H. G. Wells, 1866 – 1946
English author, War of the Worlds, Book 2

Metrics and projects!

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Metrics

Translations accounted for 12.6% of SGS traffic, in 33 languages:

Spanish 83,767 pages or 4.22%, Vietnamese 55,627 pages or 2.8%, Indonesian 36,729 pages or 1.85%, Arabic 22,764 pages or 1.15%, French 12,664 pages or .64%, Persian 10,091 pages or .51%; Portuguese 8,085 .41%

Projects

January 1: Added 404 Custom error page
January 2: Revised Time Management Guide
January 3: Revised Enews history by years
January 10: Revised metrics pages
January 12: Added/edited third Flash exercise on Math word problems by Carol Lemke, Jeff Stuart and Dr. Brad Hokanson
January 14: Added Exámenes de Opción Múltiple, a Spanish translation by Lilia Gámez
January 14: Added/edited Flash exercise on Identifying audience by Jason Ossman and Dr. Brad Hokanson
January 22: Edited/added Flash exercise on Managing stress by Michael Diener and Dr. Brad Hokanson
January 24: Edited/added Flash exercise on Completing a class assignment by Kelsey Dunigan and Dr. Brad Hokanson.
January 26: Edited/added Flash exercise on Learning to learn-exercise by Jacqueline Braun, Michael Diener, Melanie Zobeck and Dr. Brad Hokanson
March 6: Added Избегни одуговлачење, a Serbian translation by Stanko Milojevic
March 20: Added Flash exercise on Developing your personal brand
April 5: Meeting and reception with educators of the Republic of Slovakia, including Peter Burian,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary; Jan MIkolaj, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education; Dagmar Hupkova, Director General of the International Cooperation Division. Ministry of Education; Anton Čižmár, CSc., Rector of Technical University of Kosice (TURK).
April 6-16: Educational Sokol project in Paris, France
April 17: Meeting with United States Representative Betty McCollum
May 11: Added a new guide: Interpretive reading
May 29: Added Google translation capability to all English pages
June 16: Added a new guide: Thinking creatively
June 20: Edited/added Flash exercise: Case study: collaborative conflict resolution
June 27: Edited/added Flash exercise on Classroom discussions
July 1: Translated, added German Flash exercise To do list
July 1: Translated, added German Flash exercise Prioritizing tasks
July 2: Translated, added French Flash exercise To do list
July 3: Translated, added French Flash exercise Prioritizing tasks
July 10: Added Assamese to translations, index and Learning to learn
July 13: Translated, added French Flash exercise Managing by exception
July 16: Added Bengali to translations, index and Learning to learn
July 24: Added a new resource: Cross-language links
August 12: Added a new resource: Radical thinking
September 18: Added to the resource To do list
September 21: Added two sections of انگیزش خود /Motivating yourself, a Persian translation by Neeku Shamekhi
September 21: Added گسترش و توسعه تادیب نفس/Developing self-discipline, a Persian translation by Neeku Shamekhi
September 21: Added تفکر به روش نوابغ/Thinking like a genius, a Persian translation by Neeku Shamekhi
September 25: Added Phát huy ý thức tự giác/Developing self discipline, a Vietnamese translation by Le Quynh
September 29: Completed انگیزش خود /Motivating yourself, a Persian translation by Neeku Shamekhi
October 9: Added a new language, Malay, and guide Apakah itu ‘Problem-Based Learning’, a Malay translation by Fuad Jaafar
October 12: Added Buat Daftar untuk melakukan sesuatu (to do lists) & Mengatur tugas-tugas Anda (Prioritizing tasks), Indonesian translations
October 12: Added Crear una lista de cosas que hacer (to do lists) & Priorizar sus tareas (Prioritizing tasks), Spanish translations
October 12: Added Flash exercise in Time management to Indonesian translations
October 28: Added Creare una lista di cose (to do lists), Italian translation
November 1: Added لیست وظایف روزمره (to do lists), Persian translation
November 2: Added اولویت بندی کارها (prioritizing tasks), Persian translation
November 4: Added a new guide: Language Learning Strategies
November 22: Added a new guide: Active learning
December 23: Added Flash exercise in Thinking like a genius/creative problem solving
December 23: Added Flash exercise in Thinking like a genius/famous thinkers
December 24: Added Burmese index to translations
December 30: Added Pensamento radical to Portuguese translations

2009 Web site metrics (Webalizer v 2.01)

December: 1,326,099 page views; 703,697 visitors; 10,876,994 hits
November: 1,619,218 page views; 873,022 visitors; 13,637,496 hits
October: 1,800,596 page views; 872,568 visitors; 19,569, 287 hits
September: 1,735,114 page views; 778,257 visitors; 22,313,009 hits
August: 1,161,365 page views; 517,086 visitors; 16,068,313 hits
July: 1,042,391 page views; 465,380 visitors; 13,626,332 hits
June: 1,076,750 page views; 498,821 visitors; 14,605,143 hits
May: 1,252,602 page views; 587,491 visitors; 15,354,530 hits
April: 1,306,488 page views; 649,798 visitors; 17,455,861 hits
March: 1,470,687 page views; 716,423 visitors; 19,994,635 hits
February: 1,357,894 page views; 612,447 visitors; 16,621,579 hits
January: 1,319,359 page views; 577,260 visitors; 16,279,120 hits

2009 email

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