Syllabus

Wikis in Math Education K-5 **__ Syllabus __** Course Number: 7104 Title: Wikis in Math Education K-5 Credit: 2 hours **__ Instructor Contact Information: __** Instructor: Shirley Brady __ Work Phone __ - 706-554-6180 __ Cell Phone- __ 706-466-0947 Skype: sbradyskype56 __ Office Hours __ - Monday –Friday 8 am EST – 4:30 EST- I will be more than happy to accommodate your schedules by appointment only. **__ Course Description: __** Wikis in Math Education assists students in using current technology in 21st century education. This course is designed to familiarize the teachers with the NETS standards for teachers. Nets standards provide educators with the criteria to use features that better implement technology in public education in the 21st century. Instructors will learn how differentiation can be done by using technology in their daily math lessons. They will also gain knowledge of how to access free technologies and to engage students in various groupings. It will also allow students with unlike backgrounds begin to develop their skills through learning that is self directed. Course Objectives:
 * Week 1: Exhibit and understanding of of how NETS are used in implementing technology in public education.
 * Week 1: Recognize how wikis can be used in differentiation of instructions in mathematics.
 * Week 2: Plan collaboratively, devise and produce a wiki that can be used across the states in the differentiating of math instructions inK-5, Middle Grades, and High School.