This document discusses using infographics instead of a paper for a research unit. It focuses on integrating reading, writing, and technology skills. Students will research topics, formulate questions, and evaluate resources. They will create infographics online using Glogster and other apps to present information in an easy to use visual format and reveal relationships among data. The document provides examples of student work and discusses creating infographics both online and offline. It concludes that infographics reached students who may not have completed a traditional paper.

2. Why Infographics instead
of a Paper
Focus on the process of research
Integrate Technology into a research unit

3. Why Infographics?
To present large amounts of information in a
compact and easy to use format.
To reveal data and relationships among data.
To reveal the data, discover cause-effect
relations, and identify relationships among data.

4. Let’s Get Started
Collaboration of reading and writing and
technology
Not meant to be contained in one classroom
Reading – teach the research process
Writing – teaching documentation process
Technology - taught Infographics

5. Reading
Why do we research
Topics
Funnel topic
Formulate Research question
Open ended questions
What do we want to know about our topic
Validity of resources
District Librarian – utilize her

6. Reading
Total research in the classroom on netbooks
EBSCO
Google Drive
Individual help with finding and understanding
resources
Full week of research time

7. Writing
What can be used as a source?
OWL at Purdue
Son of a Citation /Citation Machine
Put together the Infographics in my room
Structure
Workings of Glogster

8. Writing
GLOGSTER.COM/EDU
User friendly
Great graphics
Easy to share with each other and teacher
Not protected
Can’t control other users
Can’t control adds and other glogs

9. Student Samples

10. Technology
What is an infographic?
Traits of an infographic
Evaluate student-created infographics
Models of Organization

11. Create Infographics Online

12. Infographic Apps
iOS - $1.99
iOS - $11.99 (Free)

13. Creating Infographics Offline
Photoshop
PowerPoint

14. Results
Reached the kids that would not have done the
paper

15. Resources
teachinginfographics.wikispaces.com
room233.wikispaces.com/Evaluating+Infographics
Kathy Shrock’s Guide to Everything – Infographics
as Assessment
Infographics Kit