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Thanks Dennis and Andrew!

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Great eposter on using Excel for project work by Georgette Nicolaides
https://www.causeweb.org/cause/ecots/ecots16/posters/d/7

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http://www.gapminder.org/world/
Neat dynamic visualizations of data on countries

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Joe - there is an eCOTS virtual poster on the academic integrity issue providing some solutions.

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There was a presentation yesterday about generating randomized data sets to give to each student, to cut down on academic integrity problems. Of course, if they are doing a good job writing scripts to analyze data, they can share a script with each other and the fact that the data is different doesn't slow them down.

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How should we assess computing skills? I want to give take-home exams (and do give them), but these have serious issues with academic integrity and I don't have good solutions for this. Any best practices to share?

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I like to tell instructors that are new to technology implementation in the classroom, to start slow and use some technology and simulations on their main computer for demonstrations of concepts even if students can't use computers.

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I like to tell instructors that are new to technology implementation in the classroom, to start slow and use some technology and simulations on their main computer for demonstrations of concepts even if students can't use computers.

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Not quite free, but Fathom is only $5.25/year for a student.

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Not quite free, but Fathom is only $5.25/year for a student.

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http://fathom.concord.org
---Rob Gould

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http://codap.concord.org
Some neat visualizations and partnerships with various projects

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Desmos now has a really great _nonlinear_ regression ability!

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https://www.desmos.com/
Can build interactive simulations and activities
App for offline use

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http://www.rossmanchance.com/applets/

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http://lock5stat.com/statkey/

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GraphNCalc83 is an app for iOS that is only 5.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/graphncalc83/id744882019?mt=8

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I'd be interested in hearing what your colleagues in computer science are using for technology.  I know that it's not using calculators (or excel).  Are there ways to leverage their efforts and coordinate curricula?

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I haven't seen it, but I'll check it out--thanks!

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Andrew, have you seen the R "deducer" package? The first sentence in the manual is this: "Deducer is designed to be a free easy to use alternative to proprietary data analysis software such as SPSS, JMP, and Minitab." I haven't used this for a class but thought it looks interesting.

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Whether calculators or computers we need to be careful that we are not substituting button pushing for conceptual understanding.

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Having a Plan B is always a good idea! This Padlet is a Plan B! :-)

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In the "free and simple" mode, have a look at the CODAP project http://codap.concord.org
Calculators and Excel are generally poor for teaching statistical concepts or analysis

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I guess I'm hoping for something that layers on top of R or Python, but more mouse-interactive like JMP.

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I'm new to teaching statistics, at a community college.  We've heavily used TI-83/84 previously, I'm considering shifting to Excel and some applets, but I won't expect them to have that during class time.

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I've gotten lazy about backup plans because tech has gotten more reliable.  Still not perfect, but so much better than 2009.

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We've found that RStudio servers are free (though they require IT support) and have allowed us to move to a "bring your own browser" model.  This works with both Chromebooks and laptops.  We teach in a regular classroom with tables and encourage folks to work in pairs.  Here is a webpage with some of our resources...

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For pre-course planning.  But nothing beats student feedback for how technology is presenting challenges in any way.

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How important is it to have a back-up plan, given the glitches we can encounter with technology during
class?

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It can also depend on what kind of course you're teaching. If you're aiming for a data-science class where data cleaning and large data sets are important, then a phone won't be enough.

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I assume students have a laptop or desktop outside of class.   And I really prefer that students put electronics away during class.

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Why assume?  Ask.  The answers may be different in different places.

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Mobile phone / wi-fi.
Simulations that work on small screen eg Desmos graphing calc, random.org

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I think that a new Academic version of JMP is coming or maybe is available already.  I don't know the pricing, but I think it is cheap but not free and can be bundled with text books.  Does anyone know more about this?

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Is there anything like JMP but free? I know about iNZight, but had trouble installing it. TuvaLabs is good for what it does, but it doesn't go as far as JMP can.

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What level of technology should we assume all students have access to?