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Infographics - "More than words can say"

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We've seen man eye-catching and engrossing infographics lately. Here's a great one...
http://www.studyblue.com/projects/infographic-mobile-studying-online-flashcards-on-smartphones/ and here's "40 useful infographics" that present a range of styles and topoics. http://sixrevisions.com/graphics-design/40-useful-and-creative-infographics/

Here's a mini course on infographics in education, designed by the NY Times:
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/teaching-with-infographics-places-to-start/

And here's a great list of infographic information and samples: http://www.delicious.com/jkrauss/infographics

As a teaching tool, here's a list of infographic sources:
floating sheep: www.floatingsheep.com
cool infographics: www.coolinfographics.com
GapMinder: www.gapminder.com
information is beautiful: www.informationisbeautiful.net

But what about having students CREATE infographics as projects? Here's a great article!
http://www.learningandleading-digital.com/learning_leading/201202?pg=12#pg12
It recommends students practice interpreting infographics, making sense of systems, relational data, or change over time. Then students can create by making infographics to represent data, bringing out important features and relationships, and narrating it thoughtfully.

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