Infogr.am http://infogr.am/beta/

I worry a a bit about reducing information into bits, because I think we lose comprehension and insight that way.  So I hadn't given this tool much thought when I  saw it on Free Technology For Teachers.  When I consider informational literacy, though, I see the benefit of this tool as a presentation technique for students. And when I see infographics like this

Classroom idea:  Students compare economies of different nations using graphic stats.

Thinglink

http://www.thinglink.com/
I have looked for an easy way to link portions of an image and this tool is the easiest I have found .  It lets you upload or choose an image from Flickr,Facebook or  the web.  You then can select portions of that image and  add description and links. You can also record and  add video. 






Classroom Idea:
 Health and PE. Students take pictures of athletes and link body positions to appropriate stretches and strengthening exercises.

Art: Students studying an specific artist could choice her most repernattive work and tell her story interactively.

Thanks to http://www.freetech4teachers.com

Block Posters http://www.blockposters.com

I found this tool, new for me, to enlarge images to poster size. Just upload image , choose size and you get a pdf file you can cut and place as a poster

Glogster

Glogster http://www.glogster.com/ is a web tool that lets you create a bulletin board style web poster. This tool lets you embed videos and sound.

Here is one work in progress
Classroom idea: This would be an option for almost any poster project. I like the idea of picking and choosing the right images and text to convey a message.