Blended mathematical collaboration using a wiki, GeoGebra and Jing

Research " [S]tudents need the opportunity not only to hear what the teacher is teaching, but actually converse and articulate their own understanding of the content being presented " Professional Vision: " Communication is an essential part of mathematics and mathematics education. It is a way of sharing ideas and clarifying understanding. Through communication, ideas become objects of reflection, refinement, discussion, and amendment " (NCTM, 2000, p. 60). " The Ontario Association for Mathematics Education envisions a learning environment where…[s]tudents engage in inquiry, pose questions, and actively discuss their understandings with one another " (OAME website). "Communication is an essential process in learning mathematics. Through communication, students are able to reflect upon and to clarify ideas, relationships, and mathematical arguments" (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2005, p. 16). In Ontario, the communication process expectation, which is to be integrated into student learning in all areas of each elementary and secondary mathematics course, states that: " Students will communicate mathematical thinking orally, visually, and in writing, using mathematical vocabulary and a variety of appropriate representations, and observing mathematical conventions " (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2005, p. 46).