Infographics Infographics is a method of conveying information in a concise and eye-catching way. In various incarnations, infographics can be traced as far back as the beginning of book illustrations. One such example is the illustration of “sunspots in Rosa Ursina sive Sol , an illustrated astronomical text published by Christoph Scheiner in 1626 . ” (Evers, 2015) Another example of infographics from the 1600’s was Galileo Galilei’s Sidereus Nuncius , published in 1610. Galilei’s work used infographics to share information about Earth’s moon, the moons of Saturn, and various constellations. Thus, it can be argued that the use of infographics is 400 years old. Some have argued that infographics goes back as far as prehistoric cave paintings or Egyptian hieroglyphs, but I prefer to limit our historical identification of the usage of infographics to the post-Gutenberg press era, from the 1400’s onward. The term infographic comes from combining the t
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REVIEW OF A BIG BED FOR LITTLE SNOW A. BIBLIOGRAPHY Lin, Grace. 2019. A BIG BED FOR LITTLE SNOW . New York City, NY: Little, Brown Books For Young Readers. ISBN 9780316478366. B. PLOT SUMMARY At the beginning of the winter season, a boy named Little Snow gets a new bed made for him by his mother. She reminds him that it is for sleeping on, not for jumping on. He agrees to sleep on the bed, not jump on it. That night, after his mother left from tucking him in, Little Snow started jumping on his bed. When he heard his mother coming back, he lay down and pretended he hadn’t been doing anything. The next morning, after he had woken up, he decided to jump on his bed some more. When he heard his mother coming, he laid back down and pretended he hadn’t been jumping on his bed. That winter, Little Snow enjoyed jumping on his bed whenever his mother was not around. One time when he was jumping on his bed, when he landed on it he made a rip in it. Whenever he jumped on
Very clever! I like your book. I've enjoyed keeping up with your blog over the semester. Enjoy the holiday!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Cindi!
DeleteThis was a very clever way to look at the semester! Thank you for your creativity and resilience! You will make a great school librarian soon!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dr. Gross!
DeleteWow Gilbert! This was such a fun and creative way to reflect on this class! I really loved it! You always do your best, work hard, and get the work done early! You are an inspiration to me :) I'm glad you enjoyed this class and learned so much about incorporating technology into the library!
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DeleteI like how you decided to present your information in the book form. It was very interesting to read through.
ReplyDeleteGreat job Gilbert! I love the book idea and I think I figured out how to create one as well !
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ReplyDeleteI have very much enjoyed your writing style and enjoyed discussing with you on our respective blogs throughout the semester. I wish you the best, and will definitely check back in on your storybook for the fond memories! Fantastic job on your storybook!
Take care!
Casey Jackson
Hi Gilbert,
ReplyDeleteI love your book! Very creative! I truly enjoyed working together with you in our group assignments. Thank you for sharing!