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Saturday, November 27, 2010

Powerful Current Data Visualizations



Google Labs' Public Data Explorer lets you view and create charts based on public data such as mortality, fertility and unemployment rates. The charts and maps animate over time making the changes easier to follow and understand. I love the interactivity of these charts.

This employment chart, which is very relevant in Ireland at the moment, clearly shows the rapid increase in unemployment over the last 3 years linked no doubt to the rapid decline in the economy over the same period!!!



It is quite easy to find out from this chart that, in Ireland, over the last 50 years, the average family size has decreased from 4 to 2 children while the life expectancy has increased from 70yrs to 80yrs (approximately). Astonishing to see that the life expectancy in Afghanistan and Zimbabwe is almost half that value!


Sunday, November 14, 2010

Set of Useful eLearning Tools



The Learning Tools from UBC Arts ISIT are a set of useful eLearning tools that can be used to enhance teaching, while also providing a different learning approach for your students.

Although, several of the tools are specifically geared towards language learners, most of them can be used for any subject area.

The tools include:


Monday, November 1, 2010

Great Tutorials from GCFLearnFree



GCFLearnFree provide "quality, innovative online learning opportunities" for anyone who wants to improve their technology, literacy or mathematics skills.

There are over 200 tutorials available including topics such as Facebook, Microsoft office, open office, computer basics, email and Internet safety.

GCFLearnFree also provide free online classes, for the Microsoft applications, where you can learn to use these applications with the help of an online instructor.

You can also create an account to store your own personal profile and learning history.

A very useful resource indeed!