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Adding a page about Culture
I think for kids like me learning about different Continets would be helpful if they added a page made for people looking for different cultures on different continents. If they add this it would be an amazing idea!
SO PLEASE ADD THIS!!!!!!7 votes -
Introductory Country Videos
Many of my students are new English Language Readers & Listeners. I am not certain that my students understand the Kids' edition. It would be nice to have a short (<5 minute) video introducing the country as well as some pertinent & popular information. This could be done for the country as a whole as well as by individual sections.
Thank you.
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Deaf Culture
I would really like to see Deaf culture added to these. Maybe start with American Sign Language and go from there.
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default language
I would like the ability to set the default language to other languages and then get a dedicated url for using Culture Grams in this language. We would use this for our Seal of Biliterarcy and foreign language students.
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Graphic organizers/scavenger hunts/Activity templates.
Ex: US Maps. Gr 1-5 will choose a state, complete info for each category (Did you know? Motto, etc) in a graphic organizer. Students can then make postcards using the activity template and share them with the class.
(Library K-5 teacher).7 votes -
Charts & Graphs downloadable in other formats
I do a lot of teacher trainings on how to use CultureGrams in the classroom. The teachers are very excited about having the ability to have their students create comparison charts and graphs. However, sharing their creations out is problematic. Would it be possible to add a feature so that charts and graphs could be downloadable in formats such as jpeg and png? CultureGrams is a statewide resources for our K-12 students, so I know this feature would be useful for many teachers and students in Iowa. Also, it would be helpful to have curriculum correlation with the Iowa Core…
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I think cultureGrams can be improved by including pictures/videos/people/info of life in the cities not just villages
more inclusive images, videos and info
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Make a topic filter for countries
A feature where you can filter topics when searching for countries (ex: Religion, Art, Economy, History, etc.) This would make it easier to find articles about countries and to find specific articles about certain topics about that country.
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World Edition photos
Please add photos to the text of the World edition reports, like you have in the other editions.
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Improve layout
Can you make multimedia, data tables, and other things like that easier to find on the CultureGrams site?
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Could you add a "day to day life" section for each country?
Adding how a normal day is for the people of the counry
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Incorporate the Lesson activities into the Culture Gram database
Incorporate the Lesson activities into the CultureGram database. Make the 200+ page PDF with teaching activities into hyperlink related to the specific content/lesson. Also, incorporate more activities that are Distance Learning friendly.
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Any way a history class can search Jim Crow Laws by state? Please let me know if I'm missing it! Thanks!
APUSH class will be researching Jim Crow Laws by state. I wish I could direct them to CultureGrams State Edition!
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Update Populations
El Salvador's population is not current. Thank you!
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Make it easier to select countries during graph creation
When creating a table, countries and attributes can be selected and de-selected using check boxes. When creating a graph, students have to use control-click to select choices. This is a real nuisance for kids using touch screens, and a stumbling block for everyone else. Can all country and attribute selection be made with check boxes? Thanks!
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Lengthen reports
Some of the country reports are longer than others. Could you add more content so that all reports are the same length and cover the same topics?
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Capital cities of the world page
I love the world edition for countries. It would be great to have a section of capital cities of the world. Focusing on information about the city using the five themes of geography
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Include more interviews of students of students from the United States.
Hi CultureGrams,
My students were studying the interviews of students from around the world. They were creating a poll to compare interviewees favorite sports and subjects in school and their own classroom polls. They were so disappointed when there was not one interview of a student from the United States!
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Highlight text with read aloud and more images in each section, make it more visually appealing
The text should be highlighted as it reads along, More images for each topic, make it more palatable for younger and struggling readers (ENL, ELL, etc.)
5 votes
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