Our latest additions to the Earth Engine Data Catalog. A summary of the new additions to the Earth Engine Data Catalog, and a glance at how fast it’s growing.
By Simon Ilyushchenko and Sulien O’Neill, on behalf of the Earth Engine Data team The Earth Engine Data Catalog is an online repository of more than 600 datasets. This equates to 29 petabytes of data (that’s nearly 3X the size of all the photos uploaded to Google Photos in its first year of existence) with a growth rate of approximately one petabyte per month. All of the datasets in the catalog are updated automatically on a daily basis, and sometimes every 6 hours. 23 Google Search Tips You'll Want to Learn. Use Google Search Modifiers Google's search algorithm is remarkably adept at returning the information you are looking for—even when you aren't exactly sure yourself.
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The collection below features some of our favourite options. These are platforms where you can get access to a plethora of documentaries spanning different topics and subject areas. You can browse through categories, pick the ones you want and share with your students. Documentaries come in with a short written synopsis and an embedded clip usually from popular video hosting sites such as YouTube and Vimeo.
100 Incredibly Useful YouTube Channels for Teachers. YouTube has earned a reputation for featuring brain cell-slaughtering fare such as the truly abysmal Fred and playing host to the some of the most depressingly stupid comments this side of Yahoo!
News. But for every participant liberally dishing out misspelled racist, sexist and homophobic talking points, there is at least one whose channel genuinely offers something provocative and educational. For teachers hoping to infuse multimedia into their classrooms, YouTube makes for an excellent starting point. Plenty of universities, nonprofits, organizations, museums and more post videos for the cause of education both in and out of schools. The following list compiles some of the ones most worthy of attention, as they feature plenty of solid content appealing to their respective audiences and actively try to make viewers smarter. Multidisciplinary and General Education Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Technology. Google Advanced Search Operators Cheat Sheet [Infographic] AdvancedPowerSearchingQuickReference. CollectionofDataSitesFall2015. Unpaywall.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project. Internet History Sourcebooks Project Paul Halsall, Editor The Internet History Sourcebooks Project is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use. 1.
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