Google Trends!

Google Trends is a fantastic (and fun!) resource to get real-time data on trending searches. Google has put together many interactive pages related to a specific subject that feature graphics, charts, etc informed by Google search data. It's pretty amazing! These pages provide some pretty interesting insight into how the general public researches issues as well as what they find important, might be a good resource to link to within your courses at some point. They can be linked to or embedded, making them terrific course resources, particularly when discussing current events. Below are just two examples - remember they are interactive, so be sure to hover over/press play so that you get the full effect!

1st Presidential Debate snippet (link to full page)

Emmy Award snippet (link to full page)