This is really our popular data tool, and I think it'd be nice to give people an hour with it (it's our most-requested workshop tool!). We'd build some custom charts + maps. I'd share a site like this with them to work with during the workshop (they can use it beyond the workshop too):
https://sites.google.com/site/fusiontableslab/
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