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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.

Interactive map that shows world countries where child labour is used to make products.

Learn how to embed almost anything in your HTML web pages from Flash videos to Spreadsheets to high resolution photographs to static images from Google Maps and more.

A mashup with Google Maps, the site asks you to find countries. Look closely, the country it wants you to find is listed under the field where you put your name. It gives you a group of ten at a time,

Not for high school, but this would be a good 'game' when you're studying world geography. ELem? Middle school?

Using an online calculator to find great circle distances between two points on Earth.

Geography and map games

John Pederson pointed me to Danah Boyd's post about the new book "Born Digital" by John Palfrey and Urs Gasser. Danah describes the book as: "Intended for broad audiences, "Born Digital" creates a conversation between adult concerns, policy approaches, technological capabilities, and youth practice. This is not an ethnography, but JP and Urs build on and connect to ongoing ethnographic research concerning digital youth culture. This is not a parent's guide, but JP and Urs's framework will benefit any parent who wishes to actually understand what's taking place and what the implications are. This is not a policy white paper, but policy makers would be foolish to ignore the book because JP and Urs provide a valuable map for understanding how the policy debates connect to practice and technology. The contribution "Born Digital" makes is in the connections that it makes between youth practices, adult fears, technology, and policy. If you care at all about these issues, this book is a MUST-READ." Danah also goes on to give a great disclaimer to the "academics in the room", those who are very wary and weary of the term "Digital Native". I just ordered this from Amazon - can't wait to share my thoughts on it!

Create a mindmap from an outline.

Convert text to a graphical organized mindmap.

Google for Educators launches Geo Education today! Cool. It includes information on Google EArth, Maps, Sky, and Sketcup and lesson plans from teachers. It also includes tips on getting started with these tools in your classroom. As you plan your summer PD, Geography teachers simply must get this on their list for fall!

Geo Education launghces today

Great tool for primary Social Studies.

The time tube I built for flat classroom -- this is cool.

This is very cool -- You can use timetube to build a video flipbook or map on a topic of interest - it is fascinating to see the time tube for flat classroom. This is cool.

This fascinating tool lets you map and flowchart things.

Fascinating tool to map out thinking and flow charts. This is a tool that I will come back to and spend some time with. This would be great for kicking off a major project -- I want to experiment with collaborative features.

really cool 2.0 tool that allows you to create thinking guides for free, file them in, etc. great for teachers and students

Pipes allow you to combine RSS feeds with Yahoo maps and filters.

This online gradebook, state-standards alignment, curriculum mapping, formative assessment and learning management is free for teachers. If you don't have an online system or are looking for new ones, you may want to check this out.