A spatial representation of time has obvious educational advantages: here history is no longer learned but viewed. ..Synchronoptic views will help to see relationships between seemingly unrelated things, thus provoking a journey of discoveries . An essential factor that fosters new discoveries is juxtaposition: the trick of putting things together that weren't put together that way before. ..But above all, a synchronoptic organization (Synchronoptical means 'seeing at the same time', or more accurately 'Parallel Views'), gives the reader an incentive to explore deeper, linking one idea with another as the student pursues his or her own personal learning path. http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html . Lifelines of important persons in specialized categories ; Science (Modern), Science (Ancient), Arts, Composers, Literature, Politics .
AlternaTime: http://www2.canisius.edu/~emeryg/time.html a fantastic collection of Timelines on the Web.

How To Visualize Data And Provide Entertainment : http://www.masterviews.com/2005/04/14/how_to_visualize_data_and.htm

"knowledge parks" offering multiple and overlapping exploration trails : http://www.masterviews.com/2005/04/16/how_to_organize_a_site.htm following http://www.guuui.com/issues/01_05.php

Google Map SightSeeing : http://www.shreddies.org/gmaps/

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