Wk 4 Publishing_Leadership Project

My initial plan is to propose my Action Research Project to be published into two educational technology journals. Since my project deals with the idea of using age-appropriate social networking in the classroom (Edmodo), I wanted to aim for two publications that might be interested in publishing the research that I discovered. My first choice of publication is through the nonprofit education organization, Computer-Using Educators, or CUE. This organization's goal is to advance student achievement through technology in all disciplines from early ages through college. CUE publishes a quarterly journal entitled OnCUE and I thought my research would benefit the audience and readers of this publication.

My second choice for possible publication is through a journal dedicated to informing and educating educators from the K-12 levels in improving and advancing the learning process through the use and integration of technology. This journal is entitled T.H.E Journal and is perfect for the possibility of publishing my Action Research Project findings and discoveries. In fact, T.H.E. Journal recently published a whole article on the use of social networking in the classroom and Edmodo was one of the featured sites. So hopefully the journal would take note of my research and possibly publish it in lieu of their recent articles on social networking in schools.

* Link to Publishing/Leadership Think Out Loud BP1

* Link to Publishing/Leadership Think Out Loud BP2


* Eilers_Gregg_PubLeadProject.docx

Publishing/Leadership Think Out Loud BP#2

After further thought and several moments of clarity, I have made the decision to present my Publishing and Leadership project in the form of a document to propose for publication. I feel that this would be the best way for my research to be highlighted and made public for others to not only read about my findings, but to hopefully encourage other educators to continue further research on social networking in the classroom. I think there are a plethora of journals out in the educational world that would consider publishing my action research for others to read about. Another reason that I chose the path of publication instead of a presentation is that the audience that would read my research would probably more likely go and attempt it in their own classroom. And for the sake of research, that is what I would most desire from what I discovered and worked for within my project. So there it is. I am finalizing my decision on publishing my ARP into a journal. Now the question is, what journal do I want to attempt to use? That is soon to be determined. Stay tuned...

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Publishing/Leadership Think Out Loud BP#1

My initial thoughts for presenting my ARP for the week 4 Wimba session is two-fold. I really feel as if I should present with a Keynote since EMDTMS has revolved around designing media that is engaging and understandable for all audiences. So I am leaning towards presenting in this fashion for the week 4 session. On the other hand, I feel that I can probably give a better picture of how my ARP started, changed, tweaked, tracked, assessed, implemented, and concluded within a paper document that was published in an educational journal or something like that. I also think that this form of publishing might reach more people, depending on what type of journal or other publication I get my ARP published in. I think that my presentation in the paper form could also offer my staff at my school site a solid "proposal" in why my ARP is worth attempting in their own classroom to promote increased student engagement and motivation. My paper could always be transformed into a Keynote/ppt later on in order to create a more media-friendly presentation along with highlighting the most important elements of my research. Either way, I know I will be working like a dog to get this thing into "presentation" shape (hence the picture). Again, these are just my initial thoughts, but it is giving me a direction to go as I begin planning and preparing my Publishing/Leadership project for week 4 and on into Month 12.