Gapminder

Gapminder http://www.gapminder.org/ From their website “unveil the beauty of statistical time series by converting boring numbers into enjoyable, animated and interactive graphics.” Visualize statistics and data.

Classroom idea:  Great for  comparative studies. This site has a learning curve, but the presentations you can make really bring data to life.

Video Ant

Video Ant http://ant.umn.edu/ Video annotator – analyze and annotate videos you and students find (or make). Works on flv files.

Classroom idea : Give students step by step critiques of video projects.

360 Cities

360 Cities http://www.360cities.net/

Great source for panoramic views of cities and sights
Yellowstone Old Faithful Inn External View in USA A nice feature is when embedded for noncommercial use, no ads are attached.

Lesson idea: I like the idea of exploring why a city is where it is. This tool can give a visual to rivers, mountains, etc.that contributed to a city's founding or growth.

Fair use

The History Chef!

http://lincolnslunch.blogspot.com/

What a great idea for bringing history to life.

http://ankisrs.net/
A great flashcard maker that works on iphone and ipod.  I like this one, because it also works well on a plain old computer.

Screenjelly

Screenjelly http://www.screenjelly.com/ another really easy to use screencast tool.