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anonymous

Click2Map, the professional geoweb solution, make maps online using Google Maps - 0 views

www.click2map.com

googlemaps tools mashup maps

shared by anonymous on 12 Apr 09 - Cached
  • anonymous on 12 Apr 09
     
    Nice way to make google maps from your data.
  • anonymous on 12 Apr 09
     
    A tool that makes it easy to make maps in google maps. Input data ad create data maps - and more. Nice.
yc c

Natural Earth - 12 views

www.naturalearthdata.com

maps cartography vector resource download world

shared by yc c on 29 Dec 09 - Cached
  • yc c on 29 Dec 09
     
    Natural Earth solves a problem: finding suitable data for making small-scale maps. In a time when the web is awash in geospatial data, cartographers are forced to waste time sifting through confusing tangles of poorly attributed data to make clean, legible maps. Because your time is valuable, Natural Earth data comes ready-to-use.
Ed Webb

Why hard work and specialising early is not a recipe for success - The Correspondent - 0 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 09 Mar 20 - Cached
  • dispelling nonsense is much harder than spreading nonsense.
  • a worldwide cult of the head start – a fetish for precociousness. The intuitive opinion that dedicated, focused specialists are superior to doubting, daydreaming Jacks-of-all-trades is winning
  • astonishing sacrifices made in the quest for efficiency, specialisation and excellence
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  • Most things that people want to learn do not resemble language, golf or chess, but rather a game in which the generalist has an advantage. A hostile learning environment
  • Seemingly inefficient things are productive: expanding your horizons, giving yourself time, switching professions. 
  • early specialisation is a good idea if you want to become successful in certain fields, sports or professions. In fact, in some cases, it’s the only option. Take chess, for example: if you don’t start early, you won’t stand a chance at glory.
  • learning chess is not a good model for learning other things. Epstein explains this using the work of psychologist Robin Hogarth, who makes the distinction between friendly (kind) and unfriendly or hostile (wicked) learning environments.
  • In a friendly learning environment, such as chess, the rules are clear, the information is complete (all pieces are visible on the board), and you can (ultimately) determine the quality of every move. In other words, the feedback loop
  • friendly learning environments are the exception. The world is not as clear-cut as golf or chess. So early specialisation is often a bad idea. 
  • In hostile learning environments without repetitive patterns, mastery is much harder to achieve. The feedback loop is insidious. Unlike chess, experience does not necessarily make you better. You may stick with the wrong approach because you’re convinced it’s the right one. 
  • The better a teacher scored on their own subject (i.e., the higher the grades their students got in that subject), the more mediocre students’ scores were across the complete programme (all modules). The explanation? Those teachers gave their students rigidly defined education, purely focused on passing exams. The students passed their tests with high marks – and rated their teachers highly in surveys – but would fail later on. 
  • In learning environments without repetitive patterns, where cause and effect are not always clear, early specialisation and spending countless hours does not guarantee success. Quite the opposite, Epstein argues. Generalists have the advantage: they have a wider range of experiences and a greater ability to associate and improvise. (The world has more in common with jazz than classical music, Epstein explains in a chapter on music.)
  • Many modern professions aren’t so much about applying specific solutions than they are about recognising the nature of a problem, and only then coming up with an approach. That becomes possible when you learn to see analogies with other fields, according to psychologist Dedre Gentner, who has made this subject her life’s work.
  • Another advantage generalists and late specialists have is more concrete: you are more likely to pick a suitable study, sport or profession if you first orient yourself broadly before you make a choice.
  • Greater enjoyment of the game is one of the benefits associated with late specialisation, along with fewer injuries and more creativity.
  • which child, teenager or person in their 20s knows what they will be doing for the rest of their lives?
  • Persevering along a chosen path can also lead to other problems: frustrations about failure. If practice makes perfect, why am I not a genius? In a critical review,
  • The tricky thing about generalist long-term thinking versus specialist short-term thinking is that the latter produces faster and more visible results.
  • specialising in short-term success gets in the way of long-term success. This also applies to education.
  • (Another example: the on-going worry about whether or not students’ degree choices are "labour market relevant".)
  • Teachers who taught more broadly – who did not teach students readymade "prescribed lessons” but instilled "principles" – were not rated as highly in their own subject, but had the most sustainable effect on learning. However, this was not reflected in the results. These teachers were awarded – logically but tragically – lower ratings by their students.
  • the 10,000 hour gang has considerable power with their message "quitters never win, winners never quit".Epstein’s more wholesome message seems weak and boring in comparison. Some things are simply not meant for everyone, doubt is understandable and even meaningful, you can give up and change your choice of work, sports or hobby, and an early lead can actually be a structural disadvantage. 
  • "Don’t feel behind." Don’t worry if others seem to be moving faster, harder or better. Winners often quit.
Martin Burrett

WorldMap - 8 views

worldmap.harvard.edu

maps Geography data map

shared by Martin Burrett on 07 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 07 Mar 12
     
    A useful map resource site where you can create and browse custom maps. A free registration is needed to create maps. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/PSHE%2C+RE%2C+Citizenship%2C+Geography+%26+Environmental
Dianne Krause

GeoCommons Maker! - 11 views

maker.geocommons.com

visualization maps map tools data mashup web2.0

shared by Dianne Krause on 26 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Dianne Krause on 26 Feb 10
     
    "Professional cartography is now in your hands. Maker! was designed by cartographers with an eye for detail. Style your map with shaded thematics, proportional symbols, and more. Maker! makes the tough statistical and cartographic decisions for you. Anyone can build complex, data-rich maps."
Roland O'Daniel

Google labs - public data - 10 views

www.google.com/home

visualization web2.0 Google data technology

shared by Roland O'Daniel on 12 Oct 10 - Cached
  • Roland O'Daniel on 12 Oct 10
     
    Data visualizations for a changing world ​The Google Public Data Explorer makes large datasets easy to explore, visualize and communicate. As the charts and maps animate over time, the changes in the world become easier to understand. You don't have to be a data expert to navigate between different views, make your own comparisons, and share your findings.
Martin Burrett

NatGeo Mapmaker - 3 views

ukedchat.com/...natgeo-mapmaker

map maps mapmaker map data National Geographic

shared by Martin Burrett on 21 May 18 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 21 May 18
     
    "A great map making site from National Geographic with a bank of ready made layers with data about wildlife, the environment, and human development."
Dennis OConnor

StatPlanet Map Maker - Example Maps and Visualizations - 6 views

www.sacmeq.org/...examples.htm

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shared by Dennis OConnor on 22 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • StatPlanet Map Maker has been used for a wide range of purposes, such as for monitoring HIV & AIDS at country level, mapping human development trends, visualizing global marketing data, and analyzing the implementation of national programs.
Vicki Davis

World and regional statistics, national data, maps, rankings - World Data Atlas - 1 views

knoema.com/atlas

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shared by Vicki Davis on 21 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 21 Oct 13
     
    World atlas is a site with simple data about the countries of the world. This from the creator of the site: "World Data Atlas is an ultimate source of world statistics on every country. It includes data on more than 2500 indicators. Topics cover Economics, Demographics, Health, Education, Energy and other socioeconomic information. "
Fred Delventhal

Up2Maps - Create & Share thematic maps of any country in the world - 0 views

www.up2maps.net

maps world geography data research thematic socialstudies

shared by Fred Delventhal on 17 Jan 09 - Cached
  • Fred Delventhal on 17 Jan 09
     
    See and Publish your research data on Thematic Maps & Share results with the World Community!
Claude Almansi

The KYVL for Kids Research Portal - How to do research Home Base - 1 views

www.kyvl.org/homebase.html

research information_literacy library resources web2.0 howto elementary accessibility

shared by Claude Almansi on 29 Sep 11 - Cached
  • Claude Almansi on 29 Sep 11
     
    "The Kentucky Virtual Library presents: How to do research! Step 1: Plan your project Plan your project tutorial Define your subject Brainstorm What do you already know? Group similar ideas Identify key words and phrases Make a quest strategy Gather your tools Step 2: Search for information Search for information tutorial The Kentucky Virtual Library The library catalog Encyclopedia Reference books: table of contents and index Magazines and newspaper articles Dictionary Search the World Wide Web What if you can't find anything? Step 3: Take Notes Take notes tutorial The KWL method Fact finder method Data sheets Clustering method (also called mapping or webbing) Venn diagram method Note cards Prints and photocopies Bibliography page Step 4: Use the information Use the information tutorial Scan the page first The five finger test Is the information true or bogus? Put it in your own words Organize the information Compare and contrast Put the information in order Add your own conclusions Step 5: Report Share what you've learned tutorial Step 6: Evaluate Ask yourself, "How did I do?" Glossary Back to the introduction page Portal | Home Base (Site Map) | Plan | Search | The Web | Take Notes | Use | Report | Glossary Teacher's Toolbox | Flash Version | Text Only Version Kentucky Virtual Library"
Martin Burrett

Spotzi - 20 views

www.spotzi.com

map Information animals biodiversity ecosystem ecosystems volcanoes tectonic plates natural resources

shared by Martin Burrett on 01 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 01 Jan 12
     
    A wonderful site for seeing information layered over a map. Includes temperature data, habitats, volcanoes location and natural resources. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/PSHE%2C+RE%2C+Citizenship%2C+Geography+%26+Environmental
Martin Burrett

3D Charts - 2 views

ukedchat.com/...3d-charts

charts Microsoft 3D data

shared by Martin Burrett on 18 Oct 18 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 18 Oct 18
     
    "A useful 3D chart creator from Microsoft. This Windows app allows you to create scatter plots, bar charts, line graphs and geospatial data maps."
Vicki Davis

For Citizen Scientists - NASA Science - 8 views

science.nasa.gov/citizen-scientists

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shared by Vicki Davis on 01 Jun 11 - Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 01 Jun 11
     
    NASA calls for Citizen scientists to help map Mars and says that citizen scientists "have helped to answer serious scientific questions, provide vital data to the astronomical community, and have discovered thousands of objects including nebulas, supernovas and gamma ray bursts." It is time to join your classrooms into the citizen scientist movement. How would your students feel about science if they helped discover a star?
  • Vicki Davis on 01 Jun 11
     
    Citizen science website for NASA.
Martin Burrett

Windy - 2 views

ukedchat.com/windy

weather waves wind ocean geography

shared by Martin Burrett on 21 Sep 18 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 21 Sep 18
     
    "A mesmerising animated map is weather and other data layers, including winds, wave direction and and height, clouds, CO2 concentration and much more."
Suzie Nestico

Spicynodes : Home - 14 views

www.spicynodes.org/index.html

education technology presentation web2.0

shared by Suzie Nestico on 07 Jan 10 - Cached
  • yc c on 07 Jan 10
     
    Nice interactive way of displaying data. SpicyNodes is a way to visualize online information that mimics that way that people look for things in the real world. Bits of information - such as text, links, photos, and other media - are placed into "nodes," which are then linked together in an appealing interface that invites exploration. SpicyNodes can be used for everything from mind maps and content portals to organizational charts and lesson plans.
  • Suzie Nestico on 02 Apr 11
     
    Animated org charts. Cool tool for students to create and link ideas
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