1. History of visualization
2. Data abundance
   1. The human brain is not logical, it is analogical -- Dr. Dennis Sumara
3. "The End of Theory: The Data Deluge Makes the Scientific Method Obsolete
4. The Copenhagen Wheel
5. McCandless Quote
   1. Seeing patterns
   2. Seeing Connections that matter
   3. Designed information
   4. Makes more sense
   5. Tells a story
   6. Allows us to focus
   7. Just plain looks cool
6. Curriculum Convergence
   1. Data
      1. Social Studies
      2. Science
      3. Health
   2. Number Crunching
      1. Math
   3. Visual Design
      1. Art
      2. Design
      3. Music
7. Category Breakdown
   1. Infographics
   2. Data Visualization
   3. Information Visualization
   4. Scientific Visualization
   5. Statistical Graphics
8. McKandless Quote
   1. It feels like we're all suffering from information overload or dataglut. And the good news is there might be an easy solution to that, and that's using our eyes more.
9. Diana Laufenberg interview
   1. Infographics as content
      1. Students grasp complex concepts in history
      2. Especially ESL/ELL learners
   2. Students making infographics
      1. Empowers learners to dynamically relate to the content
      2. Especially uninspired learners
         1. Story of Kyle
10. Diana Laufenberg Quote
    1. When we learn American History, we're unraveling a story that is both 300 years old and 300 seconds old. Weaving a consistent narrative between what is and what was is one of the most effective ways I've found to engage students. (2010)
    2. My addition
       1. Visualizing information helps us to compare here and now with then and there. It's perspective!
11. Laufenberg's Process
    1. Introduce theme to students
    2. Build Background
    3. Focus on one aspect
    4. Engage in collaborative investigations
    5. Negotiate
       1. Struggle with research
       2. Struggle with essential question
    6. Present Work
    7. Reflect about Learning
    8. Final Conversation
    9. Predict
       1. Extend
       2. Apply
12. Examples Data Visualization
    1. Comparison
       1. Paper Graph
       2. Allosphere
    2. Tweet-o-Meter
    3. Mountains Out of Molehills
    4. Weather Spark
    5. Mapping the Nation's Well-Being
    6. Exoplanets (video)
    7. Web Pages as Graphs
    8. Clear Congress Project
    9. News of the World scandal Unfolding on Twitter
    10. Rectangular Subdivisions of the World
    11. Better Life Initiative
    12. News Map
    13. Weight of the World
    14. Wikipedia Edits (video)
13. Infographics
    1. Comparison
       1. Periodic Table of Elements & Timelines
       2. Video timeline of nuclear detinations
    2. How Much Water?
    3. No More Fish
    4. Movie Genres
    5. Outbreak: Deadliest Pandemics in History
    6. Largest Bankruptcies
    7. Million Dollar-o-Gram
    8. Empire at the End of Decadence
    9. The Value of an Hour of Work
14. Tools
    1. Datavisualization
       1. Google Public Data Explorer
       2. Google Docs Widgets
       3. Omni Graph Sketcher
       4. Web-based Graphing
       5. Google Chart API
       6. RelFinder
       7. Wordle
       8. IBM Lab's Many Eyes
    2. Infographics
       1. Vector Graphics
          1. Adobe Illustrator
          2. Inkscape
          3. Artboard
       2. Stuff
          1. Blocks
          2. Balloons
          3. Post-Its
          4. Digital Camera
15. Political Chart Wars
    1. Republican Chart
    2. Alternative Chart
16. Closing
    1. Information visualization answers questions
    2. But perhaps more important are
    3. The questions they provoke
17. Closing Video
    1. Kiva Loans