Visual Literacy ~ using Infographics

 visual literacy, or the ability to evaluate, apply, or create conceptual visual representations.

 Transform abstract thought efficiently into graphic, tangible forms

5 Unbeatable Types of Infographic + Free Tools to Create Them | Search Engine Journal:

http://www.visual-literacy.org/
http://works.bepress.com/connie_mcdonald/18/

The Beauty of Algebra | Core Algebra | Khan Academy

I'm a Khan convert.  I think this resource provides teachers and students with an opportunity to differentiate and explore the "flipped classroom"  especially in mathematics. Did you know that you can become a "coach" and monitor your student progress?  And, Khan isn't just math? Check it out at: http://www.khanacademy.org/

Why “Infographic Thinking” Is The Future, Not A Fad | Co.Design: business + innovation + design

Why “Infographic Thinking” Is The Future, Not A Fad | Co.Design: business + innovation + design:

 This isn’t just "how to make some numbers and vector graphics look clever together." It’s a narrative language--it’s "representation plus interpretation to develop an idea," to quote Franchi.

What a great opportunity for math and art teachers to collaborate and provide students with engaging new ways of representing their ideas and analysis of information. I love the idea of this being a "narrative language" it's a wonderful example of "new literacies" and how we communicate visually in a digital world. Why are we still having students create powerpoints that take words or graphs from text or online and regurgitate them in a slide show...when they could be creating visual representations of their interpretation of an idea?

Francesco Franchi: On Visual Storytelling and New Languages in Journalism from Gestalten on Vimeo.