The TIP Model in Action

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Read each of the following scenarios related to implementing the TIP Model, and answer the questions that follow it based on your Chapter 12 reading activities.

This activity contains 5 questions.

Mr. Daley wanted to show his sociology students how they could test hypotheses about correlations among social factors such as population centers and crime statistics. He had heard of a technology tool that would allow students to do this with maps, so they could see at a glance if their hypotheses were correct.

1.1 What technology-based strategy could Mr. Daley use to address this need?

1.2 What would be the relative advantage of using this strategy?

1.3 What would you suggest Mr. Daley have his students produce to show the results of their work? How might he assess this product?

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Dr. France's students were going to be studying the Early American period in our country's history in the spring semester, and she wanted to make the class more engaging than it had been in the past. She wished she could have her students visit places like Williamsburg, Philadelphia, and Monticello, but they did not live near any of these sites.

2.1 What technology-based strategy could Dr. France use to address this problem?

2.2 What would be the relative advantage of using this strategy?

2.3 What could Dr. France's students produce to show what they had learned? How might she assess their products?

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Ms. Rodrigues's social studies students were about to study the U.S. Constitution. She not only wanted to show them what was included in our Constitution, but she also wanted them to see all the factors that must be considered when any new country creates a charter to guide its development and reflect its national principles. She had heard about software that allowed students to do this in a role-playing way.

3.1 What technology-based tool could Ms. Rodrigues use to address this need?

3.2 What would be the relative advantage of using this strategy instead of holding a class discussion on this topic?

3.3 Should students work individually, in pairs, in small groups, or as a whole class on this activity? Explain.

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Ms. Fernanda wanted to have her students study their local area, so she arranged to have them work via email with a class of students in another state. They exchanged background information about each other's locations and asked questions about weather conditions, favorite spots to visit, and other items of interest to both. Finally, they each worked on a travel brochure that included a local map and summarized the information they had gathered. They ended the project by emailing each other a copy of the brochure.

4.1 What problems did Ms. Fernanda address with this technology-based strategy?

4.2 What would be the relative advantage of using this strategy, as opposed to having students do a brochure without contacting other students?

4.3 What outcomes should be assessed in such a project, and how might they be assessed?

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Dr. Levar's students were studying how the stock market both reflects our country's economy and helps shape it. He asked them to track five stocks over the course of 2 months and chart their progress. At the same time, they tracked events in the country and the world that might affect stock market performance for the stocks they picked. They ended the project by describing the events that corresponded with major dips and peaks and how they thought these events affected the stocks.

5.1 What problems is Dr. Levar addressing with this technology-based strategy?

5.2 If he had the students work in small groups on this activity, explain how this strategy might best be carried out in the classroom.

5.3 What would be a good way for Dr. Levar to have students present their findings? Explain why this presentation strategy would be effective.

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