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"visuals help people understand. They help compel them to feel emotion, and give them a visual anchor to recall ideas. That means they work, so we've collected a list of visual teaching tools and resources below for your perusal."

Watching educational videos is a great way to learn because it allows kids to build a visual picture or model in their mind. The visual dimension not only helps them understand concepts better, but also stimulates curiosity and encourages self-learning. NeoK12 also features Web 2.0 tools for learning and teaching.

StatSilk offers a range of web-based and desktop software to cater to diverse mapping and visualization needs. The website has a common purpose: to make data analysis easy, efficient and enjoyable.

Website students can use to create eye-catching infographics.

"DebateGraph is an award-winning, web-platform for visualizing and sharing networks of thought - and opening reasoning and action to collaborative questioning and iterative improvement."

"People love to learn by examining visual representations of data. That's been proven time and time again by the popularity of both infographics and Pinterest. So what if you could make your own infographics? What would you make it of? It's actually easier than you think…"

"DebateGraph is an award-winning, web-platform for visualizing and sharing networks of thought - and opening reasoning and action to collaborative learning and iterative improvement."

"Learning and teaching is a lot more fun through visuals. Research and present material with the same tool! Share quickly assembled videos with your class!"

"Enjoy effective visual collaboration in realtime"

Murally lets you use a flexible content format that aggregates media & files, ideal for group ideation and visual sharing.

"TimelineJS is an open-source tool that enables anyone to build visually rich, interactive timelines."

Great visual aids for various topics & subjects.

"Last year my students designed infographics for the first time. I enjoyed the process and the products. It was a fun strategy to teach my students crucial research skills while encouraging them to think creatively about how to visually communicate information. This year I was literally blown away by the work my students did on their infographics. I wanted to share my process and examples of student work to help support other teachers."

"Piktochart is a great web app that allows students to create products that other students will actually WANT to read. It lets students combine visuals, text and interactive web elements into a dynamic, eye-catching presentation. It's free (of course!). It's powerful. It has tons of options. And the products created by it can be shared in many formats. So why not jump in and give it a shot? Here are 20 ways Piktochart can be incorporated into the classroom."

"An infographic is an illustration that uses words and pictures with visualizations that may include graphs, charts, and tables. Infographics are used predominantly as a text feature in journalism and textbooks."

Superb online whiteboard tools: random name picker, sound level indicator, QR code display, drawing/text tools, traffic lights, timers/clocks, visualizer, & even a fab exit poll tool.

Founded by David McCandless, author of two bestselling infographics books, Information is Beautiful is dedicated to helping you make clearer, more informed decisions about the world. All our visualizations are based on facts & data: constantly updated, revised & revisioned.

"Telling great stories has never been so simple. So easy that it seems like magic. Fast and Simple You don't need to have programming or design skills. Hundreds of available templates. Incredible Results: Shine bright with spectacular designs and achieve the Wow effect you're looking for. Effective: Interactive visual experiences that improve communication. Full of life: Animated and interactive creations integrated with the richness of the Internet. Know your impact: Monitor how your creations are being used in real time. The power of information. Versatile: All your communication needs in a single tool."

Free Tools for creating professional intros, animations, slideshows and music visualizations in minutes. You don't need any previous knowledge in video editing. Make your videos online and publish to your network in one click.