A free tool for creating visual graphs, and exploring data trends through visual representation. Explore, analyze, and disseminate data in a much more engaging, and visually rich way. Explore data online, or download the desktop version to create graphs for presentations, data-mining activities, or for exploring important demographical data gathered from around the world.
The Visual Understanding Environment (VUE) is an Open Source project based at Tufts University. The VUE project is focused on creating flexible tools for managing and integrating digital resources in support of teaching, learning and research. VUE provides a flexible visual environment for structuring, presenting, and sharing digital information.
A visual vocabulary site containing hand-drawn situational visuals that help in memorizing and retaining vocabulary better than ever before.
They also encourage users to submit their own sketches at http://weboword.ning.com, of which they feature the best @ WeboWord.
The most visual free service to Capture, Organize, and Share anything you find on the web.
Simple, yet powerful, collaboration around the content YOU find!
It is a free service that allows you to visually capture any part of a web page. As you collect items that you captured, you organize them in boxes. You can then share these items or boxes with friends, colleagues, ... the world. The result is: efficient and visual collaboration around content. We call it: "Content Networking".
Kiddle is a visual search engine for kids powered by Google, offering safe kids web, image, and video search. Kiddle offers Math, Science, and Literature learning for kids as well.
Thinkature brings the richness of in-person, visual communication to the web by placing instant messaging inside a visual workspace. Use it as a collaboration environment, a meeting room, a personal web-based whiteboard, or something entirely new.
This site is designed especially with the young learner in mind with its age-appropriate content and emphasis on visual and auditory learning.
Glossopedia is the kind of site that you can leave open for students to explore and find a fast fact of the day, find their favorite image, or video
Glossopedia Categories
Geography and Places
Nature and the Environment
Technology
Animals
Earth and Space
People and Cultures
Human Body
Chemistry
Natural Forces
This site is simple and visually pleasing. The font size is great for young learners. Words are hyperlinked to an audio pronunciation that is a real person, speaking really slowly at first then more quickly, and finally the written meaning of the word. Images and photos have a print button prominently displayed.
A reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. Focuses on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Watch the engaging 15-minute videos and try the online interactive activities.
"Behind the Lesson" provides teachers with information and teaching resources for each strategy. Watch the 10-minute professional development videos, and explore the Web site for lesson plans, video and audio clips, downloads, and more.
This website is very easy to use and yet it allows you to teach a lesson effectively. Presentations let students see the picture of a lesson. Visual aids are always a good approach to teaching.