Digital Collaboration and the 21st C.

Data Visualization is driven by data. Its form is often derived from optimizing the efficiency of inputting data (and information about that data) into a human brain. It is a very pragmatic practice, built around numbers and logic.

And yet it is beautiful. It evokes emotions. It can be aesthetically pleasing, or hideous. It communicates complex concepts and provokes thought. It is consumed for enjoyment. Some visualizations even share similarities with poetry.

There are several stages in the life cycle of data visualizations, and while the core of the practice is driven by rational thinking, any number of stages in the process have opportunities for subjective decisions or artistic interpretations...

Teaching kids goes beyond textbooks and classroom lessons. It has to include teaching them to open their minds and how to think for themselves.

Read more, a MUST:

http://edudemic.com/2012/11/next-generation-of-thinkers/

As teachers, we struggle with the mundane repetition of the reading process that we involve our students in given many of the current curricula that are available.

Read more, a MUST:

http://gettingsmart.com/cms/blog/2012/11/reading-curriculum-critical-thinking-creativity-for-understanding/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter