Comfort Level with TinkerPlots

After 3 weeks of researching, learning, and using TinkerPlots I feel that I have made progress. Going through the demos and working through my modules has helped me learn numerous functions that TinkerPlots has to offer. From the beginning of this class I have never used TinkerPlots. I think that having to sit down and use TinkerPlots has helped me explore and feel more comfortable with TinkerPlots.

I feel comfortable enough for me to offer to use TinkerPlots in my EDFON class. In this class we are looking at East Washington Academy and their general students versus their gifted students. As a class we wanted to have something to compare the students and I briefly explained TinkerPlots and what it has to offer. There are different attributes we are looking at and we wanted to find something that would visually compare each. With TinkerPlots, this is something that I would be able to do. I have not begun working on it yet. We are still working on finding data and working with the school. I feel that the class will be able to benefit from this data and how TinkerPlots can present it. Once the school releases this data to us, I will be in charge of putting it together.

Overall I think I am very comfortable with TinkerPlots and I think that I will definitely try to use this piece of technology in my future classrooms.