Want a word cloud? There are numerous ways to create one. Wordle (see posts here and here) it is probably the most artistic. WordItOut provides endless options for color and presentation (see post here). Today I explored WordSift. This application looks like WordItOut yet adds a visual thesaurus. Text can also be dragged to the [...]
Entries from February 15th, 2010
Where in the World with new Google Maps tools
February 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Content - Social Studies, SmartBoard
There are new resources at Google Maps. Look for the green flask (their labs logo) at the top right of the screen (it is next to Help). You can now enable several new features. My favorite is Where in the World. A place mark will appear on the map (along with several locations). Your job [...]
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Down on the farm
February 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Content- Cross Discipline
Frank Sadorus was a farmer and photographer in Illinois during the early 1900. The Illinois State Museum on collected his photographs for this online exhibit. The Resources and Activities section has several interesting ideas to relate this collection to classroom projects (i.e., analyzing historical photographs, family trees, etc.). This site provides background on small town [...]
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