Social media tools for creating infographics.

1. Infographics ~ EDUC 5405G ~ 21 May 15

2. • A data-rich visualization of a story or thesis
• A tool to educate and inform
• A way to build awareness around an issue or brand and to increase
traffic to your site

10. • Search Engine Optimization tools
• Measure hits
• Measure new traffic, links and shares

20. On my Pinterest board: http://www.pinterest.com/carolynguertin/info-graphics/

21. • In groups of two or three, research and create an infographic on a
topic related to our course
o Topics might include a study of some element of social media or digital
pedagogy
o Some aspect of technology relevant to training, writing or teaching
online
o A discussion of (online) adult education or critical media literacy
• An infographic should have a title and tell a story. Parts should work
together to form a coherent whole
• Choose ONE of the following:
o Visualizing numbers (including statistics) and/or concepts
o Metaphor(s)
o Visualizing a process, how things work, and/or relationships between
things
o Comparison(s)
o Visualizing who, when and where

23. http://www.easel.ly/

24. Easel.ly
• Free templates according to your
interest
• Customizing the text with a range of
fonts, colors, text styles and size
• Library with arrows, shapes and
connector lines

25. http://piktochart.com/

26. Piktochart.com
• grid lined templates
• resize images proportionally
• easy to align graphical elements

27. https://infogr.am/

28. • Wide variety of graphs, charts and maps
• More than 30 chart types
• Excellent at working with data
• Built-in spreadsheet for easy data editing
• Good for adding info-graphics to
presentations or email, sharing and embed
features
https://infogr.am/

29. http://create.visual.ly /

30. Visual.ly
• This site is a big higher rent
• With project timeline component
• Discover info-graphics and favorites
from other users
• Preplanned process support on time
and budget.