http://www.xtranormal.com

Xtra “You type something; we turn it into a movie.”  A neat way for students to create movies. (This is untested right now with a class. Let us know if you would like to try it or if we can help.)

http://images.google.com/hosted/life

Life magazine photos hosted on Google and organized  by decade.

http://www.blinkx.com/

Blinx – search for videos through the blinx search engine.  We found stuff on here that a typical Google search never revealed.

http://manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/

Many eyes – visualization tool to view any variety of data sets.  Create your own or view others. 

http://www.lovelycharts.com/

Lovely Charts – online tool to create flow charts and other graphic organizers.  Think of Inspiration software online.

Graphjam.com:  Create a graph in seconds.  (Some published graphs are somewhat “edgy” – so double-check before using with students.)

Piclits.com:  “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.”

Searchme:  A visual search engine.  Actually see the pages in the results list.


See the full PicLit at PicLits.com