Data+Analysis

Data analysis websites are a great tool to use inside and outside of the classroom. They can be used outside the classroom to vote for what movie you and your friends are going to rent or what kind of food you'd like to order, and inside the classroom they can be used to answer questions in reading like what character do you most relate to from the story we read or what activity would you like to do first today? It is also a great way to get parents' opinions about what is going on in the classroom in a anonymous and straight forward way.

Below is a parent homework survey I created using [|SurveyMonkey] which is a free and easy to use survey creating website.

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Below is a poll question I created using [|Poll Everywhere] which is a free, easy and convenient way to get answers for your own poll question. One great feature about this website is that survey responses can be collected either on the internet or more conveniently by text message.

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Another useful tool to use in a classroom to collect information from students is a CPS or a Classroom Performance System. This is a device that easily connects to your computer and turns your computer into a data collection source. Each student is given an answering remote that is associated with his/her name on the computer and uses this remote to answer a question or a number of questions. It is a great tool to use to give quizzes or take opinion polls in the classroom.

Below is a link to the McGraw-Hill CPS device website. [|McGraw-Hill CPS]