NY times project

http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/explorer?ref=us

Using this website...I created 8 questions.
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1QyehZkXFMXBCMk5wPpsVyuL3XhN_18ALrBRK2YT9AzQ

This is a great tool and I find it to be truly amazing and interesting! Unfortunately, I would not be able to use this in my classroom. I teach kindergarten! I could be stretching it by using the oil mapping to talk about conservation on Earth Day. :)

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I would be able to share pictures with my class for vocabulary. It would be very helpful to add text to the picture at the bottom. I can also add the initial sound for the picture.

Comparison: Brittanica vs. Wikipedia

Wikipedia is a good tool for exploring information on the internet. It is simple to use and it gives you quick facts about the subject. I chose to search for my hometown Denison, Texas. It gave me the history of the town, demographics, politics and the culture.

Brittanica Online is a free encylopedia. It does not have the amount of information that the Wikipedia does. It was very simple and mostly gave directions to the location on a map. It didn't give me any subtitles.