This week we covered some interesting statistics sites like the CDC, NCES, and WINSS. I haven't been to most of those sites so it was interesting to explore them a little more in depth. I also thought it was interesting because I was exploring the sites from a statistical analysis viewpoint. One of the statistical sites that I chose on my own was the Mapping Service provided by the City of Greenfield. I love GIS/Mapping and there are similar services provided for almost any decent sized city or county. It is so interesting to look at the different layers of information that encompass a parcel of land.
Another tool we looked at was Google Trends. It was interesting to see how certain hot topics or search terms fluctuated in popularity in relation to events that might have happened. It was also interesting to see how certain search terms compared to each other in popularity over certain periods of time. I am hoping that the social studies teacher will find some way to incorporate Google Trends into their current events assignments. I could also see other teachers using this with students to show them how interest in certain topics is influenced by major events in politics, sports, Hollywood or even the world.
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