Web of the Week Wednesday: Gapminder

Web address: http://www.gapminder.com

Mind the Gap!  This phrase in England refers to the 'gap' between the platform and the London Underground rail cars.  To mind the gap is to be cautious not to fall in a hole.  GapMinder helps you avoid the holes and pitfalls of faulty thinking.  The site shows data on a wide variety of topics, mostly related to populations and demographics so you can avoid the 'gaps' in your thinking.  One interesting and insightful item is the CO2 emissions by population ( You can also compare it by Gross National Product and a variety of other factors) This Gap shows what has happend over the last approximately 200 years regarding CO2.

If you want more information about CO2 emissions you can also visit www.uen.org/climate for Climate Science Resources

Web of the Week Wednesday: Gapminder

Web address: http://www.gapminder.com

Mind the Gap!  This phrase in England refers to the 'gap' between the platform and the London Underground rail cars.  To mind the gap is to be cautious not to fall in a hole.  GapMinder helps you avoid the holes and pitfalls of faulty thinking.  The site shows data on a wide variety of topics, mostly related to populations and demographics so you can avoid the 'gaps' in your thinking.  One interesting and insightful item is the CO2 emissions by population ( You can also compare it by Gross National Product and a variety of other factors) This Gap shows what has happend over the last approximately 200 years regarding CO2.

If you want more information about CO2 emissions you can also visit www.uen.org/climate for Climate Science Resources

Tech Tip Tuesday: Learn with Microsoft

Microsoft Partners in Learning has helped educators collaborate and connect.  Partners with Microsoft create tools or develop new ways to use tools specific to the teaching profession and to learning.  TeachTec has a list of the resources that are out there.  There are a lot of them.  Things like Chemistry Add-ins for word to allow you to create better handouts and tests to how-to's on using your email better.  So pick one and learn something with Microsoft.  Tell us your favorite in the comments.

Site: http://teachtec.cloudapp.net/

Tech Tip Tuesday: Learn with Microsoft

Microsoft Partners in Learning has helped educators collaborate and connect.  Partners with Microsoft create tools or develop new ways to use tools specific to the teaching profession and to learning.  TeachTec has a list of the resources that are out there.  There are a lot of them.  Things like Chemistry Add-ins for word to allow you to create better handouts and tests to how-to's on using your email better.  So pick one and learn something with Microsoft.  Tell us your favorite in the comments.

Site: http://teachtec.cloudapp.net/

Wednesday Web of the Week: It it were my home

Web Address: http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/

Where would you live if you could?  New Zealand? Iceland? Spain? the Phillipines? Well, if you were every wondering about what it would be like to live somewhere else, you can get a snapshot of it at www.ifitweremyhome.com this site allows you to compare the United States to a long list of other countries, some of which fare better than the United States and others where you would fare worse.  The site looks at a dozen or so factors for liveability and then tells you whether those factors are higher or lower than the United States.  Try it out.

And to add to what you have there also check out CultureGrams in the Pioneer Library for even more information.

Wednesday Web of the Week: It it were my home

Web Address: http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/

Where would you live if you could?  New Zealand? Iceland? Spain? the Phillipines? Well, if you were every wondering about what it would be like to live somewhere else, you can get a snapshot of it at www.ifitweremyhome.com this site allows you to compare the United States to a long list of other countries, some of which fare better than the United States and others where you would fare worse.  The site looks at a dozen or so factors for liveability and then tells you whether those factors are higher or lower than the United States.  Try it out.

And to add to what you have there also check out CultureGrams in the Pioneer Library for even more information.

Tech Tip Tuesday: Culture you can download

CultureGrams is a fantastic site that brings together a wide array of resources about just about every country in the world and all the Canadian Provinces and United States.

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Pioneer: Utah's Online Library gives access to CultureGrams for Utah Educators, others can find out how to purchase access at: www.culturegrams.com. Normally schools (or as in the case of Utah, states) license CultureGrams for use in their classrooms.  But one thing that often gets overlooked are the Photos, Videos and Slideshows that can be downloaded or linked to for multimedia presentations.  There is even a Citation Generator that helps students develop good habits about using online materials.  So go ahead download a little culture today.

Tech Tip Tuesday: Culture you can download

CultureGrams is a fantastic site that brings together a wide array of resources about just about every country in the world and all the Canadian Provinces and United States.

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Pioneer: Utah's Online Library gives access to CultureGrams for Utah Educators, others can find out how to purchase access at: www.culturegrams.com. Normally schools (or as in the case of Utah, states) license CultureGrams for use in their classrooms.  But one thing that often gets overlooked are the Photos, Videos and Slideshows that can be downloaded or linked to for multimedia presentations.  There is even a Citation Generator that helps students develop good habits about using online materials.  So go ahead download a little culture today.