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collaborative mind mapping tool.

Historical images overlaid on a Google Map at Street-Level. It allows you to compare then and now photos! Users can submit photos to be included.

Cathy Moore is one of my favourite training designers. She created action mapping, which now seems like such a simple and intuitive concept. Imagine, training people to do their jobs by recreating the tasks that they need to complete to accomplish their jobs.

A unified resource space for anyone interested in the visualization of complex networks. The project's main goal is to leverage a critical understanding of different visualization methods, across a series of disciplines, as diverse as Biology, Social Networks or the World Wide Web.

Stephen Downes' Slideshare about creating a connectivist MOOC. Don't miss the course map!

A drawing tool that allows you to develop pictures, charts, diagrams, etc. I am really excited to find this and be able to have students create Double Bubble maps, Venn Diagrams, etc, online.

Good ideas for teaching research to middle school students. Includes relative advantage talking points for video instruction.

This is a great resource for Software Support Tools for Assessment and Grading. This was put together my NEWA the organization that developed the MAPS test. Some of these I wouldn't have thought of for Assessment, like Lino. Lino is an old-time virtual bulletin board where you post "sticky" notes. I've seen this used as a "parking lot" for questions during PD, but I think I'll try it for assessment with teachers next training I lead.

Share stories and photographs of the places in our lives.

Great way to plan trips using public transportation.

For people who need quick access to maps and chart out locations instantly, no sign-in required.

Collaborative concept mapping tool.

An easy way to share visual ideas; kind of like webspiration on steroids! Embed video and media into your boxes, not just words!

I tried using Popplet with my students. It was easy to figure out, but too many students experienced glitches. While Popplet's beta version is free, my school chose to subscribe to Webspiration for greater stability.

A visual idea board that multiple users can collaborate on adding text, images, maps, videos, and more. Extremely user friendly too. 

This is a concept mapping tool which can be used for the teacher or the students to organize ideas in math into a tree like concept map.

Great web resource for social studies and geography! This allows students to create a URL for their traveling routes and study locations.

For those who haven't explored it yet, Google Earth's Voyager feature is a great resource for geography and mapping activities to integrate into lessons. (Launch in the Chrome browser).