Web 2.0 Resources
Tools for Converting & Editing You Tube Videos
Tube Shop video segment can be shared via a link or embedded into your blog or web site
Splicd select the video segment you want and make it into its own shorter video
Zamzar convert files without having to download a software tool
Picture Tools
PIXrexizer resizes photos, converts file formats, rotates pictures and converts to grayscale
Infographics Blogs and Examples
Information is Beautiful (McCandless)
10 Blogs for Stunning Infographic Collections
Tools for Representing Data Visually
Use the chart making tools in PowerPoint and the shared options in Google Templates.
ChartMaking/MindMappingLibGuide
Many Eyes Visualization Options
Mindomo - mind mapping
Seven Tools for Data Visualization (RM Byrne)
Tableau (free download for PCs)
Word Clouds
Wordle (use advanced tab)
Timelining
All of Me (timeline yourself)
Timeline Maker (Teach-nology)
Icons, Images, Fonts, Avatars
Clkr (public domain clipart)
Flickr Storm (use pulldown menu)
Clkr (public domain clipart)
Tools for Finding Data
For data search
Springfield Database LibGuides and Current Events LibGuide
Wolfram Alpha (computational search)
National
Find the Data (objective, reference-based comparison engine)
Statistical Abstract of the United States
United States Census Bureau International Database
United States Census State Data Center Program
Digest of Education Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
National Transportation Statistics
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition
Global/General
United Nations Statistical Databases
Yahoo: Government Statistics by Country
PLACE: Population, Landscape,and Climate Estimates
Population Pyramids of the Whole World