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Thursday, April 30, 2015
Five Reasons How Origami Improves Students' Skills
Link: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/why-origami-improves-students-skills-ainissa-ramirez
Cool Maps
Here are a lot of very interesting maps on a wide variety of things. Some examples are below. (Map at left is of state size according to population)
Greatest Sports Hero from Each State
In December 1999, Sports Illustrated ranked the 50 all-time greatest sports figures from every state. Today's map highlights each state's best. In the 15 years since the lists were published, has anyone been knocked off his or her perch?
Income of Top 1% of Each State
Today's map comes from the Economic Policy Institute. At one end of the spectrum, the 1% in Connecticut earns at least $677,608 per year. In Arkansas, the 1% threshold is $228,298.
Link: http://mentalfloss.com/article/61362/what-youd-have-make-be-top-1-each-state
What People are Most Thankful from in Each State
Link: http://mentalfloss.com/article/60312/what-people-are-thankful-each-state
Online Textbooks
Link: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-with-web-based-resources-edwige-simon
Spring Cleaning
Sandy Merz, in Education Week, recently wrote this article about spring cleaning in three areas--the classroom, her hard drives and the inner workspace of her mind.
How to Protect Yourself on Facebook
Part of his infographic is below. To see it in its entirety, click the link below:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-protect-yourself-on-facebook/