TIE.net Finds 11/15/2009

• Tasty Data Goodies - Swivel

  Swivel features more than 15,000 data sets for users to play with in various categories ranging from Economics to Health to Technology. From the data, users have created hundreds of thousands of graphs, charts and infographics, including the one below that visualizes the amount of rainfall in California since 1870. You can get started by copying and pasting your data or uploading an Excel spreadsheet or CSV file to the site. Once you've create your visualization, you can embed it anywhere on the web.\n

  Tags: Tools, Web2.0, collaboration, research, Data, graphs, chart, stats, Statistics, analysis, charts, analytics, delicious, bookmarks

  • - By Marge Runkle

• PA Professional Education

  "Welcome to the Pennsylvania Department of Education free online Act 48 professional education programs of study provided by Learning Sciences International. The free self-study courses are provided for eligible Pennsylvania educators 24 hours a day/7 days a week."

  Tags: pd, act48, pde, ondemand, elearning

  • - By Michelle Krill

• Technology Integration Matrix

  Levels of Technology Integration into the Curriculum and Characteristics of the Learning Environment

  Tags: matrix, integration, rubric, ICT

  • - By Michelle Krill

• Widgenie

  Widgenie lets users upload data from a variety of sources such as Excel spreadsheets, CSV files or Google Spreadsheets and using a drag and drop interface to create custom charts and graphs. Once the data has been arranged and styled, it is presented as a widget that can be embedded in web sites and social networks. Widgenie also has a premium service that offers unlimited widgets and branding opportunities.

  Tags: graph, mathematics, math, science, widget, blog, wiki, Web2.0

  • - By Marge Runkle

• PIC.LITS: Inspired Picture Writing

  PicLits.com is a creative writing site that matches beautiful images with carefully selected keywords in order to inspire you. The object is to put the right words in the right place and the right order to capture the essence, story, and meaning of the picture.

  Tags: language arts, writing, poetry, piclits, languagearts, web2.0, vocabulary, art

  • - By Marge Runkle

• Verifiable

  Verifiable allows users to upload, mash and visualize data. Verifiable just launched earlier this year and has fewer publicly available data sets, but it does offer greater flexibility on how the data is styled and presented. Graphic designers will appreciate the ability to change and tweak the presentation and add details like custom labels and shading. Verifiable is free to use if you keep your charts public, but also has a inexpensive pricing plan for those who want to keep their work private.\n

  Tags: visualization, data, tools, statistics, infographics, visualisation, charts, graphs, math, science, social_studies

  • - By Marge Runkle

• Socrata | Making Data Social

  Socrata is an online space for data lovers to browse datasets as well as create new visualizations to share with others. The data itself can be visualized in a number of ways including, charts, maps, graphs and tables. The site has hundreds of datasets to choose from which can be mashed and downloaded into a variety of file formats including CSV, PDF and XML. \n

  Tags: data, socialnetworking, web2.0, research, statistics, database, government, Math, mathematics, science, Social_studies, social studies

  • - By Marge Runkle

• The Differentiator

  Use this free tool created by an educator to create great objectives for differentiated instruction.

  Tags: bloom's taxonomy, differentiation, tools, differentiatedinstruction, differentiator, web2.0

  • - By Marge Runkle

• Datamasher

  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.

  Tags: QuickD, data, mashup, visualization, statistics, mashups, tools, maps, math, mathematics, social_studies, science

  • - By Marge Runkle

• Toobla

  new social bookmarking service that provides you with an easy way to include visual clues in your bookmarks. You can include links, images, videos within your bookmarks. All of your bookmarks can be organized into folders which can then be shared publicly or privately.2.5 min video explaining Toobla - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV3TKcm56f0

  Tags: bookmarking, web2.0, social, socialbookmarking

  • - By Marge Runkle

• Livebrush

  Livebrush is a drawing application. It employs an easy-to-use brush tool that reacts to your gesture. By combining simple motion controls with brush styles, Livebrush offers a fun and unique way to create graphics.

  Tags: graphics, software, livebrush, art

  • - By Marge Runkle

• Compare My Docs

  New web application that allows users to compare and merge text documents online. You can upload different versions of the same text document and see what has been changed. It automatically color codes changes it finds between the different revisions of a document and provides user with an easy way to approve, reject, or set aside a change.

  Tags: compare, docs, tools, comparison

  • - By Marge Runkle

• Download Free Books for your Kindle Reader

  If you don’t have the Kindle device, you can still enjoy any of these Kindle books on your Windows computer using the free Kindle for PC application. Amazon is also working on a Mac version of Kindle Desktop but until that happens, you can download the free Kindle app from iTunes store and read books on the move using your iPhone or iPod Touch.

  Tags: free, Kindle

  • - By Marge Runkle
  • - By Marge Runkle

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