ELECTRICCHALK

• The Guardian iPad edition goes live | Help | guardian.co.uk

  I’m bookmarking this, not so much because I’m a fan of the Grauniad and that it’s iPad app looks cool…

  …it’s more the look of the first video. I’m thinking about videos of our Netskills events that include talking heads, footage of activity, presentation slides etc, all in a neat geometric shape.

  tags: iPad the guardian guardian video

• 6 Best Practices for Universities Embracing Social Media

  From Mashable

  tags: socialmedia social media university education

• The Sunday Times Does Data Visualisation | Epic Graphic

  By Mark Johnstone – a critique of the Sunday Times’ use of inforgraphics. Some good, mostly bad, tho.

  tags: sunday times data visualisation infographics

• Video: ePortfolio Reflection Video

  Is this an example of digital storytelling?

  Probably not. It feels more like a written report that has been screencast. I don’t think I’m the intended audience (it feels like a piece for assessment) but it’s a good case study in the art of telling small stories to make big points.

  This video doesn’t set out to do that. At over 14 minutes long it’s designed to be comprehensive, not indicative.

  tags: eportfolio reflection digital storytelling video

• Mapping murder throughout the world | News | guardian.co.uk

  An example of how mapping can make data more meaningful. Uses Google Fusion. 

  The accompanying article highlights some of the problems with comparing national data on a subject like this; what actually constitutes murder.

  tags: murder mapping data visualisation data

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.