Visual Literacy

Visual (only works in Firefox right now) tool that aggregates posts by number of mentions. Looks at trends.

Barnes and Noble will launch its rumored Nook eBook reader later today at an event in New York City. Thanks to an early leak of the device on ...

Beautiful graphic representation of complex data. This is a rainbow-like image of the cross references in the Bible. A cross reference is when one concept connects a phrase or idea with another place in the Bible.

Splendid collection of folktales from around the world. Excellent visual design too.

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RealPlaces is a web site where anyone can create and share ground-level navigable walk-thrus of any real place in the world.

Urban, rural, indoors, outdoors, at your home or off the beaten path -- anywhere of interest!

Share your neighborhood or campus, your business, property for sale, favorite hangouts, places you like to shop, a fantastic vacation spot or something as "boring" as your dorm room. Then bring your places to life with zoomed views, descriptions, comments or questions - which can be general or about specific views or objects of interest.

Think about it like this: "RealPlaces begins where Google's StreetView ends!"

World Map of Social Networks (06/09) See what social networks are most popular where.

This wiki has an online activity for students called Guess the Wordle. Meant to create and inspire.

Shidonni is an innovative startup, developing the next generation of creative 'virtual' worlds for kids.
Shidonni is providing a safe environment where kids and their parents can create imaginary worlds and animals, play games and interact with friends.
Shidonni is based on unique proprietary patented algorithms and using Microsoft Silverlight.

From elementary education to front-line research, topics span an ever-growing array of categories. Some Demonstrations can be used to enliven a classroom or visualize tough concepts, while others shed new light on cutting-edge ideas relevant to high-level workgroups and thesis research. Each is reviewed for content, clarity, and presentation, edited by experts at Wolfram Research to ensure quality and reliability.

Gone are the days of children sneaking comics past diligent parents and teachers watching out for sub-par literature. The comics of today not only have plenty to offer, they are gaining well-deserved recognition and awards. Take advantage of the natural affinity children have for comics and use them as a powerful teaching tool in your classroom. The following tips, tools, and resources will get you started.

Tuxpi.com provides a variety of browser based imaging tools and toys, that let you very easily apply a special look to your pictures.

Take your data and transform it into visual information that can be shared with anyone, anywhere. Your wish is our command!

Widgenie empowers everyone, from bloggers to business people, to quickly visualize data and share it in many different ways. Now you can publish data in the places you already know and love, places like iGoogle, Facebook, Blogger, and even your own website. We combine all the power of an enterprise-level business intelligence platform and provide it in a convenient Web 2.0 widget.

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