Ah, TwitterTwitter. It's impossible to get away from it; it seems that everyone stopped whatever they were doing B.T. (before Twitter) and switched to doing
Site with fascinating and beautiful statistical visualizations.
"Gapminder Foundation now fills the Trendalyzer with statistical content and use the resulting animations to fulfill our aim by:
* Making time series freely available in Gapminder World and Gapminder Countries.
* Producing videos, Flash presentations and PDF charts showing major global development trends with animated statistics and colorful graphics.
All with the intention of being a "fact tank" that promotes a fact based world view."
Have students to create visual works of art online. Silk is an interactive site where students can drag their mouse around on the page to create beautiful weaving & whirling designs. Drawing lines on the screen will add color to the moving art, & by speeding up or slowing down their movements the effect will change. Students can choose between 6 different colors, & 3 different modes of symmetry. Students can share their creation with a simple link. Have students describe their unique artwork as a description & creative writing exercise. Also available as an app for the iPad.