Additional Assignment #1

The educational implications of using Google Squared are that there is a table that can be adjusted to your need. Things can be added or deleted as needed. Information is presented in the style of statistics, summaries, and maps, among other helpful articles. The educational implications of using WolframAlpha are that it too provides a summary of information and statistics a lot like Google Squared. They are both very helpful because information can be easily compared. The cool thing is that instead of putting actual digits into WolframAlpha, you can put all words in order to get numerical data.



In the “Did you know?” video, the statistic about the number of smart people in India is more than the entire US population. Although it is true, it is misleading because the total US population is only 25% of what India’s is. The same goes for the fact that if China can get 25% of their people to speak English, they will obviously have more English speakers than the US because the US only has 25% of the population of China. This just goes to prove that statistics must first be completely considered before they are blown out of proportion. It is important to fully think about what information you are being given, it’s easy to just be sucked into random facts. Always be sure to investigate what you hear or read to fully understand it.