TIELab | RIBIT

Using RIBIT
[Reusable Internet Based Inquiry Template]

RIBIT Philosophy::

Our students need to practice thinking. Much of K-12 education is about learning facts and concepts and then being able to demonstrate this knowledge. That's fine, but this alone does not prepare students for life in a complex world where circumstances are ever changing and often unfamiliar... where the ability to recognize patterns, ascertain forces and draw conclusions -- in a word, to think -- are the required skills for success.

RIBIT is a tool that will help students learn to think. Teachers use the RIBIT template to build Internet-based-inquiries (IBIs): activities that ask students to make sense of raw materials -- photos representing the elements of the water cycle, videos of ballistic tests, historical sources pertaining to an event.

For an IBI to fulfill its purpose teachers must use RIBIT as it was intended: as a tool to present "raw" resources around an open ended question.* The key is to choose resources that alone and together provide opportunities for the students to see patterns, draw inferences and draw their own conclusions.

If you want to help make your students better thinkers, sign up for your RIBIT login and get started creating Internet-based inquiries.

* watch this space for examples as they become available.

Create My Own IBIs::

If you want to help make your students better thinkers, get your RIBIT login and get started creating IBIs. [see a model IBI]

> Create your RIBIT account

> Add an IBI [requires login]

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RIBIT Login::