Google has developed a tool that can yield surprisingly accurate results sooner than the CDC:
- click "Learn More" on the page link below to get an explanation of what's going on here.
http://www.google.org/flutrends/
(Note: The site is google.ORG, not .COM!)
Would it be a fun learning exercise to have your class make guesses as to the terms that might indicate some kind of trend?
How might some one be misled if they didn't understand the data or have enough data amassed to make certain conclusions?
What type of people in various careers would use this? Medical, Sociology, Statisticians, Mathematicians, Scientists, the list goes on...
Interesting stuff!
Friday, October 9, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Homework Day with Wolfram Alpha
October 21st is a day that the new search tool Wolfram Alpha will be hosting a special live event to promote answering tough homework questions for K-12 and beyond. Why not see if Wolfram Alpha can answer a question that stumped your class? It starts at 10am MST and will run all day long.
For more details visit this site: http://homeworkday.wolframalpha.com/
Regards,
Mason
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