tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174341484123766311.post1440204130649039591..comments2016-05-07T00:08:25.752-04:00Comments on Digital Dissension: Infographics in the ClassroomKelly J. Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03456222305258561451noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174341484123766311.post-2393191116095203732012-07-31T14:30:17.797-04:002012-07-31T14:30:17.797-04:00I can't wait to see what happens when you brin...I can't wait to see what happens when you bring this to your students! I particularly like the point you make about Infographics having a point of view -- THIS IS KEY!!! You also might want to scaffold the data collection process for them... let the form follow function, so to speak. What are they trying to show? What data do they want to teach about? etc etc. Keep me posted!!Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927432771374078120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174341484123766311.post-80074903467648603442012-07-20T19:13:41.823-04:002012-07-20T19:13:41.823-04:00Wow, that Oprah Infographic made me angry! I was ...Wow, that Oprah Infographic made me angry! I was so happy to see much of it refuted in the comments, although the commenter didn't address how a teacher or principal was determined to be "effective." Grrr. Using raw cost to compare cost over a period of forty years is mendacious. Fantastic essay, Kelly. I think as these are so easy to share on social media sites (and I've even received them as summaries of surveys, for example from <a href="http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/survey/going_distance_2011" rel="nofollow">the Sloan Consortium</a>), that you are correct -- it is vital that our students learn to read them critically.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274839778550350253noreply@blogger.com