Software: Beta Testing Tinkerplots

Week 10: March 17

MATH 459/ELMA 559 ~ Technology in Elementary and Middle School Mathematics Instruction ~ Spring 2004

Class meeting schedule and topics

Wednesday, March 17 ~	Tinkerplots
	1. Visit the Tinkerplots Web site. (www.umass.edu/srri/serg/projects/tp/tpmain.html).
	2. View the "Tinkerplots Introductory Movie."
	3. Explore the datasets contained in the SampleData folder under Tinkerplots.
	4. Load the "Backpack" dataset from the SampleData folder.
	5. Duplicate the work in the "building plots" (http://www.umass.edu/srri/serg/projects/tp/tpbuild.html) example on the Tinkerplots Web site.
Wednesday, March 24 ~	Zoombinis
Wednesday, March 31 ~	Sunburst Software programs

Homework Assignments

9. Due Wednesday, March 24

   Required work

   1. Enter the 2003 Indiana County Grade 5 PSSA results into the Tinkerplots software.

   2. Explore the dataset with Tinkerplots, creating graphs and displays as you look for interesting patterns and reltionships.

   Optional work

   • Incorporate the 2003 Indiana County Grade 8 PSSA results into your graphical analysis.

12. Due Wednesday, April 14

    Required work

    1. Write a review of the Tinkerplots software. Address your review to the Statistics Education Research Group at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Base your comments on our class discussions on what a good review should contain.

    2. Other work to be announced ...

    Optional work

    • To be announced ...