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Visual Representation of

Information

Visual Information

Visual information: Representing information and

the connections between concepts visually is a

powerful tool for making meaning and expressing

personal understandings.

Websites such as Gliffy recognize that

information is a shared activity.

Wordle and Gliffy both honour the notion of

multiple intelligences and are adaptive to different

learning styles

Visual Search Engines

Conceptually different to a textual search engine

and connect with the user on a different level.

Manipulate the data to express individual

creativity and link concepts in a manner that is

meaningful on a personal level

Generally visual search engines use well known

search engines such as www.google.com and

www.bing.com as their base.

They are slower than a standard text search

engine because they have to both do a standard

search and then represent the information

graphically.

Wordle

Wordle

Generate a “word cloud” in which words used

most often are more prominent in the cloud.

Manipulate to change every aspect of its

appearance.

Users become publishers, not just consumers, of

information.

A powerful tool for synthesis of information.

Analyze the core messages.

Powerful as a self reflective tool.

Creates disorder.

“I have a dream” Martin Luther King

Jr.

Gliffy

Gliffy

Create diagrams and mindmaps to represent

concepts in a visual fashion.

Others to input on and edit, a merged diagram

representing a combined understanding of a

concept.

Linking users as both as consumers and

producers of information.

An editable diagram in an asynchronous

environment that is physically disconnected is a

powerful tool for creativity

eyePlorer

eyePlorer

Returns search results as a wheel divided into

categories.

A Notepad that allows users to collect and sort.

Easily manipulated to create personalized

representations of information and demonstrate

the connections between concepts.

Under development to expand the search results

Notepad

search-cube

search-cube

Shows previews of up to ninety-six

websites, videos and images.

Rotated via the mouse or keyboard but they

cannot be changed or further manipulated.

A lack of advanced search options which limit

effective searching

Vaguely thematically arranged

Images are small and difficult to make decisions

on.