Community Building with and for Teachers at the Math Forum

The 3rd article is titled Community Building with and for Teachers at the Math Forum by the authors of the text. This one is interesting as this site exists and seems to be thriving today. I have reviewed the site and can see why it is thriving as a virtual community. It has purpose. It would appeal to teachers, students, parents. The user interface is easy to navigate, the site is inviting to new members and assumes users will stop using the site when they stop teaching or stop taking math classes. It has a large number of individuals listed in the staff section and is affiliated with a major university. A weekly newsletter is available. The problem of the week keeps teachers coming back as they find value in the information and can easily use the problem with students. Up until this point I had thought of virtual communities as a social activity. This site is more of a problem based, professional development community. It seems to be worthwhile and may be a good choice for a case study as it content and interaction that I can see has value.