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citrus_sunshine (Andrea Ward) Why do we fear students having control over their learning environment? #:colearners 8 Mar 2012 - 20:22:32

citrus_sunshine (Andrea Ward) Tablet computers are creative tools with the right apps. #:colearners 8 Mar 2012 - 20:14:21

Gina Data Literacy...can't wait. 9 Mar 2012 - 12:19:35

John crowd sourcing is instant feedback for our NOW generation 9 Mar 2012 - 12:21:03

Hmm! Interesting idea. I'll have to noodle that for a while... - dfw

Now that I think about it a bit, asking students to critique or evaluated each other's blog assignments is a form of crowd-sourcing. It's not necesarily instant feedback, but it is authentic feedback. It's a responsive learning experience. - dfw

Amanda Interested in learning about this!! 9 Mar 2012 - 12:21:05

Amanda I've been dying to use infographics with my fifth graders! Ready to learn! 9 Mar 2012 - 12:21:15

I hope that this helped, at least in exposing you to some of the types of Infographics and data vis, and some tips on implementing it. - dfw

Jeff Copenhagen wheel is a great idea info from everywhere 9 Mar 2012 - 12:26:57

Of course this is Copenhagen, the city where the citizens voted to tax their own use of automobiles in the city. ;-)

In this country, people would hit the roof, claiming an intrusion on their privacy, even with the opt-in feature. I think that it's an important issue, but we have to be willing to consider potential benefits of going in directions that are counter to our knee-jerk reaction. - dfw

John digital data from users in artistic forms 9 Mar 2012 - 12:28:16

Yes! Content + Number Crunching + Design = Communication / Information Visualization !!! - dfw

John What is the name of that TED talk? 9 Mar 2012 - 12:30:13

ACN Stunning visualization in the Allosphere on Ted 9 Mar 2012 - 12:31:01

Chris H Turn to artists to design visual representations for math and science 9 Mar 2012 - 12:31:57

It's what bothers me about STEM. For the very same reasons that we are promoting STEM we should be promoting art, music, drama, culture (history, sociology, anthropology). Science & Math are worthless if you can't contextualize it and talk about it compellingly. - dfw

Kara are you connected to Kevin Bacon? 9 Mar 2012 - 12:37:19

Chris H Angry birds, fruit ninja: "We are becoming a more playful culture." 9 Mar 2012 - 12:37:24

More examples? - dfw

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Jana Bullard Some have no practical application, but are just cool! 9 Mar 2012 - 12:39:17

It's one of the debates that occur around infographics and data visualization, "Is just cool, enough?" I think it is! It's an art form in the broadest sense -- and the broader the better. - dfw

Marla What was the periodic table one? 9 Mar 2012 - 12:57:34

It's an example of an Infographic that's been around for a long time. Cave paintings is another one :-) - dfw

Maureen What was the timeline one that had the globe? 9 Mar 2012 - 12:59:10

- dfw

Marla Where do you find your infographics? 9 Mar 2012 - 13:04:34

ACN Anyone know a good timelining site or tool? 9 Mar 2012 - 13:06:07

Reg Herzog I'm excited about sharing what I saw! 9 Mar 2012 - 13:08:16

Maureen @Maureen Found it http://www.statsilk.com/home 9 Mar 2012 - 13:13:29