World History
This site is quite possibly the coolest one I have ever seen. (Thanks to FreeTech4Teachers for the link) Gapminder has tons of statistics that you can show your students in a visual format. Rather than dry charts and graphs, your students can see animated charts that show whatever statistic (that they have available) and the change over time. For instance, if you're interested in which country in the world has the most number of internet users per 100 people (it's not the US), you can choose this graph. They have several graphs already made, with such topics as income, education, access to healthcare, etc. There is a special section for teachers that has lessons for classroom use as well. You can change the information displayed on the X and Y axis for a comparison of just about anything. This is a fantastic tool, and I can't wait to use it in my classroom!
- Bar Graphs To Compare Items
This is a nice video on how to create visual charts (all the nicer because as a runner it discusses running times!). Perhaps you want to compare class average across the year on different tests or test results between teachers or even different...
- My View On The Future Of Education
Last week the Alliance for Excellent Education (which is the inspiration behind Digital Learning Day) asked me to write a blog post for them. If you care to read the entire post go here where I have a number of links to items my students have done...
- The Special Education Classroom
In a few days I am going to some present to some special education teachers. I make no bones about the fact that I am a regular education teacher, but I share the room with one and have taught many of them in my technology integration course....
- The Future Growth Of The Global Muslim Population
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life published projections on Muslim growth over the next 20 years. The story includes a number of graphs and charts, some of which are interactive. The Center projects that Pakistan will replace Indonesia as the...
- 20th Century Heroes And Villains From The National Archives
My colleague, Jeff Feinstein, who teaches US and European history, sent me this awesome link to the UK's National Archives. It deals with 20th century heroes and villains: Winston Churchill and the bombing of Dresden,...
World History
Visual Statistics
This site is quite possibly the coolest one I have ever seen. (Thanks to FreeTech4Teachers for the link) Gapminder has tons of statistics that you can show your students in a visual format. Rather than dry charts and graphs, your students can see animated charts that show whatever statistic (that they have available) and the change over time. For instance, if you're interested in which country in the world has the most number of internet users per 100 people (it's not the US), you can choose this graph. They have several graphs already made, with such topics as income, education, access to healthcare, etc. There is a special section for teachers that has lessons for classroom use as well. You can change the information displayed on the X and Y axis for a comparison of just about anything. This is a fantastic tool, and I can't wait to use it in my classroom!
- Bar Graphs To Compare Items
This is a nice video on how to create visual charts (all the nicer because as a runner it discusses running times!). Perhaps you want to compare class average across the year on different tests or test results between teachers or even different...
- My View On The Future Of Education
Last week the Alliance for Excellent Education (which is the inspiration behind Digital Learning Day) asked me to write a blog post for them. If you care to read the entire post go here where I have a number of links to items my students have done...
- The Special Education Classroom
In a few days I am going to some present to some special education teachers. I make no bones about the fact that I am a regular education teacher, but I share the room with one and have taught many of them in my technology integration course....
- The Future Growth Of The Global Muslim Population
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life published projections on Muslim growth over the next 20 years. The story includes a number of graphs and charts, some of which are interactive. The Center projects that Pakistan will replace Indonesia as the...
- 20th Century Heroes And Villains From The National Archives
My colleague, Jeff Feinstein, who teaches US and European history, sent me this awesome link to the UK's National Archives. It deals with 20th century heroes and villains: Winston Churchill and the bombing of Dresden,...