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The US Presidential Election: in maps
We have all heard the quote “lies, damned lies and statistics” (from a politician no less) but what happens when they are mapped. Flickr05112008 by Rex Chen flickr.com/photos/upshine/3003544989/ The...
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Visualizing Social Media
Another post about visual stimuli. This time I have listed below a few interesting sites that show just how global the social media are. The first is WikipediaVision (beta) created by László Kozma. The...
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Explaining information with maps
I like maps, always have. They are fascinating and allow for a lot of information to be viewed in a graphical way. They can also offer a means for comparison. Worldmapper is a wonderful collection of...
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Real-time statistics – Worldometers
Today I have been preparing for the start of our school year next week. I have been going through files and clearing out old data files, reading and commenting on blogs that I have neglected reading...
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A visual dictionary called Shahi
Shahi is another amazing tool that uses Flickr images (although you also have the option of choosing from Google or Yahoo). I found out about it from a shared bookmark, by shared by Carla Arena, in one...
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The Human clock and calendar
I have been trying to think interesting themes that students could be given for their photographs. I had seen a few references to the HumanClock.com and the HumanCalendar so I...
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Navify – Searching Wikipedia, Flickr and YouTube
My colleague Tania found this tool via the Free technology for teachers blog. I had seen Nibipedia, but Navify was a new tool for me to look at. It is a mash-up of Wikipedia, Flickr, and YouTube. We...
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Visual storytelling – 2 examples
I really like the fact that we have so many wonderful visually rich stories, in the form of the picture books and graphic novels/comics, available to us nowadays. Our students have always liked reading...
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EyePlorer – beta visual search engine
I have been looking at other visual search engine alternatives to SearchMe. Beta visual search engine EyePlorer is a reference search engine that takes your initial keyword search term and displays...
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Useful sites (weekly)
Wind with Miller v3.0 The Danish Wind Industry Association has a good website for students to explore and learn about wind energy. Crash Course in Wind Energy The Danish Wind Industry Association has...
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