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  Clash of Cultures Questioning

Posted by Diana Laufenberg in American History - Laufenberg on
1.  Using the sources contributed to the shared google spreadsheet of primary documents, decide on a question you would like to explore related to Manifest Destiny and the impact on the Native American people as a result.

2.  Scan the list of sources, identify 5 that you would like to analyze as they relate to answering your chosen question.  Choose as least one visual source (map, poster, photograph, cartoon)

3.  Register for an account with thinglink.com and scoop.it.

4.  Using thinglink, analyze one of your visual sources.  Drop tags on the image to analyze the information.  When you are done editing tags, do "View Image"

5.  Log in to your scoop.it account.  Install the bookmarklet for adding links.  When you create your page, title it with the question you are answering.  Then add in your thinglink image and 4 additional primary document sources.  The scoop.it should include writing that analyzes the source.

Goal is for you to utilize a new way of presenting information, that is shared, and interactive - while investigating the clash of cultures that transpired when the colonists and American citizens started pushing West.

CSheridan; PCB Poisoning

Posted by Cyndilynn Sheridan in American History - Laufenberg on

Cyndi Lynn Sheridan
March 26, 2012
Y - US History

Reflection:

What went well?

In our project, the communication between all the group members was excellent, and we were able to divide the work load up evenly for each person to complete their necessary requirements. Also, we had a lot of factual information for the audience to be able to fully understand the natural disaster in Anniston, Alabama.

What did not?

We could have used less text and add more graphs to the presentation to represent the amount of residents that died due to this poisoning.

What would you do differently next time?

One thing that I would do differently would be to make sure the text is more concise and the information is easier to read.

Be Concise: Being concise was one thing that our project lacked because the text could have been minimized yet portray the same meaning.

Be Visual: Our info graphic had great representations of the PCB Poisoning disaster and some of the effects it had on the residents and wildlife of that region.

Be Smarter: In our project we had a graphic to represent the amount of money Monsanto Company spent on repaying the residents and cleaning up the spill.

Be Transparent: In the info-graphic, we showed the effects the spill had caused on the residents and wildlife on the area through images.

Be Different: We were different because we used a variety of colors and pictures to help viewers understand the true actual events of the disaster.

Be Accurate: Each group member completed detailed research to put into our project. Some people researched factual information while others did opinionated research.

Be Attractive: I feel as though our project was very visual to the eye.

Be Creative: I think our project involved many creative components in order for our audience to have a fun time learning about a crucial event.

Three Mile Island: Pullins, Guercio, Henninger

Posted by Sophia Henninger in American History - Laufenberg on

a. What went well? 

We found a lot of good information and sources. There were many official reports of what happened at three mile island. We found sources that discussed both the technical aspects like how it happened and reports that we based more on how the accident affected the residents. Overall, finding all the information that would be put into the infographics was the simplest part. 

b. What did not? 

I didn't realize how difficult it would be to create entertaining graphics on the page that would still be informative. When looking at examples you don't think how difficult it would be to recreate that. There are many aspects of creating a good looking infographic that aren't realized until trying to put one together. I think that if we had looked at our image as a whole, we could have created a better end product. 

c. What would you do differently next time? 

I would make sure we had enough infographics. I would try to display information from many different sources showing different people's opinions of the accident. I would have liked to show some of the more technical aspects, like how the accident actually happened and how it affected the surrounding area. Overall though, I am happy with the final product. 

d. Specifically comment on the 10 tips for effective infographics

The tips were a helpful guide to remind us of what our projects should include. I think our group followed some of these tips, but did not get 10/10. Our project was informative but it was not the most creative project. The project is neat but not exactly eye-catching. 

West Virginia/Kentucky Coal Sludge Spill

Posted by Katherine Hatzidais in American History - Laufenberg on

to see info-graphic, click here. 



We all had a good idea of what we wanted to do. We were all able to get some good research and put out good ideas. We definitely worked well asa group. 

We had a vision to show the percentage of different metals but it was extremely difficult to find information such as that. I would consider executing our project differently because it was hard to create our actual infographic because we couldn't view it all as one since the file was pretty large. I also would organize our research a little differently and try to be a little more creative. 


Be Concise: We included facts straight from news sources and did not include bulky text. 

Be Visual: We created our own map of the area, or at least tried our best and tried to give the map depth. 

Be Smarter: We tried to compare the amount of sludge to multiple things. 

Be Transparent: Our goal was for people to understand how detrimental this was. 

Be Different: We didn't want ours to look unprofessional. 

Be Accurate: We used accurate news sources such as primary sources. 

Be Attractive: We wanted our info-graphic to flow. 

Be Varied: We tried to include multiple representatives. 

Be Gracious: We attempted to pack a punch but not make it overbearing. 

Be Creative: We wanted to make it visual but left an impression. 


We excelled in being concise, transparent, different, and accurate. We wanted all of our information to be effective and also correct. We wanted to have a nice flow to our graphic so that it would be easy on the eyes. The other areas, we were not so successful in. I think many of these were hard such as being gracious and varied because we could say many things but in order to have it portrayed in a smart clever way. 

Alysha, Allison & Taina

Posted by Alysha Ortiz in American History - Laufenberg on

​a. What went well? 
The main things that made this project really easy & well was Collaboration & staying on task. We collaborated on ichat & made a google doc. We constantly ask questions on if theres anything that need to be done. I Also enjoy how we knew what to do from the start, we automatically research & sketch our ideas out. We also let each other voice be heard. 

b. What did not? 
I actually got to say this actually went really well theres nothing i can think of that went well.

c. What would you do differently next time? 

If i had a choice to do something differently next time i would just make sure everyone had the final product at the end.

d. Specifically comment on the 10 tips for effective infographics -

Be Concise, Be Visual, Be Smarter, Be Transparent, Be Different, Be Accurate, Be Attractive, Be Varied, Be Gracious, Be Creative

Which of these areas did you excel in? Which were not so well represented? Why do you think some elements of design were easier or harder to include in the end product?

In my point of view i believed each of the 10 tips for effective infographics was contribute by each member very well. I feel as though it was really easy to do this due to all of us having an idea & information the hard part was thinking of a way to put all this information in the picture. 

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Picher, Oklahoma Lead Contamination Keiasha Lumpkins

Posted by Keisha Lumpkins in American History - Laufenberg on

What went well was working together on the project and and coming up with ideas of presenting the project. Also coming up with the numbers on the project to represent the crisis. What did not go well is making the picture fit the whole entire paper. Also coming up with the ideas of making the numbers on the info-graphic. What we would do differently this time would be use actual pictures this time to show the numbers that we wanted to show. Also I would try to make it bigger on the Large paper that was provided. I think that the ones that we excel on are smarter, creative, visual, and smarter. We could have been more transparent on the product. The mining people on the info-graphic made our product creative because it shows how the mining affected the area. Some elements of designed were harder because it was hard to have a picture to show all 10 specific aspects of the project. 

Libby Montana Asbestos Contamination

Posted by Malik Tlili in American History - Laufenberg on

(A) The researching process of the infographic came along quit easily. We found many reliable sources providing the main causes to the contamination, what products were being experimented, who was harmed, what medical effects did the contamination cause, and how many people were harmed. These were all valuable components to the brief understanding of the Libby Montana contamination. 
 (B) When putting the infographic together we came to a few issues. The information provided about our topic revolves around air contamination. Air is a hard component to measure for it is hard to find a proportional measuring unit to use. Therefore we were unable to show how much contamination there was exactly. But there were several sites the explain in detail the contamination taking place. The dust covering the cars and buildings in the town was a good visual.
 (C) Next time i would consider completing the infographic alone. This is because when explaining data in brief terms each of our group members had their own ideas. so when attempting to combine our ideas on how to represent the data, we just wound up splitting the poster into three different sections. So each section has its own "style/Idea". 
 (D) Our final product attempts to hint on each of the 10 infographic tips. We were attempting to make the infographic beneficial to those unaware about the topic but as well as entertained with the information. This helps the person viewing the infographic to come to a strong understanding of the topic without having to think to hard about the data represented. 

Environmental Info-Graphic- MPyfrom

Posted by Marina Pyfrom in American History - Laufenberg on

1. Post a copy of your info graphic to SLATE. Link the words to an image that can be viewed by someone visiting the site, do not include a link that requires someone to download your image and please do not post a dropbox link.


2. In the SAME BLOG ENTRY complete a reflection - 
a. What went well? 

The overall layout for our info graphic came out great. We imagined one visual and our info graphic came out even better. It surpassed our brainstormed thoughts and really took its toll with being amazing. We collectively as group put equal work into this project. We each took separate areas of research than came together at the end an ultimately created this great info graphic. We put together all our ideas into one huge in graphic. This was truly collaboration at its best.

b. What did not? 


Some technical issues did occur while creating this info graphic. On Keynote our project fitted the large pages file. Then when upload to slate it only takes a quarter of the page. That was annoying at times and did affect the info graphic's impact. 


c. What would you do differently next time? 

I think more facts written down would be helpful. 


d. Specifically comment on the 10 tips for effective infographics -

Be Concise

Research is a important factor for creating an info graphic. The more research the better outcome. Your audience will take more away with more facts. 


Be Visual

Visually stimulate you audience by your artwork. 


Be Smarter

Have a clear understanding of what your doing and creating. 


Be Transparent

Make your subject easy to understand Focus on making it easy and memorable for your audience.

Be Different

Be different is self explanatory. Don't have the same info graphic as the next group. Be Unique. 


Be Accurate

Make sure all of your work is accurate and credible.

Be Attractive

Attract the eye of the reader. Make the reader want to read your info graphic.


Be Varied


Have a variety of different things going on in your info-graphic.


Be Gracious

Everyone is welcomed to read your work. The more readers the better. 


Be Creative

Make your work standout. 



Which of these areas did you excel in? Which were not so well represented? Why do you think some elements of design were easier or harder to include in the end product?



I think as a group we excelled in all the areas except varied. Together we could have added different sorts information. We targeted the people decrease with mining increasing.  Maybe compare and contrast other issues that occurred. I think that some elements were a bit harder to include in the end of the product because we didn't want to lose the reader's attention with too many words. 

My Natural Diaster Info-graphic

Posted by Symone Smith in American History - Laufenberg on



What Worked
I think we did a good job with summarizing the ideas and our set up was very organized. The organized set up definitely made the info-graphic easier to understand.
What Didn't Go Well
Our group had a rough time getting started.We didn't really have a set idea or theme. There were also a little confusion with making the document accessible to all the group members.
What To Do Differently
I think we as a group could have been more focused and could have had clearer idea in mind. So next time we should start with a layout before just going into the document.
Info-Graphics
Our info-graphic falls under the tip of "Be accurate" and "Be Visual". I don't find our info-graphic hard to look at or understand. I think we had some trouble in the "Be Creative" category. We got our minds set on making sure the facts where presented rather than showing them in a creative way. I personally think its hard to be factual and creative at the same time.

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Posted by Martha Robles in American History - Laufenberg on




Group Members :

Martha Robles
Keanu Farrow
Naquan Harding

a. What went well?

Our initial approach to the project was good. We all seemed to have good ideas about how to carry out the project. It also seemed like the work would be evenly distributed among all of us. 

 
b. What did not? 

Once the research was started I felt like not much was put in from there from the other group members. I felt like the time I put in was too much compared to the other group members.

c. What would you do differently next time? 

I think if I were to do this project again I would make sure we each had certain task to complete before a certain dead line. So that we would all make sure we put in the same amount of work.

d. Specifically comment on the 10 tips for effective infographics. 

Overall I think the info graphic looks good. However I do think it can have more visuals. I think that idea I had of creating a path resembling that of a ship then at the bottom the biggest fact representing the spill. I think that what also made it more appealing was the use of color and having the words spread out so it didn't look like it was all words. I also think the facts included made it stronger. 



Imani's Reflection

Posted by Imani Johnson in American History - Laufenberg on

What went well was the efficiency we were able to research on our topic and how we equally worked on creating the info graphic.



What didn't quite go well was the fact that when it came time to actually start connecting pictures with our research. It was hard to really work well on how we want our whole poster to look like and organize it so that people can tell what our natural diaster was about.




If I had another chance to work on this I would probably try to organize the information a little bit better and also find information that would be a little easier to display through only pictures and/or diagrams.




The tips that my group and I excelled in was being accurate, being a bit varied, and visual. The rest of the tips I feel like my group and I could've worked a little more on using those tips especially with "be concise" and "be creative." This was a little hard to do because there is a lot to explain about the government reaction/response that couldn't really be explained clearly through just pictures or diagrams. 


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