Other small things (#93)

* Other small things

* More

docs/classes_howto.rst

@@ -18,20 +18,17 @@ Using the OGGM-Edu web apps at the highschool level
 ---------------------------------------------------
 
 OGGM-Edu can be used to organize a 2 to 4 hours class, possibly even
-longer. Note that it will require teachers to gain some knowledge about glaciers
-first, either from :ref:`other_resources` or from us.
-
-A 2 to 4 hours class could be organized as such:
+longer. It could be organized as such:
 
 1. General introduction to glaciers: what is a glacier, where do we find them,
    why are they important?
-2. Learn about the glaciers location and their climate with the :ref:`explorer`
+2. Learn about different glacier types in the :ref:`gallery`.
+3. Learn about the glaciers location and their climate with the :ref:`explorer`
    app. Use the sample questions to encourage the students to explore the app
-   themselves.
-3. Learn about different glacier types in the :ref:`gallery`.
+   by themselves or in small groups.
 4. For more advanced classes, learn about glacier flow with the :ref:`simulator`.
-   This app can be used for a number of different experiments, some of them
-   can also be complemented with a `glacier goo <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUdeN5CpsW0>`_
+   This app can be used for a number of different experiments, and can
+   be complemented with a `glacier goo <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUdeN5CpsW0>`_
    experiment.
 
 

docs/explorer.rst

@@ -98,8 +98,9 @@ With this app, you can address many questions, by yourself or in class! For exam
 Resources
 ---------
 
-- `Glaciers and Climate <http://www.antarcticglaciers.org/glaciers-and-climate/>`_? from `antarcticglaciers.org`_
-- `Warming trends at glaciers locations <https://fabienmaussion.info/2019/08/29/era5/>`_
+- Several pages from `Glaciers and Climate <http://www.antarcticglaciers.org/glaciers-and-climate/>`_ on `antarcticglaciers.org`_ are highly relevant here
+- `Warming trends at glaciers locations <https://fabienmaussion.info/2019/08/29/era5/>`_, a blog post by Fabien Maussion
+- `Glacial Census Reveals Ice Thicknesses Around the World <https://eos.org/articles/glacial-census-reveals-ice-thicknesses-around-the-world>`_, EOS
 
 .. _antarcticglaciers.org: http://www.antarcticglaciers.org/
 
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ To start the app locally, all you'll need is to
 have `Docker <https://www.docker.com/>`_ installed on your computer.
 From there, run this command into a terminal:
 
-    docker run -e BOKEH_ALLOW_WS_ORIGIN=127.0.0.1 -p 8080:80 oggm/bokeh:20191108 git+https://github.com/OGGM/world-glacier-explorer.git app.ipynb
+    docker run -e BOKEH_ALLOW_WS_ORIGIN=127.0.0.1 -p 8080:80 oggm/bokeh:20191210 git+https://github.com/OGGM/world-glacier-explorer.git app.ipynb
 
 Once running, you should be able to start the app in your browser at this
 address: `http://127.0.0.1:8080/ <http://127.0.0.1:8080/>`_.

docs/index.rst

@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ on glaciology and glacial water resources for Peruvian students.
    to learn how the model works.
 
 OGGM-Edu focuses on interactive content and numerical glacier experiments.
-We do not provide resources about fundamentals in glaciology or
-climate science: for good textbook material refer to
+We do not provide teaching resources about fundamentals in glaciology or
+climate science: for fundamental textbook material, refer to
 :ref:`other_resources`, which OGGM-Edu intends to complement.
 
 .. _title_apps:

docs/other_resources.rst

@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@ check out these great online resources:
   many disciplines
 - `All about glaciers <https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers>`_ from NSIDC
 - `GRANTISM <http://homepages.ulb.ac.be/~fpattyn/grantism/>`_, an ice-sheet
-  model written in excel
+  model written in excel (`online interactive version <http://www.martinoleary.com/jsism>`_)
 - Hans Oerlemans's `Minimal Glacier Models <http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~oerle102/MM2011-all.pdf>`_
   book: a strong inspiration for this website
+- `SwissEduc Glaciers online <https://www.swisseduc.ch/glaciers/>`_: a collection
+  of glacier facts and photos.
+- `world glacier monitoring service <https://wgms.ch/>`_: the reference for
+  glacier observations and monitoring.
 
 :ref:`title_contact` if you'd like to add some more to this list!

docs/simulator.rst

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ To start the app locally, all you'll need is to
 have `Docker <https://www.docker.com/>`_ installed on your computer.
 From there, run this command into a terminal:
 
-    docker run -e BOKEH_ALLOW_WS_ORIGIN=127.0.0.1 -p 8080:8080 oggm/bokeh:20200202 git+https://github.com/OGGM/glacier_simulator.git app.ipynb
+    docker run -e BOKEH_ALLOW_WS_ORIGIN=127.0.0.1 -p 8080:8080 oggm/bokeh:20200406 git+https://github.com/OGGM/glacier_simulator.git app.ipynb
 
 Once running, you should be able to start the app in your browser at this
 address: `http://127.0.0.1:8080/ <http://127.0.0.1:8080/>`_.

docs/user_content.rst

@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 Use your own content in OGGM-Edu
 ================================
 
-Ideally, we would like all OGGM-Edu related content to be bundled here, on this
-open platform. However, you might be interested in running your own notebooks
-in an OGGM-Edu environment, for example during the development phase, or
-for a very specific class.
+You might be interested in running your own notebooks
+in an OGGM-Edu environment, for example during the development phase or
+for a specific class.
 
 Fortunately, this is very easy to do! All you need to do is to provide the
 notebooks you would like to run in an online git repository
@@ -16,6 +15,10 @@ notebook to get you started. See also
 `Lizz' class (in spanish) <https://github.com/ehultee/CdeC-glaciologia>`_ for
 a real-world example.
 
+Ideally, we would like all OGGM-Edu related content to be bundled here on this
+open platform: if you feel comfortable sharing your content to others,
+please let us know!
+
 On MyBinder
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