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"Infographics are interesting–a mash of (hopefully) easily-consumed visuals (so, symbols, shapes, and images) and added relevant character-based data (so, numbers, words, and brief sentences). The learning application for them is clear, with many academic standards–including the Common Core standards–requiring teachers to use a variety of media forms, charts, and other data for both information reading as well as general fluency." Via Beth Dichter Delete the scoop?
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Good infographics present information in a clear, entertaining, and telegraphic way. These illustrations are tailor-made for the viewing pleasure of the inquisitive marketer. We all love infographics and the way they make information more clear, entertaining, and telegraphic. Here are nine such illustrations tailored for the viewing pleasure of the inquisitive marketer. Digital marketing budget trends 2012 It's all about you. Well, all about you and people like you. Here's a summary of digital marketing budget trends for 2012, made simple and tasty looking. Mobile marketing statistics It's a bit large for actually viewing on a phone, but for a solid overview of mobile marketing globally, this one's hard to beat. One nation, under video We all know that online video consumption has grown rapidly. This clean and simple infographic shows you just how far it's come -- and how fast! The digital lives of American moms This is a great overview of moms online, from the kings of consumer data. In one small strip, here's a profile of the American mom and her relationship with digital media. How about that Pinterest, eh? SoLoMo Marketer interest in SoLoMo has grown remarkably quickly, and that growth's just getting started. Here's a great summary of the space that gives you all the evidence you need to know that this is a significant part of the future of digital. Consumer privacy This interesting infographic demonstrates the growing interest in consumer privacy and strategies to keep data safer. While marketers aren't the target here, its very existence shows that this issue ain't going away. Digital signage Don't know much about digital signage? You should. It's growing fast, and its potential proximity to the point of sale means that it can be useful when ROI is paramount. All the signs are here. Customer loyalty Loyalty is something we all think about, but this infographic makes the process by which it is built simple and telegraphic. Facebook 2012 The meteoric rise of this now-dominant web property is made visual in this beautiful and oh-so-informative infographic. Via Tocquigny Delete the scoop?
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From simple charts to complex maps and infographics, Brian Suda's round-up of the best – and mostly free – tools has everything you need to bring your data to life... A common question is how to get started with data visualisations. Beyond following blogs, you need to practice – and to practice, you need to understand the tools available. In this article, get introduced to 20 different tools for creating visualisations... Via Lauren Moss, Baiba Svenca 
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January 28, 12:33 PM
This looks like it might be a good source for integrating infographics into the classroom. 
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April 22, 4:08 PM
Le top 20 des outils pour faire ses propres data visualisations Delete the scoop?
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The use of infographics seems to be increasing and this post presents 46 tools that you may use to create an infographic, or better yet, have your students create an infographic.
The tools are arranged alphabetically with a link to each as well as a short description. Some have costs involved but others are open source and freely available.
A list and links to the ever increasing number of tools that we can use to create infographics.