• BLOG
  • ALL ACCESS
    • ALL ACCESS Login
    • Teachable Log in
  • PODCASTS
    • The Shake Up Learning Show
      • Listen
      • Subscribe
    • The Google Teacher Podcast
    • Kasey as a Guest
  • RESOURCES
    • AI Resources & Tools
    • Video Library
    • FREE Downloads
    • Choice Boards
    • Google Resources
    • Google Classroom
  • BOOKS
    • Blended Learning with Google
    • Google from A To Z
    • Shake Up Learning Book
      • Dynamic Learning Workshop
      • Book Study
    • Bulk Discounts
    • Learn More
  • WORK WITH US
    • About Kasey Bell
    • ALL ACCESS for Schools
    • Sponsorship and Advertising
  • CONTACT
    • Connect on Social
    • Copyright Policy
    • Privacy Policy
↑

Shake Up Learning

Empowering Educators with Time-Saving EdTech Tips, Tools, and Strategies

  • BLOG
  • ALL ACCESS
    • ALL ACCESS Login
    • Teachable Log in
  • PODCASTS
    • The Shake Up Learning Show
      • Listen
      • Subscribe
    • The Google Teacher Podcast
    • Kasey as a Guest
  • RESOURCES
    • AI Resources & Tools
    • Video Library
    • FREE Downloads
    • Choice Boards
    • Google Resources
    • Google Classroom
  • BOOKS
    • Blended Learning with Google
    • Google from A To Z
    • Shake Up Learning Book
      • Dynamic Learning Workshop
      • Book Study
    • Bulk Discounts
    • Learn More
  • WORK WITH US
    • About Kasey Bell
    • ALL ACCESS for Schools
    • Sponsorship and Advertising
  • CONTACT
    • Connect on Social
    • Copyright Policy
    • Privacy Policy

The Golden Treasures of Google! – Part 2, DATA!

March 23, 2015 by Kasey Bell

  • Share
  • Tweet
The Golden Treasures of Google - Part 2 (DATA)! The Fabulous Tools You Don't Know About! | www.shakeuplearning.com | #googleedu #edtech #gafe #gafechatGoogle offer us so many fabulous projects and tools! Are You Ready for More?

Welcome to Part 2 in this series: The Golden Treasures of Google! The Fabulous Tools You Don’t Know About!

Part 2 will focus on some fabulous data tools! Check out what data-driven Googliness lies below!

—>Did you miss the other parts in this series?

Part 1 : Google Maps, Street View and Earth

Part 3: Search

Part 4: Student Initiatives

See them all HERE!


 Google Trends

Explore Google trending search topics with Google Trends. See what’s trending, what’s popular, and much more data!
Also, check out these special treasures:
  • Hot Trends
  • A Year in Search 2014

In the Classroom: Google Trends is a great discussion starter. Ask students to analyze the data, make predictions, and talk about how the world is changing.


 Google Correlate

Google Correlate
Google Correlate is actually a part of Google Trends. It finds search patterns which correspond with real-world trends.

Check out this great Comic Book explanation of Google Correlate!

  • Flu Trends
  • Tutorial
  • Search by Drawing

In the Classroom: Google Correlate is a great tool for finding correlations with current events like the Ebola outbreak. It is also a great way to explain the difference between correlation and causation to students!



 Ngram Viewer

Picture

Ngram Viewer is a part of Google Books. Five MILLION books have been archived covering a span of the last 500 years, and Google has made the data from those books searchable. Visualise the rise and fall of particular keywords across 5 million books and 500 years!

In the Classroom: This tool would be great for having students research keywords around a historical event like World War II and do a comparison with published works and popular authors of the time in Ngram Viewer.


Google Public Data Explorer

Picture

The Google Public Data Explorer makes large datasets that are made publically available by the government and other agencies easy to explore, visualize and communicate. Here you can find everything from unemployment and population to Ebola and weather.

Four types of visualizations :

  • line chart
  • bar chart
  • map
  • scatter plot

Bonus: You can now upload your own data sets.

In the classroom: There are so many ways that this data and the visualizations could be used in the classroom. These statistics would be great for research projects, geography, authentic math problems, and more!


—>Did you miss the other parts in this series?

Part 1 : Google Maps, Street View and Earth

Part 3: Search

Part 4: Student Initiatives

See them all HERE!


The Teacher's Guide to Google ClassroomWant More Google Tips?
Check out The Teacher’s Guide to Google Classroom eBook!

The Teacher’s Guide to Google Classroom is chocked full of step-by-step instructions for using Google Classroom, setting up classes, creating announcements, discussions, assignments, management and tips!  You will also find helpful screenshots of both the teacher and student side of Google Classroom. This reference guide is great for new users and full of handy reminders and tips for more experienced users. This guide includes 40+ pages of everything you need to know to get started and to help your students learn how to use Google Classroom. A simple cheat sheet just wouldn’t cut it for this robust application that is a must for teachers going paperless with Google Apps for Education. Click here to preview.


add to cart


Also available from these websites:

  • Amazon
  • Teachers Pay Teachers
  • Educents
  • TES (UK version also available)

© Shake Up Learning 2025. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Kasey Bell and Shake Up Learning with appropriate and specific direction to the original content on ShakeUpLearning.com. See: Copyright Policy.

  • Share
  • Tweet

Filed Under: Free Resources for teachers, Google, Instructional Technology Tagged With: data, google, lesser0known tools

Comments

  1. Darlene Kaskow says

    March 24, 2015 at 6:45 am

  2. kara says

    March 24, 2015 at 8:27 am

    How did you embed the hot topics into your site? So cool!! Also, is there a direct link to find the hot topics visualization page? I can’t find the link in the trends site.

  3. Kasey Bell says

    March 24, 2015 at 8:52 am

    Hi Kara! I recorded an animated gif and embedded it. It’s not actually live.
    To get to the hot trends visualization, click on the hot trends bullet in the post. That should take you there.
    Thanks for commenting!

    • Kara says

      March 24, 2015 at 8:55 am

      Thank you for the response! I was wondering if there was a direct link on the trends page to show the visualization without having to reference your link on this site each time.

SUMMER LEARNING SERIES
11 Bible Verses for Struggling Teachers
The best Learning books of all time

Brilliantly

SAFE!

shakeuplearning.com

Content & Links

Verified by Sur.ly

2022
  • Contact Shake Up Learning
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright ©2025, Shake Up Learning. All Rights Reserved.
Design by Pixel Me Designs
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.AcceptReject Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT