Talk:Math Education Digital Filing Cabinet
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[edit] Comment by Miki Wilson 7/6/08
I have not seen a website like this before. The idea of the digital filing cabinet really caught my eye because I think a compilation of resources regardless of content area is a wonderful tool for any teacher, student, or parent. It is amazing to consider the fact that all of us (teachers, parents, and students combined) know probably know at least one good site, and if all the sites could be accumulated in on area and accessible to all, it would be such an asset. I agree with Ms. Richardson's comment that lists and descriptions are needed - that would be extremely helpful. Another helpful aspect would be websites that are reviewed by people. In this way, a possible user could quickly discern the positive and negative points of the website. A cross-referencing tool would be great too, where a user could type in a search word such as "place value" and then access a list of reviewed sites with descriptions. I am not sure when users would be able to submit sites for the digital filing cabinet. I know on the page it suggested that each teacher could have one and then disseminate that information to students and parents. I suppose the sites could be gathered on a submission basis and then compiled into one school-wide digital filing cabinet and also each teacher could have one. It truly is a challenging task to think about corralling and organizing the massive amounts of information on the internet, but I believe the payoff would make it all worth it.
[edit] Comment by Sonya Richardson
There are many good math sites available on the Web. However, these sites tend to come and go. What is needed are lists and brief descriptions of long-lived math Websites that contain material that is well indexed and/or easily searchable. The Oregon Mathematics Teacher (TOMT) has wonderful teacher developed lessons in its pages, but there is no organized index to them. I wish we had an index to all the issues with this accomplished and the lessons made available on computer.
[edit] Comment by David Moursund, 1/26/08
I am surprised at the slow response rate to the request for teachers to share materials from their filing cabinets. My impression is that teachers are very willing to share such materials in the face-to-face environment within their schools and school districts. I wonder why most teachers seem unwilling to do similar sharing via the web.
