2.  Data comes in two basic forms:
 Numerical – numbers
 Textual – words
 Data comes from many sources
 Let’s brainstorm a few…
 First open a program called
Inspiration
 Now name some sources

3.  Sources include:
 Existing statistical sites online
▪ Real time data sites
 Repositories of events like encyclopedias and
books
 Our own experiments
 Surveys and questionnaires
 All around us in all kinds of forms
▪ Text
▪ Visuals

4.  What is difference between your memory and
a computer when it comes to managing data?
▪ How many e-mail contacts can you recall from your
address book?
▪ If you read long speech, how long does it take you to
determine the key themes?
▪ If you take notes from a lecture, how do you determine
the most important information?

5.  Spreadsheet programs like Microsoft Excel
 Keep track of numerical data
 Allows you to sort or filter data
 Allows you create formulas to answer questions
 Allows you to display and communicate data visually
through charts and graphs
 Also has a way to grab real-time data (search Google for
“Real time data sites”)
 Online sites such as Many-Eyes, Google Earth or
Google Public Data let you visually represent
numerical data in powerful ways

6.  Inspiration and Kidspiration let you
link text
 Draws out connections
 Visually shows the important data
 Add images to enhance understanding
 Many-Eyes and Wordle are online
tools to help express text data
visually for analysis
 Wikis are also a way to capture text
data in the form of an encyclopedic
form

7.  Develop a lesson/activity relevant to your
discipline, topic, and grade level that involves
data analysis using one of the tools.