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TeachingLibrarian9.3 The Teaching Librarian Volume 9, no. 3 37 Steve Moline challenged participants in his sessions at the 2002 Super Conference to try out some of the strategies he was sharing. He asked us to try to find a way to visually represent the information from his sessions so we could see how powerful the strategy is for note taking. The "a-ha!" for me in his session is how important visual information and representation is at every stage of the research and inquiry process. I hope I have captured the essence of his valuable session visually for you. V I S U A L T O O L Graphic Organizer • web • word wheel Signs/symbols • web browser • VCR • recorders Non-Fiction Text Visuals • maps • charts • graphs • pictograph • cross-sections • labelled diagrams • scale diagram • cutaway • magnification • photographs Graphic organizers • web • map • Venn diagram • table • tree diagram Planning a recount • time line to arrange events in sequence • storyboard to show how the subject changes over time Planning a procedure • storyboard to show how the subject changes as it is being prepared or assembled Planning a report • word wheel to list groups • table to sort a topic into groups and list examples for each group • tree diagram to sort a topic into groups and sub-groups Planning an explanation • storyboard to show how something changes over time • flow chart to sequence steps in a process • web diagram to relate participants in a network or system Planning an argument • word wheel to list one-step reasons • flow chart to organize a sequence of linked reasons Planning a discussion • table to list and compare opposing attitudes or argu- ments • Venn diagram to highlight where conflicting views may overlap (agree) • web diagram to show relationships between stake- holders in a debate or controversy Knowledge is sweet @ your library™ • flow chart • graph • timeline • relationships on arrows (colour)