Ten Great Place to Find Free Data Sets!

Google Data Set Search

Type of data: Miscellaneous

Data compiled by: Google

Access: Free to search, but does include some fee-based search results

Sample dataset: Global price of coffee, 1990-present

It seems we turn to Google for everything these days, and data is no exception. Launched in 2018, Google Dataset Search is like Google’s standard search engine, but strictly for data. While it’s not the best tool if you prefer to browse, if you have a particular topic or keyword in mind, it won’t disappoint. Google Dataset Search aggregates data from external sources, providing a clear summary of what’s available, a description of the data, who it’s provided by, and when it was last updated. It’s an excellent place to start.

Kaggle

Type of data: Miscellaneous

Data compiled by: Kaggle

Access: Free, but registration required

Sample dataset: Daily temperature of major cities

Like Google Dataset Search, Kaggle offers aggregated datasets, but it’s a community hub rather than a search engine. Kaggle launched in 2010 with a number of machine learning competitions, which subsequently solved problems for the likes of NASA and Ford. It has since evolved into a renowned open data platform, offering cloud-based collaboration for data scientists, as well as educational tools for teaching artificial intelligence and data analysis techniques…plus, of course, tonnes of great datasets covering almost any topic you can imagine.

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Group your Chrome tabs!

• Use tab groups in your chrome browser to organise and minimise your open tabs.

Google Classroom has a Student Selector

• Use The Classroom app on iPad, iPhone or Android phone to randomly select students for activities

Explore These features with your students

• Create a map project and have students add unique content.

• Create real life mapping scenarios with Google Earth's measurement tools.

• Explore Google Earth's interactive content.

Special thanks to David berg for contributing this Google Earth overview.

Explore coding skills and concepts with your class!

• students can explore independently or be guided by their teacher

• Find comprehensive lessons in Learn to Code Teacher's Guides available in iBooks for FREE!

Students should be able to:

• Host an artefact in a Google Drive Folder

  • set sharing settings correctly for community access

• Create a new post on their Digital Portfolio:

  • with a section title

  • the artefact is sized and centered for their audience

  • they are able to include a text box for reflection

• Publish the latest post and share live link

Teach students to filter out unwanted results with these six search operators:

• "search term" Force an exact-match search.

• site: Limit results to a specific website.

• define: Access Google's built in dictionary.

• intitle: Find pages with a certain word(words) in the title.

• filetype: restrict results to a specific file type.

• datarange: Find pages with

Blooket is a tool similar to Quizlet and Kahoot that increases engagement through amplified gamification of quizzes

• allows creator to import Quizlet content

• access to a range of quiz content

• assign quizzes as HW

• highly engaging

My Bib is a free digital citation tool with fantastic features and no adds.

• integrates into your school Google domain and is accessible in Google apps launcher

• easy to create citations with a wide range of formats and source types

• Two clicks and it creates a Works Cited list in Google Drive

• Fantastic Chrome extension that easily adds citations to your projects, and gives a credibility rating to the websites along with reasons for its ratings.

Establish transparent device use in your class

• display student screens on the big screen while they work independently

• create accountability for online action

Keynote animation can be a great way to:

• have demonstrate what they now

• inspire creativity

• engage learners

Create these kids of Padlets

• Canvas

• Shelf

• Timeline

• Map

Make your inbox manageable

• set up your default inbox with tabs

• set filters to direct email traffic to tabs

• customised labels and filters

MacBook Air Tips

• Set up Touch ID for easy access

• Become familiar with the Trackpad features

• Shortcut for screen capture and recording

Citation Tool: Google Docs

• Create citations for multiple formats in a Google Doc

• insert in text citations

• insert bibliography

Google Documents Formatting Tips

• create titles and headings use the style tool

• insert a table of contents

• insert a bookmark

Google Calendar Tips

• add appointment slots to your calendar

• add Out of Office notification on Calendar

Detailed Instructions HERE

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VIDEO: Promote Creativity Through Active Learning

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Today's Tech Tip content courtesy of Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

As life with COVID-19 chugs along as normal, you may want to familiarise yourself with a few digital tools that will become central to your teaching practice should we need to suddenly teach online.

Zoom Video conferencing

• free tool

• easy access to meetings for students - they can join with a shared link

• app downloads with no need for admin password

• screen sharing and white board features

Wakelet: Content Creation Tool

• Wakelet is a free visual platform designed for you to save, organise and share content from across the web.

• You can save articles, videos, images, Tweets and more, and organise them into stunning collections to share.

Click here for more information and resources for teaching online

A lot of classrooms are getting new SMART boards. Check out this video on how to add shortcuts on your home screen. below the video are some more useful links.

Smart Notebook Overview

SMART Support on Youtube

Today's Tech is courtesy of the uwintoolparade.

Canva and Piktochart are regularly used by our students at GEMS to create visual representations of their work. Have a watch and find out the pros and cons of each platform, and how they can enhance your teaching and learning.

Today's Tuesday Tech tip comes courtesy of Educational Technology and Mobile Learning.

Practical Google Form Templates for Teachers

Pre-designed templates are ready-made forms you can appropriate for a wide variety of purposes. You do not have to spend a tremendous amount of time working on a form template that is already created and provided for free. You can search the template gallery, pick the form you like and customize it the way you want. Below are some examples of templates you may want to consider when creating: an event feedback, assessment, worksheet, course evaluation, or exit ticket. To access and use any of these templates, head over to Template gallery, click to expand the gallery and scroll down to the bottom of the page where you will find them under the label Education.

See the resource HERE.

Learn how to:

• Schedule a meeting

• Propose a new time for an already scheduled meeting

• Make meeting attendance optional