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"Make Infographics That People Love Tell your stories and present your data with infographics. "

Explore the database, then "Design your own infographics with free JPL images and data! Click "Create" to get started, then share your creations."

"rom elementary school to grad school, technology is changing the way schools teach and students learn. One of the more common technologies leading this change is the Apple iPad. Below are a few infographics that illustrate all the different ways mobile devices, such as the iPad. are impacting education for both students and teachers. Enjoy!"

Another interesting infographic about how important our mobile technology has become

The post  incorporates an infographic  that contains information about the trend toward cloud computing in K-12 and higher education.

"Deconstructing The Ed Tech Alphabet Soup, Acronyms & Jargon." Infographic on 'Wired'

On Monday, Google will pull the plug on Google Reader, despite much general online despair about the death of the most popular RSS reader. So if you were ever a fan of Google Wave, Google Labs or maybe even Google Buzz, you're probably a little nostalgic for the services of Google's past. If you want to take the trip down memory lane, check out the infographic below, courtesy of Wordstream.

Infographic on web content langauges. In the past decade, English has shrunk from being 39 percent of all internet content down to just 27 percent at the end of 2011. It leads over Chinese by just 3 percent

An interesting infographic on the "history" of the Flipped Classroom and some results, (read the comment stream for further discussion especially re history).

Infographic illustrating the principles of connected learning

Blog post from techchef4u on how Infographics might be incorporated into classroom activities

This is the infograph that inspired the article While more teenagers and college students are utilizing tablets and smartphones in their daily lives, one study finds that students with access to these devices may be studying more often.

Long regarded as a practice reserved for the vain who can't get a book deal, self publishing has finally become a financially viable and respectable option for writers world over. Even the professionals are doing it - so how is the paradigm shift affecting the publishing world, and how much money can a writer expect to earn from going solo?

"Privacy issues are a very hot topic for anyone using social media. As educators, I believe it is our responsibility to teach our students the ins and outs of how to responsibly use social media. ...... I believe social media is important for educators and students. But I also believe it must be used responsibly and that cannot be accomplished without knowing the intricacies of social media privacy. Take a look at this infographic from MDG about the sad state of social media privacy."

"95% of Millennials claim to have taken action to protect their online privacy, which is good. Everyone needs to be looking after themselves, especially on the internet, since identity theft is a thing. That still blows my mind. Someone can take your life away over the internet. At least 95% of the Millennials are safe, right?"

"Advocates of the learning style theory argue that instructors can achieve much better results when they take their student's learning style under consideration and create a course that best fits this exact style. The adversaries of the learning style theory say that this concept is misunderstood and not scientifically proven, and they argue that learning styles do make instructors understand what motivates and cerebrally stimulates their students, but they can't guarantee a successful outcome nor predict it. So where is the truth in that and where lies the Learning Styles myth?  "

An infographic from Open Colleges related to Learning Analytics

"By now, we know that social media behavior differs, based on factors like gender, age and nationality. It turns out, how you manage your social media privacy may depend on similar indicators. ZoneAlarm created the below infographic, based on a 2012 study by Pew. The research points to gender-specific privacy practices. For instance, men are nearly twice as likely as women to profess regret for posting online content. On the other hand, men are more likely to maintain public social media presences."