Data+Collection+Tools

Data Collection Tools

|| **Ad-Free** || **Student** || **Educator** || **Available** || **Does Not** || • Can add survey responses to a spreadsheet automatically. • Can generate charts and graphs automatically. || • Must have a Google* account. || ü || ü ||  || Must be of “legal age to form a binding contract.” ||   || • Polls can be placed on blogs, Web sites, or social networks. • View results live as people respond. • Allows multiple choice, free text, design/ color choice. || • Free version allows up to 10 questions. • Poll contains a link to Polldaddy. || ü || ü ||  || Must be at least 13 years old. ||  || •Results and voting widgets can be placed on a Web site or PowerPoint* slide that updates automatically. • Full results can be downloaded in Microsoft Excel*. • Participants can use Twitter*, text messaging, web-
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 * Google Forms* || [|www.google.com/google-d-s/forms] || • Can choose from over 60 themes and 7 question types. • Can see entries in spreadsheet form.
 * Polldaddy* || [|http://polldaddy.com] || • Free version allows up to 100 survey responses per month.
 * Poll Everywhere* || [|www.polleverywhere.com] || • Free version allows up to 30 responses. • Can create multiple choice (voting) and free response (txt2screen) polls.

enabled phones, or Web to respond. • Works on Windows, Mac, and Linux. • Supports multiple languages and worldwide regions. || • Cannot identify answers by participant in the free version. • Poll is deleted after 30 days if it is not modified or does not receive any responses. • Individual cell phone carriers may charge standard participants text message charges. || ü || ü ||  || Must be at least 13 years old. ||  || • All languages are supported. • Offers 15 types of questions. • Offers 15 templates and visual themes. • Can have both required and optional survey responses. || • Free version allows up to 10 questions. || ü || ü ||  ||  ü ||  ||
 * SurveyMonkey* || [|www.surveymonkey.com] || • Easy online survey creation. • Can export results in Microsoft Excel* and PDF formats.

Social Geographical Mapping || **Ad-Free** || **Student** || **Educator** || **Available** || **Does Not** || • View from the perspective of galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. • Can save toured places, and share with others. • Can use simplified touring with audio and voice recording. || • Must download and install free software. • Must have a Google* account. || ü || ü ||  || Must be of “legal age to form a binding contract.” ||   || • Can drag and drop icons for points of interest. •OpenStreetMap is open data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license (CC-BY-SA). || • Can edit the map “live” and change the master map. • Some edits take from a few hours to a week to show up on the map. • Easy access to user “diaries” that give details to locations, which may or may not be appropriate for students. • Cannot save “private” maps. || ü || ü ||  ||  ü ||  || • Can use maps from various sources. || • Free version is “branded” with UMapper name. • In the free version, ads are embedded in the map. ||  ||  ü ||  ||  ü Must be at least 13 years old to register, but can create maps without registering. ||  ||  || [|www.zeemaps.com] || • Can create customized, interactive maps. • Can publish a map on a blog or Web site. • Can customize marker fields for geo search. • Can add map legends. • Can highlight regions, such as states or countries. • Can create PDF files or JPEG images. • Can create wiki-maps for group collaboration. • Can make maps private. || • Can view all markers in a geographic location that have been created by all ZeeMap users. ||  || ü ||   ||  ü ||  ||  **NOTE:** This icon means the Web site has no age restrictions, and the tool is appropriate for younger students. Other tools may be appropriate for elementary grade use with the teacher's facilitation
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 * Google Earth* || http://earth.google.com || • Can view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3-D buildings, ocean floor and surface data, and historical imagery.
 * OpenStreetMap: The Free Wiki World Map* || [|www.openstreetmap.org] || • Editable map of the world that is “created” and edited by users. • Allows users to view roads, paths, landmarks, locations from GPS surveys, satellite images, and old maps.
 * UMapper* || [|www.umapper.com] || • Can create an unlimited number of public or private maps. • Can view map usage statistics.
 * ZeeMaps*