digitalfluency2


 * Digital Fluency Part II **

Sensational Spreadsheets
//Presenter: Doug Drover//

Numbers can be fun! - @[|Stats_Canada on Twitter]. Read the by-line! And, do check out @[|StatCan]

**Creating Stories with Numbers: Infographics**
//"taking a complex data set and turning it into an easily understood picture"// ([|Five Questions to Ask Before Jumping on the Infographics Bandwagon])

1. It's a visual explanation that helps you more easily understand, find or do something. 2. It's visual, and when necessary, integrates words and pictures in a fluid, dynamic way. 3. It stands alone and is completely self-explanatory. 4. It reveals information that was formerly hidden or submerged. 5. It makes possible faster, more consistent understanding. 6. It's universally understandable.
 * [|What is an Infographic?]**


 * Example**: [|Are Canadian Students Engaged?]


 * What makes a great infographic?**

[|Data and Story]
 * 1) reliable and compelling data
 * 2) tells a story with new information/perspective
 * 3) has a quickly understood key message

[|8 types of Infographics and when to use them]

[|The Beauty of Data Visualization] (TED: David McCandless) Creating Infographics: ScreenCast [|Tutorial] ([|Easel.ly] and [|Infogr.am]**)** [|Piktochart] [|StatsCanada]
 * Resources**


 * Teaching Infographics**
 * 1) As a class deconstruct an infographic
 * 2) poster or infographic
 * 3) type of infographic (see link above)
 * 4) images, fonts, colour, white space
 * 5) examine how the data is visualized - e.g. types of charts used, flow between text and data
 * 6) Students collect infographics (could use a class pinterest page with each student having their own board)
 * 7) list what they have in common and critique
 * 8) Students create an infographic to show understanding of a concept (summative assessment)

[|Education Infographics] [|Infographics collection]
 * Examples of Infographics**

Powerful Presentations
//Why would you use words when they do just fine in your mouth? Words belong on paper, Powerpoint is for ideas.// Seth Godin

Dodging Bullet Points (PPT) Example [|How to Create Presentation Slides that are out of this world] - take notes - observe [|Super PresentationMan] Haiku Deck (iPad) Keynote (iPad) [|PowToon] [|Prezi] Before you get started...where to find images Creative Commons - what is it?
 * 1) [|Creative Commons Search]