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Collaborative, online mind maping

Librarians, teachers and parents have told us how hard it is for students to understand web searching. Boolify makes it easier to for students to understand their web search by illustrating the logic of their search, and by showing them how each change to their search instantly changes their results. It's simple, immediate and easy and flexible to use with your class, no matter the subject matter.

Search engine that gives you images to represent your search. Very cool!

Yoowalk is a virtual representation of the world wide web. It is composed of categorized villages of 3D websites called walksites that you browse with a personalized avatar. Simply walk your avatar along the streets to explore the coolest versions of your favorite websites.

Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. There are now nearly 600 maps. Maps 1-366 are also available as PDF posters. Use the menu above to find a map of interest.

Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. There are now nearly 600 maps. Maps 1-366 are also available as PDF posters. Use the menu above to find a map of interest.

Unveiling the beauty of statistics for a fact based world view.

What is Swivel? Swivel's mission is to make data useful. * Explore and compare data, graphs and maps. * Share insights via email, blog or data downloads. * Upload the data you care about. If you're curious about data, Swivel is the place for you.

"there's nobody quite like you. you're one in seven billion. so make your own flag." Create your own flag based on countryies' actual flags.

With Ahead you can layout, share and publish content of any kind and any resolution on the web. It works like an online version of InDesign that instantly transforms your layout into a zooming presentation, rich media blog, personal scrapbook or ... your imagination sets the limits. Very similar to Prezi!!

"Simply enter some text and create your word cloud! * Customise many settings * Share your word cloud (or keep it secret!) * Embed it on your own website"

"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."

From the smallest of the small to the size of the galaxy and everything in-between. A GREAT way to see the size of things and scale in the Science world.

Online, collaborative whiteboard on which you can place notes, drawings, images, etc. Similar to Wallwisher but has elements of inspiration and prezi. Cool!

Tagul is a web service that enables you to create gorgeous tag clouds. You can read more in the FAQ section, visit the Blog or explore the Forums.

Making the world's knowledge computable Today's Wolfram|Alpha is the first step in an ambitious, long-term project to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable by anyone. You enter your question or calculation, and Wolfram|Alpha uses its built-in algorithms and growing collection of data to compute the answer.

Yes, today's post is another freebie for teachers featuring webcam feeds you could be incorporating into your classroom. Consider these as teleportation devices to many of the world's greatest landmarks, national parks, and historical significance. In addition they are virtual eyes that allow students to study animal behavior patterns and habitats. Possibly they could be regarded as voyeuristic tools where students can ride along with a big rig truck driver or observe the physics of skateboard parks. The choices are vast, but they do bring a bit of the outside world into the walls of your classroom.