Week 5 Reflection of research

This week I kept putting off the assignment, I was like I will get to it on Friday, our day off. Well of course it was a day off so I didn't want to do much. Finally I got to the assignment and submitted but after the reflection part I was like man, I'm really doing this. Even if the research class is over, I'm still working on my action research plan and implementing something for the next school year. I need to stay focused and remember to refer back to the 8 steps of action research to make this a success. Let it begin. :)

After meeting with my principal Friday afternoon, my action plan chnged in some aspects. Instead of our original plan of purchasing netbooks for older grades and tablets for the younger, we met with a few salespeople from a company to hear about their particular product. My principal then met with the other administrators in our district to discuss monies. After her meeting we were able to look at a specific direction, from there this is where we went.

Action Planning Template-Revised
Question: How will implementing tablets in a one to one ratio improve student performance? Goal: Implement the use of technology across the curriculum in an elementary setting.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Create a purchase order for new technology	M. Saldana J. Blankenship	March 2013/March 2013	Purchase order	N/A
Produce an application for those interested in utilizing the new technology	M. Saldana J. Blankenship	March 2013/ April 2013	Word document	Review from admin.
Survey students on their knowledge of tablets (pre/post) (What do they know how to do?/What have they learned?)	M. Saldana	April 2013/December 2013	Survey Producer	Desegregate the results
Set up a meeting with parents about the use of new technology for students in a one-to-one ratio	M. Saldana J. Blankenship	May 2013/September 2013	Communication with parents	Feedback
Produce a system for check out/check in of resources during research time	M. Saldana	March 2013/June 2013	Check out/in Template	Feedback from teachers on system
Conduct a meeting on the necessary procedures for checking in/out resources	M. Saldana	April 2013/June 2013	Meeting time (Faculty Meeting) Journaling Teachers	Feedback from teachers
Review/compare data between non-use of technology and use of technology	M. Saldana	August 2013/January 2014	Unit assessment/      Benchmarking Data (previous year/current, non-use classroom/use classrooms) Blogging	Data collection review
Monitor understanding of tablet use/provide support  (What is working best for students?)	M. Saldana	May 2013/October 2013	Blogging	Feedback
Review of action research/follow-up/revisions	M. Saldana	December 2013	Survey Teachers Students	Data Collection

Revised Action Plan

Action Planning Template-Revised
Question: Will implementing technology into classrooms allow students the resource to become accustomed to using computers and the tool to produce research required assignments? Goal: Implement the use of technology across the curriculum for research in grades 3-5.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Create a purchase order for new technology	M. Saldana J. Blankenship	March 2013/March 2013	Purchase order	N/A
Organize a storage place for all new technology	M. Saldana	March 2013/ May 2013	Space within school	Survey from teachers
Create a survey to understand the current usage of technology in classrooms (Pre & Post)	M. Saldana	March 2013/December 2013	Produced Survey Teachers (3-5)	Evaluate results
Produce a system for check out/check in of resources	M. Saldana	March 2013/June 2013	Check out/in Template	Feedback from teachers on system
Conduct a meeting on the necessary procedures for checking in/out resources	M. Saldana	April 2013/June 2013	Meeting time (Faculty Meeting) Journaling Teachers	Feedback from teachers
Survey students on the use of the computers in room (pre/post) (What do they know how to do?)	M. Saldana	April 2013/December 2013	Survey Producer Students.	Desegregate the results Provide feedback to teachers
Monitor the use of the technology (research/teacher feedback)	M. Saldana	April 2013/December 2013	Blogging/Journaling Survey Teachers	Data collection
Meeting with teachers to review data collection from students (Where to go?)	M. Saldana	April 2013/September 2013	Data Teachers Meeting Time Blogging	Feedback
Monitor understanding of computer use/provide support	M. Saldana	May 2013/October 2013	Blogging	Feedback

Action Planning

I finally began my Action Research Draft, I am still working on it as well as this week's assignment. Please provide any feedback, I'm always up for suggestions. Thanks for taking time to look it over. :)

Action Planning
Question: Will implementing technology into classrooms allow students the resource to become accustomed to using computers and the tool to produce research required assignments? Goal: Implement the use of technology across the curriculum for research in grades 3-5.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Create a purchase order for new technology	M. Saldana J. Blankenship	March 2013/March 2013	Purchase order	N/A
Organize a storage place for all new technology	M. Saldana	March 2013/ May 2013	Space within school	Survey from teachers
Create a survey to understand the current usage of technology in classrooms (Pre & Post)	M. Saldana	March 2013/December 2013	Produced Survey	Evaluate results
Produce a system for check out/check in of resources	M. Saldana	March 2013/June 2013	Check out/in Template	Feedback from teachers on system
Conduct a meeting on the necessary procedures for checking in/out resources	M. Saldana	April 2013/June 2013	Meeting time	Feedback from teachers
Monitor the use of the technology (research)	M. Saldana	April 2013/December 2013	Blogging/Journaling	Data collection