Aviation International NewsGore VR HUD Lets Client Walk Around DesignAviation International Newsby Liz Moscrop AIN writer Liz Moscrop testing out Gore Design's new head-up display to help customers visualize their new aircraft interiors. 
“Understanding how external symbol systems function in human cognition is crucial to using them effectively in education,” Newcombe says. “You have to get students learning to read the diagrams. One of the things teachers think is that: diagrams are pictures, you don’t need to teach how to read a diagram. Well, you do.” 
Visualizing a Full Day of Airplane Paths in the USAThe Atlantic CitiesAnd thanks to his wizardry with FAA data, we can see how these aircraft drift from city to city in this mesmerizing computer visualization. 
Looks cool, but FAQ says it only runs on Firefox browser in 32 bit on Mac. 
Co.DesignKepler Spacraft's data visualized: an interactive exploration of earth-like ...The VergeBy Evan Rodgers on May 9, 2012 02:10 pm 2Comments Data visualization artist Jer Thorp has teamed up with Oblong Industries to create an interactive,... 
Most data we study is presented in 2-D. And as clear as a pie or line graph can be, it’s still a once-removed experience, just something else you see on paper or a computer screen. You can’t grasp it or reshape it. 
Conducting focused and efficient research is one of the biggest hurdles for students. It is a complicated processe or at least this is how they look at it while in fact there are some techniques that it an enjoyable experience. As teachers, the onus of responsibility is on our shoulders to show to our students the right ways to conduct researhces. The folks at the Kentucky Virtual Library know this very well and that is why they have provided a handy interactive map of the research process for students. Via Dennis T OConnor 
Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNASA's New 'Earth Now' App: Your World, UnpluggedJet Propulsion LaboratoryNASA's new, free "Earth Now" iPhone app immerses cyber explorers in dazzling visualizations of near-real-time global climate data from NASA's fleet ...
The 20th Century, as Told Through One Amazing Data VisualizationThe AtlanticTo make the above interactive, GE's data-visualization team scanned each of the company's annual reports from 1892 to 2011 -- 6000 pages -- and processed them for keywords... 
How to create a visualization - O'Reilly Radar - by Pete Warden @petewarden - "Over the last few years I've created a few popular visualizations, a lot of duds, and I've learned a few lessons along the way." 
He provides you some clarity about how the National Science Education Standards (a document that, if used appropriately, could have provided a clear national framework for science education) were not adopted by the 50 ... 
"Team finally drills into biggest Antarctic subglacial lake." Look for the visualization of the ice layers way, way down. 
When you consider that Kitely regions are functionally difficult to distinguish from Second Life regions — both use Vivox voice, both support mesh and media-on-a-prim, both can be accessed with the standard Second Life viewers — this is a fantastic... Via Helen Farley |
Based on the development of a project in the informal science education area to freshwater lakes and for watershed science, together with UC Davis' W.M. Keck Center for Active Visualization in the Earth Sciences ... 2011年の日本の地震 発生地点・規模・時刻分布図 2011年1月1日 00:00 ～ 2012年1月1日 00:00 Japan earthquakes 2011 Visualization map 2011-01-01 00:00 / 2012-01-01 00:00 (JST) * 2011年の世界の地震 ... 
"...visualization of mid and lower Manhattan on MayDay, 2012, plotting the when and where of tweets containing the keywords, MayDay and Occupy (representing a healthy mix of supporters, detractors, and everybody in-between)... providing excellent insight into the anatomy of an event as it trends in space and time." 
It's the sandbox of the future. In one of the coolest applications of augmented reality, some of the folks at the UC Davis W.M. 
"...augmented reality (AR) sandbox allows users to create topography models by shaping real sand, which is then augmented in real time by an elevation color map, topographic contour lines, and simulated water. The system teaches geographic, geologic, and hydrologic concepts..." 
A web application that allows for interaction and visualization of geologic concepts.
Visible Geology is an interactive online educational tool for visualizing 3D geologic block models. You can create your own topography and show the outcrop pattern of geologic beds, folds, dykes, or faults in seconds! 
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How to Teach the TeachersHarvard CrimsonBy Lukas B. Gemar, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Physics professor Eric Mazur has been recognized internationally for his research program in optical physics as well as his work in science education.
Visual Complexity website founder publishing a book.
Is a project to map the brain’s full communications network worth the money? 
"Gaming Wins Big at National Science Foundation's Visualization Challenge" 
How Google Chart Tools Can Help You Visualize Your DataProgrammableWeb (blog)Google Chart Tools is the search giant's bundling of the Google Chart API and Google Visualization API. 
The digital age has changed more than how we learn. It’s changed what we need to learn. And the world is changing very rapidly. Think social networking, gay marriage, stem cells or the rise of China. Via Lev Gonick |
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