This document discusses using infographics in the classroom. It begins with an icebreaker poll about information preferences. It then defines infographics and discusses how they can be used by teachers to engage students and teach complex topics visually. The document provides examples of infographics and discusses websites like Visual.ly and Piktochart that can be used to create infographics. It emphasizes that infographics tell stories with data and images in an easy to understand way.

1. Tech Talk Tuesday
Infographics in the classroom
Attribution http://visual.ly/history-road-signs !
Mark Richardson!
ICT Coordinator, Williamstown PS!

2. Ice Breaker
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4. What are Infographics ?
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5. What are Infographics ?
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• Why Infographics are Important.
http://www.slideshare.net/ripetungi/why-are-infographics-
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• WHEN THE VISUAL CLEARLY REPRESENTS
THE CONTEXTUAL RELATIONSHIP OF THE
DATA WITHOUT PREJUDICE, TO PRESENT A
MEANINGFUL AND INFORMATIVE NARRATIVE!
• STATISTICAL GRAPHICS OF COMPLEX IDEAS
COMMUNICATED WITH!
CLARITY, PRECISION, AND EFFICIENCY!

6. How could Infographics be used
by teachers?!
• There are infographics on many subjects, you
just have to find the ones you want.!
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• Many are complex and involve different
reading skills.You may need to teach students
how to read and interpret the data. !
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• Analysis of infographics should leverage the
Higher Order Thinking Skills of Bloom’s Digital
Taxonomy.!

7. How could Infographics be used
by teachers?!
• While many are more useful for teaching
secondary #
students, !
many !
infographics!
are useful!
for many grade!
levels as they !
have!
many!
layers !
of meaning. !

8. How could Infographics be used
by teachers?!
• Here is
another
great
infographic
that could
be used at
many
levels. !

9. How could you use Infographics
in your classroom?!
• Discussion !

10. Where can I find out more?
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11. What makes a good Infographic ?
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•(Data(offers(insight(and(connec6ons(
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•(Capturing(the(state(of(an(industry(or(a(trend(
•(Provides(a(resource(
•(Compares(A(to(B(
•(Shows(the(evolu6on(of(a(concept(
•(Make(the(complex,(simple(
http://www.slideshare.net/ripetungi/why-are-infographics-important !
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12. What is the process of making an
Infographic ?
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•(Con6nue(to(ask(them(
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•(Know(your(audience(
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•(Tell(a(story(
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•(Don’t(over(decorate!(
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•(Keep(it(simple(
http://www.slideshare.net/ripetungi/why-are-infographics-important !
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13. Why are Infographics
important ?!
•(They(present(a(compelling(narra6ve(
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•(They(can(be(easily(digested(and(shared(
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•(They(create(ac6on,([(unlike(spreadsheets(and(
graphs](
http://www.slideshare.net/ripetungi/why-are-infographics-important !
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14. How do I make Infographics?
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Any(graphics(program(will(do(
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Illustrator,(Inkscape,(Pages,(Publisher(etc.(
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15. Visual.ly
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To make infographics http://visual.ly/!
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16. Visual.ly
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It’s(very(easy(to(create(an(infographic(with(Visual.ly.((Once(you’re(on(
their(website,(just(select(the(Create(op6on(on(their(top(naviga6on.((
A`er(you(create(an(account,(you(can(get(started(building(your(
infographics.((
Currently,((Visual.ly(offers(five(different(data(visualiza6on(topics(for(
your(Facebook(and(TwiEer(accounts.(Once(you(select(the(one(you(
want,(you(can(connect(to(your(Facebook(or(TwiEer(account(and(
presto…your(infographic(is(done(in(10(seconds.(You(can(even(share(
your(infographic(on(Facebook,(TwiEer,(email,(or(on(your(website.(
The(one(downside(to(Visual.ly(is(that(they(only(offer(a(handful(of(
infographic(designs,(but(they(are(in(the(process(of(crea6ng(some(new(
templates.(I’m(looking(very(forward(to(seeing(what(they(come(up(with,(
and(I’m(hopeful(that(their(new(designs(will(let(us(play(with(our(social(
media(data(in(some(interes6ng(ways.(
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librarianlifestyle.com/2012/04/13/how-to-create-your-own-infographics/!

17. Piktochart
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To make infographics http://piktochart.com/!
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18. Piktochart
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Picktochart(is(a(new(startup(whose(goal(is(to(make(a(tool(that(everyone(
can(use(to(create(stories(out(of(their(data,(and(I(think(they’ve(
accomplished(that(goal!((Picktochart(is(very(intui6ve(to(use,(and(
their(tool(makes(it(really(easy(to(create(customized(
infographics.(The(free(acount(lets(you(choose(from(three(different(
designs,(and(for($9.99(per(month(you(can(upgrade(to(a(professional(
account(with(more(template(op6ons.(
You(can(customize(your(infographic(by(selec6ng(different(shapes,(
colors,(graphics,(and(fonts.(The(tools(feature(lets(you(enter(data(or(
import(your(data(in(a(.csv(file(that(will(automa6cally(populate(your(
graph.(I(love(this(site,(because(you(can(quickly(create(an(interes6ng(
infographic(without(learning(a(new(so`ware(program(like(Illustrator.(
This(is(great(for(anyone(who(doesn’t(have(a(background(in(design((like(
me!).(
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librarianlifestyle.com/2012/04/13/how-to-create-your-own-infographics/!

19. Here’s my first try at making one.
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20. Here’s my first try at making one.
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21. Here’s
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my first
try at
making
one.!

22. Discussion!
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