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Help Your Students Understand How to Organize Data

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October 5, 2021

data coaching

Give Teachers Access to the Data They Need

Google Data Studio for the win! Over the years, I’ve done a lot of work with data visualization through the

September 3, 2021

I want to share my data, but it’s private. Now what?

data coaching

I want to share my data, but it’s private. Now what?

Have you ever wanted to share an example of a spreadsheet or dashboard with someone else but you were worried about having them see the real data because of privacy issues? Many times, I need to create a sample data set, but still keep the integrity of the actual data. I’ll show you a few ways to quickly create sample data sets to use in Google Sheets or Google Data Studio.

July 23, 2021

Schools Have Data. Now What?

Data, data, everywhere I often talk with fellow educators that work in district offices or technology departments at their schools.

June 14, 2021

data coaching

How teachers can stay organized in a data-rich environment

How can teachers stay organized? Teachers have a lot of data to deal with. Staying organized and having a system can help teachers be more efficient.

May 26, 2021

How to make your own local community maps with Datawrapper

This article was originally posted on smithvisualizations.com. Introduction Recently, I wrote about using Datawrapper for creating choropleth maps. Hopefully, you

May 3, 2021

data coaching

Building A Foundation for Strong Data Culture in Schools

Building A Foundation for Strong Data Culture in Schools Overview Collaboration, communication, creation, workshops, conferences, professional development. These are all

April 13, 2021

Common Core

How to make your own local community maps with Datawrapper

Create a local community map using Datawrapper. Free student and teacher guide included wth step by step directions.

March 31, 2021

Common Core

Technology Integration that Makes Geography a Blast

Here are a few ways to make learning maps and geography fun for students using digital resources on the iPad such as the Datawrapper website.

March 17, 2021

data coaching

Using Students’ Interests to get them Excited About Data

Distance Learning has been both a blessing and a curse. With students at home, this was a great time to use their interests to get them excited about data.

March 2, 2021

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