PART D - Findings and Implications

Part D of my Wicked Problem Project is an assessment of how well I have implemented my WPP.

My plan did not get implemented, and so I need to go back and rethink my strategy or gather a small test group. The main reason is that over Winter Break during PSD all the computers from my school were removed. This is the first year of this campus and it seems the money used to purchase the computers was from Title 1 funds. The government clearly states that if a school uses title 1 money to purchase items that those items must remain in the school they were originally purchased for. Since these computers were purchased from Title 1 funds from the East campus they must remain at the East campus.

Because of this I pitched my Wicked Problem Project idea to Mr. Evans, the gentlemen who runs my charter school. He is big into technology so he could see the potential there. Some of our students are "Distance Learning" kids and the idea of using Tumblr as a micro-blog and photo-blog was huge. My school, BKB, is big into learning styles. My WPP caters to the visual and auditory learners, most of which have difficulty in the normal school setting so they are sent to us.

Since I was not able to implement my project I have no evidence of its success. If I had to approach another project of this type I would define my audience early on and develop Stand Alone resources for my students to learn the basics such as how to create an account, what is Tumblr about, how to share and add photos and videos. I would also spend more time developing a rubric so students would be focused and would know the guidelines for quality work.

I would love to implement this project across our small charter school network. Students are becoming more and more dependent on visuals and technology. What better way to reach our learners than to use technology to capture their interest and creativity. I would love to see them create their own photo blog and include graphics from sites like wordle and bubbl.us into their Tumblr.