Week 5: My "aha" Moment

My "aha" moment with my technology was downloading data off of the internet and putting it into TinkerPlots. It is something that wouldn't seem like that big of a deal, but just seeing how simple it was really was, and how beneficial it could be not only in a math classroom but in other areas of life was very intriguing to me. It was cool to see that a program that is primarily used in middle grade levels could be used in real life when looking at sports statistics, body characteristics, backpack weights, and presidents ages. I think this is why TinkerPlots would be a very effective tool to use in a middle school classroom, and with all of the data that already comes with TinkerPlots along with millions of pieces of data on the internet, I think it will be a very effective tool in my future classroom.