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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Kids keep moaning this is boring or that is boring. Here is a stimulating activity on infographics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2011/06/prostitute_price_guide_infographic.php">Link</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hey tis nearly end of the day and I'm beat </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Have a good one y'all<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ciotti, George W [mailto:ciotti.george.w@edumail.vic.gov.au] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 21 June 2011 1:25 PM<br><b>To:</b> Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Yr11 Information Technology] Data visualisation and Infographics. What's the difference?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Has anybody any thoughts on the visualisation/infographics issue? Or is it just a given that each is interchangeable with the other.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>See my post below for details.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>It would seem from David Howard's recent posts and the response to these that "infographic" representation is acceptable. I have attached the 2 pics from David.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>George<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The University High School<br>77 Story Street, Parkville, Vic, 3052, Australia<br>Ph: (03) 9347 2022<br>mobile: 0412934782</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>George Ciotti <<a href="mailto:ciotti.george.w@edumail.vic.gov.au">ciotti.george.w@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>><br><b>Reply-To: </b>Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List <<a href="mailto:yr11it@edulists.com.au">yr11it@edulists.com.au</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 23:10:23 +0000<br><b>To: </b>Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List <<a href="mailto:yr11it@edulists.com.au">yr11it@edulists.com.au</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Yr11 Information Technology] Data visualisation and Infographics. What's the difference?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Further to my post I have stumbled upon another interesting, albeit American, site, with some great examples of infographics.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.good.is/departments/transparency/">http://www.good.is/departments/transparency/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>George<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The University High School<br>77 Story Street, Parkville, Vic, 3052, Australia<br>Ph: (03) 9347 2022<br>mobile: 0412934782</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>George Ciotti <<a href="mailto:ciotti.george.w@edumail.vic.gov.au">ciotti.george.w@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>><br><b>Reply-To: </b>Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List <<a href="mailto:yr11it@edulists.com.au">yr11it@edulists.com.au</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 05:07:03 +0000<br><b>To: </b>Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List <<a href="mailto:yr11it@edulists.com.au">yr11it@edulists.com.au</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>[Yr11 Information Technology] Data visualisation and Infographics. What's the difference?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Here is an interesting link to a video looking at Data visualisation, also becoming increasingly known or at least accompanied by the concept of Infographics.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/1749283/nicholas-felton-infographics">http://www.fastcompany.com/1749283/nicholas-felton-infographics</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>This brings up an interesting point. The Year 11 textbook or course outline doesn't mention Infographics (my spell checker doesn’t recognise the word!) yet the phenomenon is becoming quite popular and is being used interchangeably with the notion of Data visualisation. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Here is a link that attempts a clarification of this issue-there are many more:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2011/01/difference-between-datavisualization-infographics.php">http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2011/01/difference-between-datavisualization-infographics.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>It would seem that it should be part of the vocabulary for Unit 2 Outcome 1? Would like to hear other opinions on this.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>George Ciotti<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The University High School<br>77 Story Street, Parkville, Vic, 3052, Australia<br>Ph: (03) 9347 2022<br>mobile: 0412934782</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Important - </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>This email and any attachments may be confidential. 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