Big Data, What Are You Saying?

Each group (student pair) needs:

• computer with reasonably fast Internet access
• Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheet software; or Google account to use Sheets
• Knoema Data Finder, a free app that queries data from web searches and imports it into Excel or Google Sheets
• extraction software, such as free 7 Zip or other software to extract data from compressed/zip files
• (optional) subscription to Wolfram Alpha Pro; $5/month, $3/month for students; to download data from queries
• (optional) Wolfram Mathematica, student edition; to graph and manipulate data; student group price is ~$90/computer
• Big Data Presentation Rubric (PDF), one per group (or one to post in the classroom)
• Student Tips to Finding Data Handout (PDF), one per group
• (optional) Student Self-Guided Worksheet to Working with Data in Excel (PDF), alternative independent worksheet for students well-versed in Excel
• (optional) Microsoft® PowerPoint®, for making presentations

For the entire class to share:

• capability to show the class websites, infographics, datasets and online videos