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I had a conversation with the bot and it is very intuitive. The dialog was about age, manners and politeness. It was very kool to be able to converse with this automated being and I believe that the very quick and smart responses will engage the kids. Have fun with this one. It is for communications skills.

GlobalPost is embarking on a bold journey to redefine international news for the digital age. To get there, we are relying on the enduring values of great journalism: integrity, accuracy, independence and powerful storytelling. GlobalPost follows no political line. We encourage our correspondents to write with a strong voice and to work hard to unearth facts. But we leave opinion on the opinion pages.

"Picturing America, an exciting new initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities, brings masterpieces of American art into classrooms and libraries nationwide. Through this innovative program, students and citizens will gain a deeper appreciation of our country's history and character through the study and understanding of its art. The nation's artistic heritage-our paintings, sculpture, architecture, fine crafts, and photography-offers unique insights into the character, ideals, and aspirations of our country. By bringing high-quality reproductions of notable American art into public and private schools, libraries, and communities, Picturing America gives participants the opportunity to learn about our nation's history and culture in a fresh and engaging way. The program uses art as a catalyst for the study of America-the cultural, political, and historical threads woven into our nation's fabric over time. Collectively, the masterpieces in Picturing America, used in conjunction with the Teachers Resource Book and program Web site, help students experience the humanity of history and enhance the teaching and understanding of America's past."

SELECT a subject from the top menu and watch the countries on the map change their size. Instead of land mass, the size of each country will represent the data for that subject --both its share of the total and absolute value. LEARN MORE ABOUT US CONTACT US ADVERTISING TERMS OF USE PRIVACY POLICY FAQ U.S. Census Bureau National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) National Weather Service (NWS) National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) National Association for Regulatory Administration (NARA) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Guttmacher Institute Pew Forum on Religious and Public Life U.S. Department of Agriculture (DoA) Energy Information Agency (EIA) Office of Surface Mining (OSM) U.S. Green Building Council U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wilderness.net Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) U.S Geological Survey (USGS) National Mining Association (NMA) Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) export.gov Realty Trac, Inc. American Gaming Association (AGA) Bureau of Labor Satistics (BLS) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Clerk of the House of Representatives opensecrets.org National Archives and Records Administration (U.S. Archives) whitehouse.gov fedspending.gov Social Security Administration (SSA) Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) NAACP Legal Defense Fund Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Beer Institute U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) Rollercoaster Database Cinema Treasures Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO) National UFO Reporting Center PEOPLE U.S. Census Bureau -the federal agency that conducts the decennial census and collects data about the nation and its people National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) -a federal agency t

Choose a subject, i.e. people, planet, politics, etc. and watch the map change based on the data representation.

Calisphere is the University of California's free public gateway to a world of primary sources. More than 150,000 digitized items - including photographs, documents, newspaper pages, political cartoons, works of art, diaries, transcribed oral histories, advertising, and other unique cultural artifacts - reveal the diverse history and culture of California and its role in national and world history.

MixedInk is a free and democratic collaborative writing tool. With MixedInk, any group can weave their best ideas and opinions together to collectively write reviews, op-eds, letters to the editor, petitions, mission statements, blogs, and more.">This is a cached version of http://mixedink.com/main.php. Diigo.com has no relation to the site.x

FORA.tv helps intelligent, engaged audiences get smart. We present the web's largest collection of unmediated video drawn from live events, lectures, and debates going on all the time at top universities, think tanks and conferences. We gather this provocative, big-idea content for anyone to watch, interact with, and share --when, where, and how they want.

Ushahidi builds tools for democratizing information, increasing transparency and lowering the barriers for individuals to share their stories. Clay Shirkey spoke about this resource at TED - http://www.ted.com/talks/clay_shirky_how_cognitive_surplus_will_change_the_world.html

Site of the Dirksen Center - history of congresses from 73rd on; documents, photos, key legislation passed, etc.

"In these essays, members of the Hoover Institution's Task Force on K-12 education, joined by several keen-eyed observers, blend prediction with prescription to paint a vivid picture of American primary and secondary education in 2030. What follows is necessarily speculative, and readers may judge portions to be wishful thinking or politically naïve. But none of it is fanciful-we're not writing fiction here-and all of it, in the authors' views, is desirable. That is to say, the changes outlined here would yield a more responsive, efficient, effective, nimble, and productive K-12 education system than we have today."

Various videos expressing opinions about where education will be in 2030.

Promoting education and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a simple, nonpartisan pro-con format

a free web service that provides various data and statistics related to different interesting topics and global issues. Gapminder was built to present a picture of the world using a unique approach to reading data. This website also aims to promote global development with the purpose of accomplishing the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

Festinger, neuroscience - reason vs rationalization, science or lawyering?

A cautionary reminder about (the limits of) the power of reasoning.