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Main.InfographicsAndDataVisualization-NCTIES HistoryHide minor edits - Show changes to output Changed lines 39-40 from:
-><span style="color: #900;">''Of course this is Copenhagen, the city where the citizens voted to tax their own use of automobiles in the city. ;-) '' </span> - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> to:
-><span style="color: #900;">''Of course this is Copenhagen, the city where the citizens voted to tax their own use of automobiles in the city. ;-) '' </span> -><span style="color: #900;">''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. '' </span> - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 47-48:
-><span style="color: #900;">''Yes! Content + Number Crunching + Design = Communication / Information Visualization !!! '' </span> - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 61-62:
-><span style="color: #900;">''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. '' </span> - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 71-75:
-><span style="color: #900;">''More examples? '' </span> - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> *** <span style="color: #900;">''Flashmobs</span> *** <span style="color: #900;">''YouTube</span> *** <span style="color: #900;">''Mashups</span> Added lines 80-81:
-><span style="color: #900;">''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. '' </span> - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 86-87:
-><span style="color: #900;">''It's an example of an Infographic that's been around for a long time. Cave paintings is another one :-) '' </span> - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 91-92:
-><span style="color: #900;">'' '' </span> - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 23-24:
-><span style="color: #900;">''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. '' </span> - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 33-34:
-><span style="color: #900;">''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. '' </span> - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 38-39:
-><span style="color: #900;">''Of course this is Copenhagen, the city where the citizens voted to tax their own use of automobiles in the city. ;-) '' </span> - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 21-22:
-><span style="color: #900;">''Hmm! Interesting idea. I'll have to noodle that for a while... '' </span> - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Changed line 85 from:
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Here is the transcript of your backchannel conversation for . This is a wiki page. As such, you can edit this page and insert text into the transcript, contining the conversation, as I have done. To edit, click the EDIT link at the top of the page. The password is ''teacher''. You can indent your comments by inserting '''-->''' at the beginning text. Many HTML codes can also be inserted. Other formatting features can also be found at the bottom of the edit page. ---- <img src="http://davidwarlick.com/images1/Wordle_-_Create-20120310-084609.png" align="right" width="300"><img src='https://api.twitter.com/1/users/profile_image/citrus_sunshine' style='float: left; width: 35px; margin-right: 10px;'>[[http://twitter.com/#!/citrus_sunshine|citrus_sunshine (Andrea Ward)]] Why do we fear students having control over their learning environment? #:colearners 8 Mar 2012 - 20:22:32 <img src='https://api.twitter.com/1/users/profile_image/citrus_sunshine' style='float: left; width: 35px; margin-right: 10px;'>[[http://twitter.com/#!/citrus_sunshine|citrus_sunshine (Andrea Ward)]] Tablet computers are creative tools with the right apps. #:colearners 8 Mar 2012 - 20:14:21 <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' style='float: left; margin-right: 10px;'>Gina Data Literacy...can't wait. 9 Mar 2012 - 12:19:35 <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' style='float: left; margin-right: 10px;'>John crowd sourcing is instant feedback for our NOW generation 9 Mar 2012 - 12:21:03 <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' style='float: left; margin-right: 10px;'>Amanda Interested in learning about this!! 9 Mar 2012 - 12:21:05 <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' style='float: left; margin-right: 10px;'>Amanda I've been dying to use infographics with my fifth graders! Ready to learn! 9 Mar 2012 - 12:21:15 <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' style='float: left; margin-right: 10px;'>Jeff Copenhagen wheel is a great idea info from everywhere 9 Mar 2012 - 12:26:57 <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' style='float: left; margin-right: 10px;'>John digital data from users in artistic forms 9 Mar 2012 - 12:28:16 <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' style='float: left; margin-right: 10px;'>John What is the name of that TED talk? 9 Mar 2012 - 12:30:13 <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' style='float: left; margin-right: 10px;'>ACN Stunning visualization in the Allosphere on Ted 9 Mar 2012 - 12:31:01 <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' style='float: left; margin-right: 10px;'>Chris H Turn to artists to design visual representations for math and science 9 Mar 2012 - 12:31:57 <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' style='float: left; margin-right: 10px;'>Kara are you connected to Kevin Bacon? 9 Mar 2012 - 12:37:19 <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' style='float: left; margin-right: 10px;'>Chris H Angry birds, fruit ninja: "We are becoming a more playful culture." 9 Mar 2012 - 12:37:24 <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' style='float: left; margin-right: 10px;'>Jana Bullard Some have no practical application, but are just cool! 9 Mar 2012 - 12:39:17 <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' style='float: left; margin-right: 10px;'>Marla What was the periodic table one? 9 Mar 2012 - 12:57:34 <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/21bab033e407b2a58b09b7e3621c439c' height='25' style='float: left; margin-right: 10px;'>Maureen What was the timeline one that had the globe? 9 Mar 2012 - 12:59:10 <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' style='float: left; margin-right: 10px;'>Marla Where do you find your infographics? 9 Mar 2012 - 13:04:34 <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' style='float: left; margin-right: 10px;'>ACN Anyone know a good timelining site or tool? 9 Mar 2012 - 13:06:07 <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' style='float: left; margin-right: 10px;'>Reg Herzog I'm excited about sharing what I saw! 9 Mar 2012 - 13:08:16 <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/21bab033e407b2a58b09b7e3621c439c' height='25' style='float: left; margin-right: 10px;'>Maureen @ it http://www.statsilk.com/home 9 Mar 2012 - 13:13:29 |