Fotopedia

Fotopedia is one of the coolest most visually exciting sites to come around in a long time. It is a place where the user/community members create a visually dynamic encyclopedia.

I must say I was really impressed when I started digging around on this site. There is a lot here and you can get lost exploring all your choices.

First, you can upload your own content: photos via Flickr, embed Google Maps, etc. Then you can link articles and have other community members rate your content. Think of this site as one giant Wiki w/ visually stunning content.

Another great feature, which I've never really seen before is the ability to create a widget w/ the click of a button. You can make embeddable widgets for your site/blog, by just highlighting the area of your screen that you want to capture. Great stuff!!!

Give it a try by clicking here.

MyPicsMap

MyPicsMap is an interesting new site which is a mash-up of Google Maps and Flickr. This is really a nice tool to use if you are a Flickr user. You can track where pictures were taken and then click on the thumbnail to blow up the image.

Also, you can search out any exsisting Flickr user and visualize where their picture is from. Think of it the way iPhoto 09 organizes photos w/ Google Maps.

Give it a try by clicking here.



For another more detailed review, check out Free Technology for Teachers.

Shahi

Shahi is a visual dictionary which combines photos from Flicker and information from Wikipedia to create a Wiktionary. I learned about this interesting site from Kelly Tenkely's wonderful blog iLearn Technology (which I added to my Best Blogs Post).

This is a great resource if you want to gather a visual representation of a word. Since this is getting photos from Flickr I'm sure there is no filtering going on, so use w/ caution if you are going to use w/ students.

For more info click here.