Okay, so you know how giddy I am over the traffic stats for my site? I now have hits from all over the globe, including somewhere in the Atlantic off the coast of Africa. lol
Anyway, my kids are getting a kick out of it, too. Statcounter includes a visitor map, which puts little clickable pushpins all over a map of the world with info on folks who visit your website. (Statcounter even includes a little image of the country's flag.) Last night, we saw that I had a hit in Kyrgyzstan. We then looked for it on our globe, and Googled it to find the correct pronunciation. (Turns out not too many folks agree on how to pronounce Krgyzstan.)
This would be great in the classroom. You'd need to do some viral marketing to get hits - ask people to email the link to their farthest friends/relatives, get people to include your link on their blog, etc. Great for teaching about social studies, geography, politics (which countries restrict online information and access), the spread of information (and potential misinformation) online, marketing, language, connectedness, ... and I'm sure there is more you can think of.
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