Wicked Problem Project- Part D- Findings and Implications

Part D of the Wicked Problem Project  was to reflect on your problem and project.
Formative: Did the project get implemented as planned? 
No, however it was not planned to be implemented, so yes?? I'm not quite sure how to answer that, but what I can say is that I was able to complete my research, play around with my iPad and use my husband to help me "pretend".  Since I was not able to implement my idea into the classroom, I made sure to research the various ideas, watch videos of iPads being implemented into the classroom and play on my own all as planned :) .

Summative: Evidence of success in addressing the problem of practice.
I would assume that my success would be the fact that various users can use Googledocs at the same time and collaborate in realtime.  Success would be that although I encountered some bumps, I was able to learn MORE outside the classroom in order to be MORE efficient when I do bring it into the classroom.

How would you approach another project of this type differently given what you have learned? 
If I was given the project at the same time (i.e. a week before school was ending) I would have used something I already completed in the classroom and reflect back.  I think this is a very neat project, it requires you to think outside the box and actually implement your idea.  If given this project again, I would also make sure that my project is obtainable with the resources I have.  Although it may not be as exciting as someone else's, part of being a teacher is working with what you have.

What lessons learned that others might benefit from knowing about? 
I believe that most people knew that iPads, iPhones, and iTouches do not support websites that need Flash, therefore those devices do not support all websites.  But what came as the biggest surprise was that I could not edit "editable" sites.  As I researched and entered forums (to make sure it just wasn't me) there were men and women who commented that they took their iPad with them on a business trip with hopes to finish their Prezi presentation only to learn the hard way, they could not edit it.  So I have to say, I was happy to learn this by trial and research as opposed to while in the classroom. I also learned you could not edit other sites such as Moddle and Wikispaces.

In what ways will you endeavor to do the same project again, and what would you change or not do? 
Although it was not part of my original plan, it turned out to be the best part of the plan.  I could not implement my project, so I decided to play around and research.  I learned so much while researching.  I think it is important to research before implementing a piece of technology into that classroom.  I would normally test it out on my own, but may have chalked up any problems to an user error.  The research allowed me to learn about what cannot be done, ways to get around it and apps that let it happen.  As for the actual implementation, I would make sure that the students were comfortable with the iPad and GoogleDocs before setting them free to collaborate in groups.  OR have my lesson be the introduction lesson and take students step-by-step through the process.  The thing about technology is that it is always changing and adapting, so therefore, you must change and adapt with it.