https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech Birds-of-a-Feather Friday 20MAY 1:00-1:30pm (Double-click anywhere to open up your own window to leave a comment.) en-us 2016-05-19 01:04:30 UTC 2016-05-20 17:43:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/aws/92578/8031a24d6035c32abd172ec947465c9ecd93ddcc/a8cadc67104e3ae64b50fc5214fd3b18.png https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111898934 What level of technology should we assume all students have access to?]]> 2016-05-20 17:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111898934 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899038 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.

]]> 2016-05-20 17:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899038 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899194 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?

]]> 2016-05-20 17:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899194 damien_raftery https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899316 Mobile phone / wi-fi.
Simulations that work on small screen eg Desmos graphing calc, random.org]]> 2016-05-20 17:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899316 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899430 Why assume?  Ask.  The answers may be different in different places.

]]> 2016-05-20 17:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899430 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899435 I assume students have a laptop or desktop outside of class.   And I really prefer that students put electronics away during class.]]> 2016-05-20 17:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899435 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899495 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.]]> 2016-05-20 17:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899495 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899572 How important is it to have a back-up plan, given the glitches we can encounter with technology during 
class?]]> 2016-05-20 17:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899572 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899581 For pre-course planning.  But nothing beats student feedback for how technology is presenting challenges in any way.]]> 2016-05-20 17:07:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899581 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899594 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...]]> 2016-05-20 17:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899594 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899684 I've gotten lazy about backup plans because tech has gotten more reliable.  Still not perfect, but so much better than 2009.]]> 2016-05-20 17:07:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899684 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899978 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.

]]> 2016-05-20 17:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899978 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899983 I guess I'm hoping for something that layers on top of R or Python, but more mouse-interactive like JMP.]]> 2016-05-20 17:09:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111899983 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111900201 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]]> 2016-05-20 17:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111900201 ekendriss https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111900252 Having a Plan B is always a good idea! This Padlet is a Plan B! :-)]]> 2016-05-20 17:11:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111900252 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111900479 Whether calculators or computers we need to be careful that we are not substituting button pushing for conceptual understanding.  ]]> 2016-05-20 17:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111900479 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111901004 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.]]> 2016-05-20 17:15:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111901004 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111901133 I haven't seen it, but I'll check it out--thanks!]]> 2016-05-20 17:16:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111901133 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111901199 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?]]> 2016-05-20 17:16:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111901199 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111901341 2016-05-20 17:17:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111901341 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111901467 GraphNCalc83 is an app for iOS that is only 5.99
 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/graphncalc83/id744882019?mt=8

]]> 2016-05-20 17:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111901467 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111901511 http://lock5stat.com/statkey/]]> 2016-05-20 17:18:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111901511 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111901588 http://www.rossmanchance.com/applets/]]> 2016-05-20 17:18:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111901588 damien_raftery https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111901893 https://www.desmos.com/
Can build interactive simulations and activities
App for offline use]]> 2016-05-20 17:19:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111901893 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111902127 Desmos now has a really great _nonlinear_ regression ability!]]> 2016-05-20 17:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111902127 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111902282 http://codap.concord.org
Some neat visualizations and partnerships with various projects]]> 2016-05-20 17:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111902282 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111902673 http://fathom.concord.org
---Rob Gould

]]> 2016-05-20 17:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111902673 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111902949 2016-05-20 17:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111902949 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111903284 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?]]> 2016-05-20 17:26:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111903284 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111903366 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.]]> 2016-05-20 17:27:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111903366 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111903486 Joe - there is an eCOTS virtual poster on the academic integrity issue providing some solutions.]]> 2016-05-20 17:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111903486 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111903560 http://www.gapminder.org/world/
Neat dynamic visualizations of data on countries]]> 2016-05-20 17:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111903560 damien_raftery https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111904662 Great eposter on using Excel for project work by Georgette Nicolaides
https://www.causeweb.org/cause/ecots/ecots16/posters/d/7]]> 2016-05-20 17:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111904662 https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111906468 Thanks Dennis and Andrew!]]> 2016-05-20 17:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ekendriss/eCOTS16_BOF_TeachwithTech/wish/111906468