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There are a lot of cool things about DataMasher: the available datasets, the community built around that data, the unique visualization tools, and the easy-to-use interface of the site. What is truly intriguing about the site is the way users take two different datasets and create visual hypotheses. For example, to visualize the Most Reproductive States (US), one user combined the number of US births witH population figures from the 2008 US Census.

Did you notice what happens when you click the "Analyze This" link (right side)? Not sure how to take that. It's funny, but does it also, then, discredit any data that you find there?

"Wkipedia is a great educational resource for both teachers and students. Its articles appear almost always in the first four links of the search results. I know there are some issues with the use of this resource in education such as : plagiarism, trusted content and many more but still instead of excluding it all together we better learn and teach our students the best ways to use it."

Ushahidi builds tools for democratizing information, increasing transparency and lowering the barriers for individuals to share their stories. Clay Shirkey spoke about this resource at TED - http://www.ted.com/talks/clay_shirky_how_cognitive_surplus_will_change_the_world.html

You can use this to create a Personal Learning Network (PLE). A video that introduced the use of this tool was shared by Ann Johnston at IU 12. That can be accessed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEls3tq5wIY

Real-time local Twitter trends

Be careful...many of these captions are inappropriate!

Ever wonder what is on the opposite points on the globe from where you are right now? Zefrank is a Google Maps website that shows you exactly any two opposite points on the globe.

middlespot is a better way to visually discover, collect, and organize what you like. With a mashtab you can collect webpages, images, music, videos, web widgets, files, documents, code, and more in one central spot.

interesting way to view hashtags (#) in Twitter

Middlespot is an innovative web site for social bookmarking that allows users to collect sites in a visual way. This would be a great tool for teachers to organize content appropriate web sites and then share them with their students.

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"Book Drum's remarkable range of interactive content is particularly valuable to students and teachers, with over twenty A-level/GCSE set texts already profiled, including Wuthering Heights, The Bell Jar, Frankenstein, Wide Sargasso Sea, and To Kill a Mockingbird. Teachers can create new profiles as class projects, encouraging students to dig deeper into a book with Book Drum's fun, easy-to-use online interface."

"Book Drum is the perfect companion to the books we love, bringing them to life with immersive pictures, videos, maps and music."