Creat+A+Graph



Create a Graph by Ellen Cremer []

I actually used this website many years ago in order to help my students who had a learning disability in math. I then came across it again recently and decided to add this to our collection of tools.

This tool lets students create any type of graph that they want. They can make bar graphs, pie graphs, line graphs, area graphs, and xy graphs. The first three are very basic and help students visualize the difference in the three. The area and xy graphs can be used in upper grade levels as well. So, this site is good for all areas and grade levels in school.

Students type in the information that they have. For example, my students did a survey on favorite colors. They then choose a graph and the design of it. They can even change the background color! Then they enter their data, label the axis, preview, and print. If they then decide that they want to change the bar to a pie graph, the information is already entered and they just select pie graph and voila!

Students come across graphs everyday. We see them in the newspaper, in textbooks, and on television. This tool can be used to familiarize them with how to display information without going into great detail. This site is very attractive and fun to use. I can’t wait to use it in my special education class in the next few weeks.