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From Edudemic "Research involves a lot of information and data which have to be easily and efficiently managed under tight deadlines and time restraints. The following steps will offer you a bit of insight into how you can become a better researcher using some simple web tools like mind maps and bookmarklets."

CrowdSpot is a practical and inclusive web-based tool designed to complement the planning process for public space improvements. CrowdSpot is also great for research and knowledge sharing projects. Let's say a Council is interested in finding out which of 10 possible bicycle infrastructure projects the public values most. CrowdSpot is able to highlight a map of the municipality, with the projects identified. Members of the public simply vote on the project/s they value most. The CrowdSpot team provide a detailed analysis of the data, including visualisations, to assist Council make the best decision possible.

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.

By using our Street View technology, Google has a unique opportunity to make world heritage sites available to users across the globe. Street View is a hugely popular feature of Google Maps which is already available in dozens of countries. It allows users to virtually explore and navigate a neighborhood through panoramic street-level images. With advancements in our camera technologies we can now go off the beaten track to photograph some of the most significant places in the world so that anyone, anywhere can explore them.

"Bernard H. Porter's 1939 map depicting Physics as a continent, with rivers corresponding to its principal branches. " Blog post from The Quantum Pontiff

Wonder what a 2012 version would look like? A challenge for your students maybe?

Street view of Antarctica. Magnificent. Mawsons Hut - interior and exterior, Shakleton's Hut plus panoramic views of Antarctica

"Enter one or two lower-case English words to see translations from Google Translate" Simple translation into multiple languages, mapped by European country.

"Today Google launched a new experimental feature for crafting and sharing stories using Google Earth. Released in honor of Veteran's Day, Tour Builder-which requires both the Google Earth plug-in and a Google account-allows users to create a virtual tour using photos, descriptions and mapped points (or pinned locations). "

"This is a mirror of the NSW Rural Fire Service Current Fires and Incidents map. It should be at most a few minutes behind. "

Share travel links, photos, plans, stories, and notes on a map. Explore places together. Student assignments to research and share. Hosted online.

An interactive literary map

Some excellent ID resources. I listened to her presentation in Australia and the slides are here. See her blog and Action Mapping method.

Some excellent ID resources. I listened to her Australia presentation. The slides are here. Love the Action Mapping method.

Anatomy site allowing click and explore. Great for Science and HPE

Trendsmap.com is a real-time mapping of Twitter trends across the world.

This looks like a pretty good mindmapping tool.  I am not a huge fan of digital mind mapping but this looks the goods.