InspireData 1.5 offers more ways to explore and understand data. This latest version of InspireData has many powerful new features to help students collect and explore data and help educators integrate InspireData and data literacy into the classroom.
Easier data collection!
e-Survey tool
Collect data anytime, anywhere using InspireData's e-Survey tool. Create and publish an online survey to gather data, then instantly download results to jumpstart analysis.
100+ subject-specific databases
Get started quickly with more than 100 content-rich databases.
Database templates
Use database templates with predefined structure to guide data collection.
Expanded data formatting options
Select and define field formats and valid list content to ensure consistent data collection.
More plot options!
Bar Charts
Students can create a bar chart or a stack plot with one click.
Line of best fit and line graphs
Display line of best fit and line graphs in axis plots to connect data points or to clarify data relationships and investigate trends.
Export plots
Export plots as .jpg, .gif or .png files.
Expanded teacher and classroom support
Standards-based lessons plans and classroom projects
These lesson plans include ideas and instructions for achieving key data literacy standards, corresponding database templates to guide student data collection and exemplars for teacher demonstration and student assessment.
Learn-to-Use Handouts
These teacher tools provide easy-to-follow instructions for quickly learning and using InspireData.
Web resources
Teachers can easily access additional support materials such as lesson plans and database templates.
Teacher database templates for classroom analysis
Customizable templates allow teachers to track student performance over time, identify classroom trends and support data-driven decision making.
InspireData™ is a powerful data analysis tool. As students visually explore data in science, mathematics and social studies, they improve data literacy and strengthen important analytical skills.
Develop data literacy
As students organize and analyze data they ask meaningful questions and dig deeper to solve problems. They move beyond simply memorizing facts and start acquiring the skills of reasoning, inquiry and communication. This process builds data literacy and makes learning a richer, more meaningful experience. Learn more about how InspireData improves data literacy.
Collect and organize data
Students use InspireData's Table View to enter, import and customize data from experiments or research activities.
In Table View, students:
Start with any of InspireData's 100+ content-rich databases, or create a new database by easily entering new information or importing data from the Internet or other database sources
Collect data anytime, anywhere using the new InspireData e-Survey tool. Create and publish an online survey to gather data, then instantly download results to jumpstart analysis.
Enter multiple data types easily, such as numbers, text, lists, series and formulas
Select and define field formats and valid list content to ensure consistent data collection
Customize table properties or create multiple tables within a database
Add notes to reference sources and provide explanations
Analyze data with multiple plot types
Venn, bar, stack, pie and axis plots offer students multiple ways to visualize and investigate data.
In Plot View, students:
Change plot variables, setting axis labels to further explore data
View data as it changes over time with animated Time Series
Customize plots with labels, colors and unique icons
Use Slide Show to capture and present analysis
Add Notes to document processes and observations
Perform calculations and use basic statistical tools, such as mean, media and summary counts, to support conclusions and summarize data
Display line of best fit and line graphs in axis plots to connect data points or to clarify data relationships and investigate trends
Document and present analysis
Communicate findings with Slide Show
Slide Show enables students to capture the sequence of data analysis and present their work. They can continue investigation throughout a project using the live data that resides in each slide. Students also use Slide Show to document findings and conclusions to support project completion.
Add details with Notes
Using Notes, students can add explanations or document processes and observations. Teachers can use Notes to give students project instructions or feedback.
Explore data dynamically
Venn, bar, stack, pie and axis plots
Students analyze data using integrated plots and determine the most appropriate way to visualize information.
View data as it changes over time using Animated Time Series
Customizable icons
Easily recognize patterns and bring more visual meaning to plots with customizable icons. Students can create or import icons or choose from more than 100 icons in InspireData's library.
Statistical tools and formulas
Students use statistical tools and formulas to support conclusions and summarize data.
More plot options
Display line of best fit and line graphs in axis plots to connect data points or to clarify data relationships and investigate trends.
Jumpstart data collection
Database templates and 100+ databases
Use database templates with predefined structure to guide data collection and get started quickly with more than 100 content-rich databases.
Grounded in education research
Originally funded under a grant from the National Science Foundation, InspireData has been developed by TERC and published by Inspiration Software. TERC is a leading educational research and development lab committed to improving mathematics and science teaching and learning.
