7. Why should we use them?
• Approximately 65% of people are visual learners
• Information literacy standards are included in
ISTE NETS and Common Core: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.7 Integrate
information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as
well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
• They require a higher level of thinking (analyze
and create)
• They inject rigor into your classroom
• They are fun!!
8. Where do you find them?
Links:
http://dailyinfographic.com/
http://www.coolinfographics.com/
http://pinterest.com
9. How do you use them with students?
• Share one for a warm up to introduce topic
• Have students search for infographics on a topic
and share with the class
• Compare two infographics on the same topic
• Ask students to fact check infographics
• Have students create math problems using data
from an infographic
• Require students to locate and explain data from
an infographic
• Have students create their own!
15. Steps To Create an Infographic
1. Become familiar with the ways to visualize
data
2. Research and collect data and citations
3. Hand sketch a draft
4. Gather images and record citations
5. Pick colors and fonts based on message
6. Create infographic with citations
17. Step 2: Research and collect data
• Books
• DISCUS Articles
• Magazines
• Newspapers
• Web sites
• Use citationmachine.net to create MLA
citations.
18. Step 3: Hand sketch a draft
http://www.123rf.com/photo_11073871_hand-drawn-infographics.html
24. Colors to Avoid
• Red on green is hard for those with
colorblindness
25. Colors to Avoid
• If you want to use red, go for burgundy
instead
• Red causes an agitated emotional response
26. Colors Evoke Emotion
• Green makes the viewer feel involved with
topic
• Blue indicates a calm message
• Yellow is for hope and cheerfulness
• Purple is childlike, save for “light” topics
• Black indicates power
27. Fonts
• Type can express mood and emotion
• Do not use more than three different fonts
• Bookman, Garamond, and Times New
Roman are good for large blocks of text
• Arial and Comic Sans are good for headlines
• Make limited use of CAPITAL LETTERS
28. Step 6: Create infographic and cite
sources
• Power Point will be used to create the
infographic
• Rubric Overview
• Don’t forget citations
29. Power Point Tricks to Know
• Bring to Front, Send to Back
• Set color transparent
• Change slide orientation
• Create graphs in Excel and Paste in
• Save as JPEG
NY Times has a series with tips on how to make them, use them with classes, links to examples, a post for each subject with ideasKathy Schrock’s guide has video instructions, rubrics, links, online tutorials and moreFree Tech has reviews of sites, links to sites to create your own, links to cool infographics