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
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
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