Tag Archives: Information Reorganization

Timeline Wizardry!

Posted on October 21, 2012 by

I’ve been searching for an easy, collaborative, and sharp-looking timeline generator for a number of years now and hadn’t had success in finding anything until a few weeks ago. Previously I checked out Dipity, XTimeline, and some clever solutions for … Continue reading →

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Political Party Timeline: An Outstanding Example of Information Reorganization

Posted on January 7, 2012 by

I figure if I don’t figure out how to make pithier and less ambitious posts, I may never write again. So in the spirit of getting something, anything, out to the world, I better pass along what I’m thinking about … Continue reading →

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Backlog Post #1: The Market Revolution, Atlantic Context, and Information Reorganization

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

While my last post ostensibly was going to open the flood-gates of a number of new posts dealing with what I’ve been working on in my classes, that plan fell through (read: baby + grad school + teaching = neglect … Continue reading →

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Building a Collaborative Comparison with Google Docs

Posted on September 10, 2011 by

This past week I had my US History students looking at the variety of developments, economic systems, political arrangements, and connections with Native Americans that took place in the North American English colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries. To … Continue reading →

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Learning Styles, Shmearning Shmyles?

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

It’s Labor Day, so I shouldn’t really be writing too much here (given that I’m a unionized historian/teacher blogger), but I did just come across this interesting story about learning styles and the scientific veracity (or lack thereof) to support … Continue reading →

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Info Reorganization at its best!

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

Neat, interesting (and pretty depressing as well), change over time map of Indian-help territories in the United States. I wish there were more control over the dates and a user-controlled scroll-bar beneath the map, but that’s a minor quibble. While … Continue reading →

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Information Reorganization Sensation!

Posted on August 19, 2010 by

I wasn’t entirely sure how to title this post without seeming entirely boring or trite, so I’ve likely found a middle ground that is both. Oh well. In any event, I’d been thinking about what guiding principles and approaches have … Continue reading →

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