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I chose Malaysia because it's where I currently live. I though the data was interesting. I intentionally chose to put data on women's contraceptive use along with population and religion. I think it shows that depending on which data is presented together we can make assumed correlations and yet we don't have all the facts. This is how data can be used to either perpetuate stereotypes or dismantle them.

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I chose Uzbekistan because despite 2020 being "The Year Tourism Died," I still dream of traveling there. I have assigned students to create infographics many times in the past -and love the wealth of templates Canva now offers!!

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Brown and Green Dolomites Mountains Environment Infographic

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After spending way more time than anticipated, I decided to take what resonated with me about Peru, and complete the assignment as if I were a middle school student doing the same activity for a foreign language class. I decided to do this because I had a mentoring and induction meeting today with my colleagues.  I wanted to highlight elementary school infographic uses.  I also wanted to show that this would be a great way to creatively show what sparked my interest - which was how the diverse landscape of Peru impacts it economy.

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I chose to do Austria as I have just moved here and it makes sense to know a little more about the place I call home for a while! Thanks to Steve for the Sustainable development goals progress reports which is what I based the last section of my infographic on. I think it is a good way for students who are unsure about what goals their community needs most help with.

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I chose to make an inforgraphic about Jordan. I have lived there and have heard that there is a refugee crisis, been to visit the refugee camps but I have never really looked at the statistics. I think the problem with the website is how hard it is to put all the data into context. I was much more involved with the photos, which brought the story to me and I didn't find those on the CIA site.

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I chose to make an infographic on Israel, as I am currently teaching about the longstanding Israeli/Palestinian conflict

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Next chapter for the Republic of Cuba - Marla Chae

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Next chapter for the Republic of Cuba - Marla Chae

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Trying to capture the economic and social upheaval/clash as communism allows micro-businesses and farming to grow in order to support the ppl.

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I decided to use my infographic as a comparison to generate some questions from students. I would like them to ask what else and what does this mean?

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Some seriously great development with graphic design work!!!!!!!

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Extension team!
These are all excellent in different ways and I'm really enjoying reading about some of the whys of the countries you chose and your thoughts on interacting with the data and rationale for some of the choices you made to paint a picture and create a story.
I used to do this activity with my students in G6 each year to start our work in geography and data - and until more recently when I encountered Tricia Wang and Dollar Street, I never had the full vocabulary to articulate that feeling I had when just telling stories directly from numbers.
While the number in CIA and Gapminder do paint pictures that resonate with a lot of truths, those "thick data" nuances are often lost and we are left with stereotypes or generalizations that can be dangerous. At the same time, this data can be powerful indicators of systemic issues that then can be addressed through the deeper, human stories that we see in places like Dollar Street, Smile Pinki, or in immersive personal experiences.

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not sure what happened to image, but here is what I created so far

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Thank you for the help!

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Illustrative Best Health Apps Infographic

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I chose to research the county Cuba as my mother was born there and left when Fidel’s communist regime took over. Since I really don’t have family living in Cuba any more, I’ve always been curious about it’s raw & authentic state. At times the media paints such a  picture-perfect portrait of it, but then why are so many Cubans fleeing and risking their lives to leave? Between the news, media, and family conversations, I hear contradicting views of Cuba’s true state. So then, what is this country’s reality?  Although I’m uncertain, it’s seems the Information about Cuba’s ethnic & religious groups given in The World Factbook are accurate. As far as Cuba’s literacy rate, I am personally skeptical of such a poor and under resourced country having a close to perfect literacy rate. Is it because of it’s militarization of education or the continuation of the Cuban literacy campaign from the early 1960s?  I need to and want to research more on it. Collecting just & truthful data in questionable situations would mean to gather firsthand evidence with an unbiased approach. A fact finding mission.

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I know I didn't follow the assignment instructions but as I got into it,  I wanted to go back to the gapminder and things that can be uncovered within.
What Truths - be mindful of your preconceptions and bias.

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Upload your notes or infographic and answer the questions:

What truths does my research and my infographic tell me and my audience?

Is the story set forth by the infographic comprehensive, authentic, just, and truthful?