"Enter one or two lower-case English words to see translations from Google Translate"
Simple translation into multiple languages, mapped by European country.
Cartoo is a simple web application, integrated with Google Maps, that allows users to find out how far they can travel in a certain amount of time from a given location.
"TimelineJS - Beautifully crafted timelines that are easy, and intuitive to use. It can pull in media from different sources and has built in support for:
Twitter, Flickr, Google Maps, YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Wikipedia, SoundCloud and more media types in the future.
Creating one is as easy as filling in a Google spreadsheet or as detailed as JSON."
"We're very happy to announce the latest version of Gliffy Online-now completely rebuilt around an HTML5 editor with ultrafast response rates and an impressively improved feature set.
The next time you use Gliffy Online you'll notice the dramatic difference. HTML5 offers you stable, secure access to built-in features unavailable using a plugin like Flash. "
A great chrome web app. Easy mind mapping tool that allows you to save to the cloud using google account. Available on Android too. Worth a look if your school has Chrome installed.
"Create free timelines. Follow interesting stories, get updates and notifications with "Today in history". myHistro is an interactive diary and a story-flow generator for bloggers.
Unlimited space, unlimited number of photos! Create as many stories as you want and export these into Google Earth (KML) or spreadsheet format (CSV)! See the story on map and timeline, read more by "manually" turning pages or see the story summary as a simple chronological list of events. Try them all! My Histro also has an app.
"Derrick Waddell created a Facebook template for historical figures to leverage student interest. This template, available through the Google Docs public template gallery, asks students to complete a Facebook profile for famous people throughout history with a place for pictures, an "about me" section, a friends column, and a map to plot the travels of historical figures. It will not result in an actual Facebook account being created."
Amazing concept, building on what some teachers probably already managed to do with a pencil and paper worksheets but with an online language that some students will be already familiar with.
QR Stuff generates codes from the following Text, Website URL, Telephone Number, SMS Message, Email Address, Email Message, Contact Details (VCARD), Event (VCALENDAR)
Google Maps Location, Wifi Login (Android Only), Paypal Buy Now Link, Social Media , iTunes Link & YouTube Videos. You can also use their pay for service for other options eg t-shirts etc.
Play monopoly on a real world, whole world basis. Begin with $3million cash and build your empire. Google Maps interface. Pit yourself against all the other property magnates worldwide.
iYogi - world's-fastest growing provider of comprehensive direct-to-consumer & small business remote tech support, with more than 100,000 subscribers across four continents for its annual subscription.
"Google's panoramic cameras were given access to CERN's Large Hadron Collider, letting anyone poke around the gigantic machinery and the facility's endless network of tunnels."
Time for a virtual field trip?
Note to Google: Wouldn't it be fantastic if we could (virtually) 'label' the scenes with pop-ups in a similar way to how we do that on Google maps?
"Keys hiding in couch cushions. Wayward wallets causing panic. It's estimated that each of us will spend six months of our lives looking for things we've lost. San Diego startup XY wants to make locating lost items as easy as Googling for directions.
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