Ed Tech Category: Content-Based
Political Issues Research by the Pew Research Center
This website lists political information that users can browse. When they come across an issue of interest, users can click the issue to access additional information.
I Side With…
This website provides information about a range of political topics, including a list of trending issues, quizzes to self-assess user’s own views, and information about politicians, among other resources.
International Student Carbon Footprint Challenge
This resource allows users to choose an “advance” or a “basic” calculator to help determine their carbon footprint. Users then complete a series of questions and the calculator will report their estimated carbon footprint.
U.S. and World Population Clock
This tool by the US Census shows an overview of the population in the world as well as the United States.
Imagine the Population of Tomorrow
This tool allows users to adjust variables (e.g., life expectancy, the number of children per woman, ratio of boys and girls) and then run simulations that shows growth or decline in the world’s population based on those variables.
PASS Galleries
This platform allows users to create galleries of their own photographs and share them with other individuals.
Pixieset
This platform is designed for photographers to share their work in the form of a gallery. Users are able to choose a free plan and build out their gallery.
SciStarter
This platform includes multiple science projects that users can search for using the Project Finder tool. The projects typically include teams of working together to study a phenomenon, and users can click on the projects to learn more about them … Read more
Skype a Scientist
This platform matches users to scientists from across the globe based on users’ interests and the scientists’ expertise. In addition, users can join seminars on a range of scientific concepts.