making your own interactive content. interactive content creation tools can be used to make all...

Making Your own interactive content

• Interactive Content Creation Tools can be used to make all different types of interactive content for your classroom – from maps to data sets, there are tons of possibilities!

Statsilk

• StatSilk is a company that offers several different programs to make interactive content. They offer a variety of interactive mapping tools (with varying capabilities) and interactive data visualization tools for graphs and charts. For making interactive graphs and charts, the basic version of StatTrend is free (and has a limit of 6 indicators).

• http://www.statsilk.com

StatPlanet - mapping software• Web-based and desktop software for

visualizing spatial data through interactive maps, graphs & charts.

• http://www.statsilk.com/software/statplane

Google

• Don’t worry, guys, Google does this, too. You can use Google Public Data and either upload your own dataset and create a visualization, or explore and adapt visualizations of already collected data (such as data on world economic factors) to have them suit your needs. Easy to use and free!

ManyEyes• ManyEyes is a free data visualization software

by IBM that allows creation of different types of charts, graphs, maps, and visual text analysis. It isn’t the fanciest-looking site you’ll ever see, but the tools are all free, and very easy to use.

• www.manyeyes.com