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tips and ideas for using webspiration and mind mapping tools

A new format to the social bookmarking idea. A nice visual way to to find links and teaching resources. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools

visual thesaurus - "cloud" format - really a time sponge - watch out!

Vocabulix provides numerous free tools for learning Spanish, German, or English. On Vocabulix can be used to create quizzes or take quizzes online. Vocabulix provides dozens of drills and activities designed to help students learn Spanish, German, or English. The verb conjugation chart can be used on the Vocabulix website. The verb conjugator code is freely available for use in third party blogs, wikis, or websites. As most new language learning websites do, Vocabulix has a social networking option that helps match native speakers with learners. Applications for Education Vocabulix is a great tool for independent study or practice of a foreign language. The activities are short and sweet and give students instant feedback. The pre-made Vocabulix exercises are flexible enough for use with a wide range of students from beginners to advanced language learners. Students can select the type of response, multiple choice or written response, the level of difficulty, and choice of having or not having visual clues. The verb conjugator widget is a nice tool to include on your class blog, wiki, or website to support student learning outside of the classroom.

"AN ONLINE EXAMINATION OF HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY Visually Learn About the Human Body Using Our Interactive "Flash" Animations "

Spaaze, an infinite virtual cork board, is a new visual way to organize pieces of information

will need to give another try - last time was several years ago...

From the makers of Geometer's Sketchpad: TinkerPlots software boosts elementary and middle school students' comprehension of data and graphing with intereactive, visual representations

How much CO2 is created by a banana? A wedding? A flight to New York? We teamed up with GE to turn 'tons of carbon' into an interactive visual landscape. Enter a CO2 value. Hit the 'random' button for serendipity. Or just click through objects like stepping stones. (There are nearly 200 objects so it may take a second to load) Designed by David McCandless

Twitter could not possibly be further away from the concept of a computer game or a three dimensional visually rich virtual world. Suddenly instead of learning to fly and exchanging our money for Linden bucks (the currency of Linden Labs' Second Life) we were exchanging grammatically correct sentences for status updates of less than 140 characters! Who could have seen it coming? Perhaps Gartner, who also predicted that "90 Per Cent of Corporate Virtual World Projects Fail Within 18 Months".

"Google Fast Flip is an online news aggregator from Google Inc. that mimics the experience of flicking through a newspaper or magazine, allowing visual search of stories in manner similar to microfiche."

An old tool but a goodie. Flicking my way through ooogles of newspapers, the experience is akin to using FlipBoard on my iPad.

A visually stunning site with thousands of user generated and searchable illustrated recipes for you to try in your school cookery session. Some more a piece of art than a recipe, these can be printed to add some colour to your school kitchen or used as an example of instructional writing in English. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Food+&+Cookery

Capzles is a popular site for uploading and publishing photos online. The interface of this site makes your photo site look visually stunning. A must try site. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Photos+&+Images

I love this site from the BBC with stunning visuals and a great soundtrack. Travel through a strange world answering questions about English, maths and science earning fuel for your hot air balloon. Click on the characters to unlock the questions. Designed for KS2. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Cross+Curricular

This is a clever visual poetry tool for young children where you can draw an outline and place words inside. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English