Infographics: the new soil

 “By visualizing information, we turn it into a landscape that you can explore with your eyes, a sort of information map. And when you’re lost in information, an information map is kind of useful.” David McCandless

Here is an example of an infographic: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/06/weekinreview/20110306-happiness.html  How can these be used by students?