Population Clock: Download

The stand-alone version of the Population Clock is ideal for classroom use and can help generate a stimulating and engaging lesson starter. There is no need for Internet access and it does not need installing. It can be run from disk or any directory on a single computer or network. The download is exceptionally small (just 8kb - that's smaller than this single web page). You may also need a Java plug-in to run the Population Clock.

Screenshot of the stand-alone version of The Internet Geographer's Population Clock:

As can be seen from the screenshot above, the stand-alone version of the Population Clock has some additional features:

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It can be stopped and started at any point in time. Whenever started, or restarted, it shows the up-to-the-minute best estimate of the world's population.

It can also be set to start from zero. This is ideal to highlight the rate at which the world's population is growing - for example, to show how many extra people there are in one minute, or ten minutes, or one hour, or one lesson?

A clock displays the time since the Population Clock was started, whether starting from zero, or from the most recent best estimate of the world's population the moment the Population Clock was started.

There are no titles or labels on the Population Clock. This is deliberate. It enables teachers to use it in class as a discussion point as to what it may be counting, or to estimate what the total may be some minutes later, based on the ideas as to what it may be representing.

Download Instructions
To download the stand-alone version of The Internet Geographer's Population Clock click on the download link

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Check here for Java Web Start plug-in.

Requirements
The stand-alone version of the Population Clock requires a Java plug-in to be installed on your computer. If the web version of the Population Clock ran on your computer, you may already have a suitable Java plug-in installed. You can check whether you have the necessary Java software installed by going to http://java.sun.com/getjava/download.html, or download the Java Web Start plug-in from Sun's web site at http://java.sun.com/products/javawebstart/demos.html . You can also manually select a copy of the plug-in to download from Sun MicroSystems at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/download.html and click on the relevant download label in the column titled JRE that is for your operating system.

As the Population Clock relies on the computer's internal clock to display the up-to-the-minute best estimate of the world's population, there will be differences from one computer to the next if the time and/or date of each computer is different. If the date or time is significantly wrong. the population estimate displayed will be inaccurate.

All feedback welcome - send it to internetgeographer@hotmail.com. I would be particularly interested in all reports of how the population clock has been used in schools and with what effect.

If you have any difficulties using The Internet Geographer's Population Clock, please send an email to internetgeographer@hotmail.com.