Keith+Ferrell

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 * Twitter: @k_ferrell
 * Blog: @http://techhappy.wordpress.com/
 * email: mrferrell1@gmail.com
 * School: Singapore American School

=Technology Action Plan=


 * Summary paragraph: Global Book Club using Shelfari to increase students' abilities of collaboration, communication and reading comprehension.**


 * Goal**: To have grades 4 & 5 classes collaborate with other classes around the world to increase student learning and communication skills.


 * Indicators:** Students are interacting weekly with other students within our global project (using Shelfari) and improving on their dialoguing/communicating skills. They will also be expanding their reading comprehension and learning about new books and genres.

• Baby Step 1: Set up Shelfari Group (Check in with George to see if he is on board) • Next action: Create students accts through Gmail • Baby Step 2: Parent Permission Slips
 * Action Plan**

• Who are they: Cathryn Marsala, George Haynes, Laura Arleth, Kathy Cullen
 * Support network:**

• Finding a Personal Learning Network (PLN) [] : • Your areas of interest · EdTech · Elementary School · Simplification

• Who is your audience? • Other Grade 4-5 students • Teachers • Book lovers • How will you become remarkable and standout? • Blog about the projects • Post pictures and videos • Have students create video about the process and what was learned
 * Marketing your ideas and plan:**

• Action plan: 1. Idea 1 Contact George and Cathryn and iron out details • Next action: Meet with SAS teachers involved in project 2. Idea 2: Rubric • Next action: Timeline 3. Idea 3: Blog post with photos, project description and video

• Who are they? • Parents need to be notified and sign a permission slip
 * The resistance:**

• What is their area(s) of concern? • A handful of parents will be concerned about privacy issues and students interacting with

• Is it a lizard brain issue (fear) • See above

• Action plan: • Idea 1: Teachers email parents about project focusing on the positive • Next action: Teachers acquire permission slips. • Idea 2: Damage control • Next action: meet with wary parents • Next action: If any student is not allowed to participate in project due to fear of parents, they can do a standard book report/ video during the same timeframe.