Hi class,
Listen to this interview ! It's really interesting !!! A young student from Seattle developed a website that tracks how many cases of Coronavirus cases there are in the world. Click below to watch the video on the Democracy Now website:
Listen to the interview and try to answer the following questions....then read the transcript under the video and find the answers !
1. When did Avi start this website ?
2. How often does the website update information ?
3. What sparked his interest in wanting to create this website ?
4. How did Avi learn how to make this kind of website ?
5. What is "web scraping" ?
6. What kinds of information is on his website ?
7. What information did he start to include that is more positive and gives people hope ?
8. What is a vaccine tracker ?
9. How many people are using this website ?
10. Where are most of the people using the website from ?
11. How did Avi learn how to "code" websites ?
12. What does he do with his time now that his school is closed ?
13. Right now Avi calls his website ncov2019.live - what new name does he want for the website ?
Here is Avi's website:
ncovid2019.live
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