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Dr Finch, I have a couple of notes for you regarding this project.
 * All notes that appear in red there to explain reasons why I did certain things a certain way and the thinking behind some of the pages. They are only for you for the purposes of scoring the midterm and would be removed before I used the site with a class.
 * Why I chose this format:
 * It is an all encompassing way to build community, get the students engaged and involved in their learning and to include the parents in our classroom communications (all important themes throughout the research presented in this class).
 * I think that there is a technology gap that exists along with the achievement gap.
 * Students that come from lower income homes often do not have access to high-speed internet and a computer that they can use.
 * Some parents do not allow their children to use the home computer because it is the computer that they use for work or other reasons.
 * Technology is important in today's classrooms because many of the jobs that we are training our students for now don't even exist yet.
 * Exposing students to technology and teaching them how to use it in a meaningful way is a step toward bridging the achievement gap.
 * The wikispace allows me to organize the class in a way that allows me to give more choice to the students
 * I can organize group projects here. Students can work individually or with a group to complete them. I see at a glance who is working with who, who is working alone and what each class member is planning to do for each project.
 * This format allows me to provide a wide variety of classroom materials with ease because I can embed files straight into the wiki in nearly any electronic format.

References ASCD. (2005). Characteristics of High-Performing, High-Poverty Schools. //Research Brief//, //3//(6). Retrieved June 3, 2012, from http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/

Banks, J. A. (1994). Multicultural Education: Characteristics and Goals. //An introduction to multicultural education// (pp. 3-25). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Hu, K. (2009). Culturally Responsive Instruction. //Reading Today//, //27//, 30-31. Retrieved June 3, 2012, from www.reading.org/General/Publications/ReadingToday/RTY-0912_culturally_responsive.aspx

Kannapel, P., & Clements, S. (2005). //Inside the Black Box of High-Performing High-Poverty Schools//. Lexington, Kentucky: The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence.

Milner, R., & Tenore, B. (2010). Classroom Management in Diverse Classrooms. //Urban Education//, //45//. Retrieved June 3, 2012, from the Sagepub database.

Nieto, S., & Bode, P. (2011). //Affirming diversity: the sociopolitical context of multicultural education// (6th ed.). Boston, Mass.: Allyn and Bacon.

Reeves, D. (2000). The 90/90/90 Schools: A Case Study. //Accountability in Action: A Blueprint for Learning Organizations// (2nd edition ed., pp. 185-208). Lanham, MD: Advanced Learning Press.

Richards, H. V., Brown, A. F., & Forde, T. B. (2006). //Addressing Diversity in Schools: Culturally Responsive Pedegogy//. New York: NCCRest.

Vanneman, A., Hamilton, L., Anderson, J. B., & Rahman, T. (n.d.). NAEP - Nation's Report Card Home. //NAEP - Nation's Report Card Home//. Retrieved June 3, 2012, from http://nationsreportcard.gov