This is a presentation that accompanied a webinar on Infographics in the classroom

1. Infographics in
the classroom -
how to create an
infographic using
Easel.ly
by Fiona Beal

3. http://visual.ly/what-infographic-2
What is an
Infographic?
• Data
• Information/idea organisation
• Text features
• Images
• Font and colour

4. Workshop on Infographics from ISTE 2013
http://www.infographics-edkit.com/

5. Pinterest board on Infographics in the classroom
http://www.pinterest.com/fibeal/infographics-in-the-classroom/

6. For the
teacher

7. Applications for making infographics

8. Statistical information
Informational infographic
Gameboard metaphor
Timeline information
Process infographic
Interactive infographics
Types of Infographics

9. Timeline infographics
http://goo.gl/LeQGTT

10. Statistical
infographics
http://goo.gl/IofDyr

11. Informational Infographics
http://goo.gl/cipmNQ

12. http://www.edudemic.com/s
hare-that-picture/
Process
infographic

14. http://goo.gl/mjOZPL
Gameboard
metaphor

15. Interactive infographics
http://goo.gl/Abk8

16. Example
made
Using
Piktochart

17. • present a topic, issue or information
• pre-teach or teach a new subject
• summarise points in a topic or event
• introduce the writer of a novel or a story
• talk about the story or the novel highlighting the
important event.
• present an argument from statistical data
• create a timeline – remembering important events
• present a book review or a news article.
The use of infographics in the classroom

18. For the
student

19. • makes information easily accessible and meaningful
• it feeds into tendency to learn by seeing and
interacting
• reinforces that conclusions should be grounded in
evidence
• challenges ability to organize information into a
hierarchy of importance
• helps with idea organisation – cause/effect,
chronological order, attributes & characteristics,
comparisons, summarising research, etc.
Benefits to students

20. Teach different types
Focus on one type
Let them interpret
understanding of an
infographic in a written
paragraph
Let them search for
infographics of interest
Teach strategies for
interpreting data
Teaching Infographics to students
Use a rubric when they
create an infographic

21. Provide them with a rubric
http://goo.gl/vzHCik

22. How to
create an
infographic
using
Easel.ly

23. Step 1: Research and gather your content or data
Step 2: Choose your application and template
Step 3: Reorganise your template
Step 4: Add your words
Step 5: Decide on your fonts and colour
Step 6: Publish your infographic
Six steps to creating an infographic

24. http://www.easel.ly/

25. Thank you!