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June 25th, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, STEM

Nuclear Weapons

For those who do not follow the news to closely, when one thinks of nuclear weapon possession, they usually think of the end of WW2, and the following three decades. At the end of WW2 nuclear weapons had been developed and released to end the war. For the next three decades the Cold War ensued, [&he[...]

June 14th, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, Humanities, STEM

Thursday – Data Source

2011 MLB Team and Player Stats – Major League Baseball One realm that has almost always been rich with data is sports, and probably more than any, it is American Baseball.  I can remember playing baseball on the ground, as a boy, using baseball cards, and processing the game based on the stat[...]

June 12th, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, featured, STEM

Some Like it Hot

Every with more than a basic education knows some things about the sun. It is hot, it is big, and when it is hidden, it is dark outside. But how hot is it, how big is it, and how exactly does light the Earth, especially from that far away? This infographic shares this information, and […][...]

June 11th, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, Humanities, STEM

Online Student Demographics

Today’s infographic may be a bit outdated. It is based off of information gathered in 2010, but I believe that it is still relevant today. It explores the demographics of students who procure their information online. It explores their age, race, income, and reason for using distance learning.[...]

May 22nd, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, Humanities, STEM

The State of the Tablet and Ereader Market

The tablet and the ereader are great answers to the space question that needs addressing by our growing population. While talking about my small condo, my father told me that a large number of Asians in tight quarters in cities are turning to cell phones and netbooks as a means to get on the interne[...]

May 17th, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, featured, STEM

Exploring the Original Transcripts of Early Space Exploration

This website is a really cool website that provides the shows the transcripts of various space explorations. With it, you can read what is going on during various phases of the trips, with some photos of the moments added in. Also, at the bottom, there is an option to see the path that the aircraft [...]

May 15th, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, featured, Humanities, STEM

How the deficit got so big

The government budget has been something of controversy since politics began. Money is something that is not supposed to be discussed, and yet everyone has an opinion, and shares it. Everyone has an opinion as to the reason, and who’s at fault. With everything, people try to find a person at f[...]

May 14th, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, featured, Humanities, STEM

138 Years of Popular Science Magazine in a Single Infographic

Today’s infographic studies the 150 year old magazine, Popular Science. In 2011 a man was asked to create this infographic that shows the progression of science using key words and topics from the magazine. His blog shows his process for creating the infographic, and then he has images of the [...]

May 9th, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Humanities, STEM

It’s a Smartphone’s World

  It’s important to know what your students have access to and what they will probably be using the future. For instance, as pens became more and more popular, over pencils or ink, what was available in the classroom as far as supplies probably changed. Now, in most secondary classes, pen[...]

May 8th, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, STEM

What You Need to Know

  Our job, as educators, is to prepare our students for getting a job when they are ready. Most students will hopefully wait until they are in their early to mid 20s to begin their careers. Luckily for many of us, some will begin their careers at 16 or 18. But those who do attend […][...]