Take eyePlorer in the classroom

As a short recap of Twitter's #web20wednesday trend, it’s the perfect opportunity to share new web 2.0 tools you’ve found, you use, you love, and share it with other EduTweeple! (and PS it’s on Wednesdays!) Then we will recap them for you here on the SimpleK12 blog so you don't miss any new cool tools.

So, my favorite tool this week is eyePlorer. According to their website, eyePlorer is “the graphical knowledge engine.” This tool is a great place for research. Once you enter your topic of interest, eyePlorer scans the web to find anything related to your topic. It combines all the information into one diagram, separated by category.

In each category, you’ll see little dots, or as they call to call them, “eyespots.” The eyespots represent concepts about your topic, or information -- the bigger ones represent “common” facts, and little ones might be lesser known. How is it related to your topic? Just click it! It will show you the fact source. And guess what? You don’t even have to write this information down! There is a notebook feature with eyePlorer and all you have to do is drag the fact to the notebook and it’s stored! Take a look at my video using eyePlorer to search Greece.

@ktenkely has a great post on her blog that discusses eyePlorer and how it can be integrated in the classroom. Be sure to check it out here.

How would you use eyePlorer in the classroom? Please share!