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FiveThirtyEight Interactives

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Overview:: Broad ranging site with many useful interactives. These primarily include articles and sites on politics, economics, and sports. Each section , when clicked will include an article and a means of presenting current data througn statistical graphics.
Type of Material:: Collection.
Recommended Uses:: This site could be used for supplemental lecture material or in-class group assignments. The significant digital content under culture could be a way to introduce current societal trends into classroom discussions.
Technical Requirements:: High speed internet and use of graphics and software which display it.
Identify Major Learning Goals:: Basic understanding of statistics and probability. This site effectively engages the user in visualizing data. For people interested in sports, it may make learning statistical concepts easier.
Target Student Population:: Middle School, High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:: Basic mathmatical skills.

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Strengths:: The interactive nature of the site makes it engaging by encouraging further explorations. Interesting articles and many graphics demonstrating data mostly in politics, economics, and sports. These articles are often updated on a regular basis.
Concerns:: There is no search engine so the utility is not clear. The source of information of the articles is not uniformly and clearly cited.

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Strengths:: The interactivity and the relevance of topics to current events increases the materials effectiveness as a teaching tool. Material is current and frequently updated.
Concerns:: There is no front page which describes what this web site is, how to use it, or if there is any search feature to navigate it.

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Strengths:: Very interactive graphics allow for interesting presentations and granular information which is especially useful to compare current events with poll results.
Concerns:: There are no instructions provided as to how to use this resource. Close to four years of articles are simply listed from bottom to top. There is no clear categorization of the articles. This can be overwhelming to the student with no specific way to engage the user.

Other Issues and Comments:: The way each article is written does not appear to be uniform. The articles do not appear to be categorized for user reference.
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