Racing against time: All Olympic Gold's Compared over a century.

Racing against time is a great series of animations at the NY times that highlight various Gold medal performances in London versus their counterparts over Olympics Past.  For instance you can see just how much faster Usain Bolt is compared to Jesse Owen and Carl Lewis.

There are some other animations on the site looking at swimming and track and field also.

Your Kids will really enjoy taking a look at this and it is a great teaching tool for visualising mathematical Data.  Enjoy.

Online Visual Dictionary for teachers and students

The Visual Dictionary is designed to help you find the right word at a glance. Filled with stunning illustrations labeled with accurate terminology in up to six languages, it is the ideal language-learning and vocabulary dictionary for use at school, at home or at work.

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When you know what something looks like but not what it’s called, or when you know the word but can’t picture the object, The Visual Dictionary has the answer. In a quick look, you can match the word to the image.

The Visual Dictionary is more than a reliable resource of meticulously labeled images—it innovates by combining dictionary-scale definitions with exceptional illustrations, making it the most complete dictionary.

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The Visual Dictionary is an indispensable visual reference that goes beyond object identification to answer questions about function, significance and purpose. Ideal for teachers, parents, writers, translators and students of all skill levels, it helps the user understand a phenomenon and quickly grasp the meaning of a term, the characteristics of an object or simply learn something new.

Access it here

Excellent chart design tool for any classroom or office

What is it:  Lovelycharts is an online diagramming application that allows you to create professional looking diagrams of all kinds, such as flowcharts, site maps, organisation charts and wire frames for free.

Lovely Charts is Easy:  With Lovely Charts' extremely simple and intuitive drag'n drop drawing mechanism, you'll be able to focus on what really matters. You won't have to draw boxes or arrows, and you won't have to worry about what symbol to use.
Check out the screencast to discover how it works.

How can I use this in the classroom?  Diagrams are a great way to explain the key points of a discussion or text in a organised visual manner.  You also might like to create charts of concepts taught such as mathematical procedures.

Would love to see some charts you have created and don't forget to check it out here.

Merriam Webster - Visual Dictionary Online

The Visual Dictionary is designed to help you find the right word at a glance. Filled with stunning illustrations labeled with accurate terminology in up to six languages, it is the ideal language-learning and vocabulary dictionary for use at school, at home or at work.

Detail

When you know what something looks like but not what it’s called, or when you know the word but can’t picture the object, The Visual Dictionary has the answer. In a quick look, you can match the word to the image.

The Visual Dictionary is more than a reliable resource of meticulously labeled images—it innovates by combining dictionary-scale definitions with exceptional illustrations, making it the most complete dictionary.

Detail

The Visual Dictionary is an indispensable visual reference that goes beyond object identification to answer questions about function, significance and purpose. Ideal for teachers, parents, writers, translators and students of all skill levels, it helps the user understand a phenomenon and quickly grasp the meaning of a term, the characteristics of an object or simply learn something new.

Access it here