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August 9th, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, featured, Humanities

Civic Participation and Household Incomes

Today’s Infographic is a great example of a simple, straightforward layout, with a great deal of information. It explores the correlation, or lack there of, of civic participation and household incomes. It was discovered that various members of society participate in various types of community[...]

July 16th, 2012 - 1:40 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, featured, Humanities, Miscellaneous, STEM

Poverty in the US by the Numbers

If you are teaching in a private school, or a very lucky public school, this infographic at visual.ly would be a great introduction to a segment on helping others that are in need, and exploring your community outside of you bubble. Even in today’s economy, there are still bubble all over the [...]

June 12th, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, featured, STEM

Some Like it Hot

Every with more than a basic education knows some things about the sun. It is hot, it is big, and when it is hidden, it is dark outside. But how hot is it, how big is it, and how exactly does light the Earth, especially from that far away? This infographic shares this information, and […][...]

May 30th, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, featured, Humanities

Visualizing citations in research literature

Citations are a thing of trouble for students. They are tedious and annoying, and if not done perfectly points can be deducted. It can be argued, that sharing the origin of the information doesn’t change the ideas drawn from them. But it is important for a teacher to verify the information, ma[...]

May 17th, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, featured, STEM

Exploring the Original Transcripts of Early Space Exploration

This website is a really cool website that provides the shows the transcripts of various space explorations. With it, you can read what is going on during various phases of the trips, with some photos of the moments added in. Also, at the bottom, there is an option to see the path that the aircraft [...]

May 15th, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, featured, Humanities, STEM

How the deficit got so big

The government budget has been something of controversy since politics began. Money is something that is not supposed to be discussed, and yet everyone has an opinion, and shares it. Everyone has an opinion as to the reason, and who’s at fault. With everything, people try to find a person at f[...]

May 14th, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, featured, Humanities, STEM

138 Years of Popular Science Magazine in a Single Infographic

Today’s infographic studies the 150 year old magazine, Popular Science. In 2011 a man was asked to create this infographic that shows the progression of science using key words and topics from the magazine. His blog shows his process for creating the infographic, and then he has images of the [...]

May 11th, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, featured, Humanities

Spotlight on movie profitability

  This infographic is great for those who may be interested in movies in the future, or a new way to show information. It takes a minute to understand, but once it is understood, I believe it is a genius way to share the information. Overall, from top to bottom it has genres and from […][...]

May 3rd, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, featured

Are Google Search Trends Better Election Predictors Than Polls? [INFOGRAPHIC]

  One day we will be telling our kids we are older than Google. This is something I have read on Pinterest. Google is one of the largest, free services available. It began as a search engine, bought YouTube, replaced the need for a harddrive for students, and is now, possibly, one of the best [[...]

April 30th, 2012 - 11:35 pm § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, featured, Humanities

Religion World

  Today’s infographic from visual.ly uses a web to describe and categorize a variety of religions in the world. Religion is one of the most universal things, although it varies widely. Everyone believes in something, even in the belief of nothing, and it shows a lot about what a culture f[...]