Helping Students Make Sense of Data
Helping Students Make Sense of Data
* How can we help our students organize and interpret textual and numerical information?
* What role can technology play in facilitating students’ effective and authentic use of data?
InspireData from Inspiration
http://www.ldresources.org/?p=1269
Brian S. Friedlander describes how the new InspireData software developed by Inspiration software helps students question and manipulate data in all curricular areas.
Stowaway Adventure Project
http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/shipproj/student_activity.htm
This site created by the Stevens Institute of Technology presents real-time data activities in an ocean project for students in grades 5-12.
The Research Basis for Graphing and Data Analysis Software Tools to Support Instruction http://www.tomsnyder.com/reports/Graphing%20Booklet.pdf
Describes the key concepts that K-8 students need to effectively graph and interpret data, using features of Graph Club and Graph Master software developed by Tom Snyder Productions. Also read an independent review (http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech129.shtml) of the software by educators.
