at least once a day.  Facebook could be a valuable resource for students and teachers who want to connect and talk about mathematics.  I created a group called "Students" under my own Facebook account as a test to see what kind of privacy settings I could set.  I think if Facebook had the ability to let the admin(teacher) see all posts for approval, then it could be very valuable.
Teachers need to uphold the CIPA and COPPA laws in order for a site to be used in the classroom.  If teachers had the ability to create a group for their classes and be the "filter" for the class, then I think Facebook would be able to be utilized more ofter in the classroom.
Sincerely,
Kristen McCuen

Pre-Calc Connected

My favorite new Web 2.0 site is Class Pager.  Earning an overall 27 out of 32 points on the class rubric, the class pager it a great way for student-teacher communication as well as student-student communication.  This tool can be used both in and out of the class as a way to give immediate feedback from texted answers or for a simple homework reminder. The tool is free of inappropriate material, however, students text messages need to be monitored.  Teachers can use the tool for free for up to one class and can share their texts through twitter.
I definitely see myself using this tool in the classroom!

Studyladder for teachers, students & parents

 

Study Ladder is an excellent site for teachers to communicate activities for individual students as well as communicate the needs to their parents.  This site is great designed for grade K-7, however I would be able to implement this site with my lower level Math Lab classes, which is a PSSA prep course.  Some of the benefits are that teachers can customize assignments for students, its free for teachers, teachers can create their own classes, the site follows all CIPA and COPPA laws and it is easily accessible from school and at home.
Students can create their own "rewards room" and customize their own profile.  One downfall is that students can not create and publish their own work.  Considering Study Ladder earned 29 out of 32 points from the rubric, I think this would be an excellent resources for students, teachers and parents to use.

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Scoop It or Not to Scoop it

Scoop it was one of the first Web 2.0 sites that caught my eye.  After exploring articles in my content area, mathematics, I thought it would be a great tool for the classroom.  However, after I evaluated the site with the rubric, I found the site to only score a 22 out of a possible 32 points.  The site does not adhere to the CIPA or COPPA laws, which makes this very difficult to allow students to use this in the classroom.  Their are inappropriate ads and pictures that show up when searching and it is clearly stated under their privacy policy that children under the age of 13 should not use the site and children under the age of 18 should be monitored. 
I did  enjoy the fact that I could share my scoop through Facebook, Twitter or Google.  The site is very easy to navigate through, its always available and the cost is free for individual use.  Overall I think I could use the site in my lesson or share it with my students, but I do not think it is appropriate for students to use in the classroom.

Media Library

The media library I created in my Diigo social bookmarking site can be used by educators teaching high school mathematics.  The main courses I focused on were Geometry and Pre-Calculus.  I found a few of my sites by doing an advanced search in Google.  It allowed me to select usage rights in my search so I only viewed items that are free to use and share, free to use, share or modify, and you can select commercially or non-commercially. 

I chose a few sites with mainly videos and tutorials for both Geometry and Pre-Calculus.  Students can use these as either a refresher or to look at a video if they missed a topic in class.  I also added a few sites for students to create their own music or freely use pictures from cities from around the world.  I choose those two sites for specific projects I do in Pre-Calc and Geometry.

Media Library

All About Collaboration

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

The creative commons license that I chose would give permission to my students to be able to build on my work and put their own spin on something while giving me credit. They would not be permitted to use any of my work for commercial use and if they tweak any materials they must provide a similar license.
I would recommend that each of them create the same license, so if they were working on a group project or wanted ideas from others in their class, they could collaborate and make changes to each others work.

Welcome

Welcome to Kristen McCuen's Blog! This is my first time blogging and my first class at Wilkes University! I am excited to learn about this new way of communication, so hopefully I can utilize this tool in my own classroom.
I currently teach high school mathematics in Central Bucks School District, which consists of grades 10-12. This is my 8th year teaching and each year is always a new experience. I look forward to sharing my findings with you!