Q: I just learned about this very cool animation tool, QuartzCode, that can make your online content more engaging...but it is MAC only and I am a PC user. Is it something similar to Quartz Composer in Windows?

A: QuartzCode is awesome! vvvv is the closest to it on the PC. There are many other animation/visualization/simulation/Web Rapid Prototyping tools that you can borrow from the music and advertisement industries such as Magic, Spout, resolume,  etc. The Udemy course is available to teach you how to create mobile and web interactive prototypes and designs with interaction and animation with Quartz Composer. Sounds like a good investment and fun. Check this forum for more.

Q: In my class about student's success I'd like to use My Map tool in Google Maps. How do I create personalized, annotated, customized map?

A: Follow this tutorial : How to create a "My Map" in Google Maps   

Q: I need to create a meaningful interactive data visualization for the class project. How to choose the right tool? What technology is used to create interactive and dynamic data visualizations?

A: Look at the list offered by http://selection.datavisualization.ch/
Retrieved from Liz Dorland's scoop: A Carefully Selected List of Recommended Tools on Datavisualization.ch

Q: What Social Web applications for creating and sharing mind maps are available? I want students to use mind mapping for group projects to generate, visualize, and organize ideas, and develop stronger problem solving, and decision making skills.

A:  Try bubbl.us https://bubbl.us/ and Mindomo http://www.mindomo.com/

Q: I want to learn Analytics to build my online courses in the most effective way. Where to start?

A: this Mindmap will help you to see a big picture and all resources available: http://www.mindomo.com/mindmap/learning-analytics-62e500f49d144638b444cc5f26275e0e

Q: I am implementing the inquiry based approach to teach science. Could you share some examples of the best practices?

A: There is a successful project at Arizona State University - Virtual Field Trips: http://vft.asu.edu/#

Q: Do you have any examples on how to do storyboard for educational video?

A: See techniques recommended for story-boarding below.

Storyboard the Simpsons way: http://www.animationmeat.com/pdf/televisionanimation/strybrd_the_simpsonsway.pdf

Example of the school district template: http://schools.shorelineschools.org/home_education/Forms/Video%20Storyboard.pdf

Example of Educational Video Storyboard: https://sites.google.com/site/heidiedtec541/educational-video-storyboard

Examples of a movies:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FOKJk-7K9gY

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos?landing_page=General+Teacher+Videos+Landing+Page&gclid=COa005Pw07ICFQWCQgod4lUAtQ

Power Point for story-boarding: http://www.joedeegan.com/educational-video-storyboard-ed-tech-561/

Storyboard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWPjjoOFIu8

Free storyboard software: http://www.atomiclearning.com/storyboardpro

Q: How to maximize creativity among my students? What technology is available for that? Do you have some tips to share?

A: I just came across the article "Your creative brain at work" by Evangelia G. Chrisikou. You can read the original at

Scientific American Mind 23, 24 - 31 (2012) Published online: 7 June 2012

http://www.nature.com/scientificamericanmind/journal/v23/n3/box/scientificamericanmind0712-24_BX2.html

or check my presentation about the tips to maximize your creativity based on this article:

http://asuonline.voicethread.com/share/3283120/

Educational technology is here to engage your students in a conversation about creativity and innovation. I used VoiceThread tool to create it: http://voicethread.com/
A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam).

Q: How I can visualize data? I want to show US Crude Oil Imports By Source, 2011 as a map.

A: Google>>Fusion Maps is a good place to experiment. Here is what I found on

US Crude Oil Imports By Source, 2011:

https://www.google.com/fusiontables/DataSource?docid=16OLwvCqQoplrHkiUb1CmOz3S90mJszD2FQtEZHc

Choose Visualize>>Intensity Map. Pretty cool, ah?