Transcript WMR - Hobson’s Bay Network Students As eLearning Leaders

• Protocols for this webinar
• Respect
• Courtesy
• Cooperation
• Responsibility
• Sense of Humour
• This Collaborate session is being recorded
Tech Talk Tuesday
Infographics in the classroom
Attribution http://visual.ly/history-road-signs
Mark Richardson
ICT Coordinator, Williamstown PS
Ice Breaker
• When you look for information, which
describes you best? Do you like…………
A. Text
B.
Graphs
C.
Timelines
D. Images
E.
All of the above
• A. Text B. Graphs C. Timelines D. Images
E. All of the above
Ice Breaker - Results
What are Infographics ?
• My first view was of
this continuum
Data Collection >>>
Graphs >>>
Interpretation >>>
Infographics
Early nuclear bombs in Kilo tons
What are Infographics ?
• Why Infographics are Important.
http://www.slideshare.net/ripetungi/why-are-infographicsimportant
• 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
How could Infographics be used by
teachers?
• There are infographics on many subjects,
you just have to find the ones you want.
• Many are complex and involve different
reading skills. You may need to teach
students how to read and interpret the
data.
• Analysis of infographics should leverage
the Higher Order Thinking Skills of Bloom’s
Digital Taxonomy.
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.
How could Infographics be used by
teachers?
• Here is
another
great
infographi
c that
could be
used at
many
levels.
How could you use Infographics in
your classroom?
• Discussion
Where can I find out more?
To see infographics
Cool Infographics http://www.coolinfographics.com/
Visual.ly Showcase http://visual.ly/#gc_filter
My Delicious tags
http://www.delicious.com/ictedservices/infographic
http://www.delicious.com/ictedservices/infographics
My Pinterest Board
http://pinterest.com/ictedservices/infographics/
What makes a good Infographic ?
• It tells a story
• Data offers insight and connections
Types of Infographics
• Capturing the state of an industry or a trend
• Provides a resource
• Compares A to B
• Shows the evolution of a concept
• Make the complex, simple
http://www.slideshare.net/ripetungi/why-are-infographics-important
What is the process of making an
Infographic ?
• Ask questions, lots of them!
• Continue to ask them
• Know your audience
• Tell a story
• Don’t over decorate!
• Keep it simple
http://www.slideshare.net/ripetungi/why-are-infographics-important
Why are Infographics important ?
• They present a compelling narrative
• They can be easily digested and shared
• They create action, [ unlike spreadsheets and graphs]
http://www.slideshare.net/ripetungi/why-are-infographics-important
How do I make Infographics?
Design yourself
Any graphics program will do
Illustrator, Inkscape, Pages, Publisher etc.
Or Web 2.0
http://librarianlifestyle.com/2012/04/13/how-to-create-your-owninfographics/
Visual.ly
Piktochart
Visual.ly
To make infographics
http://visual.ly/
Visual.ly
It’s very easy to create an infographic with Visual.ly. Once you’re on
their website, just select the Create option on their top navigation.
After you create an account, you can get started building your
infographics.
Currently, Visual.ly offers five different data visualization topics for
your Facebook and Twitter accounts. Once you select the one you
want, you can connect to your Facebook or Twitter account and
presto…your infographic is done in 10 seconds. You can even share
your infographic on Facebook, Twitter, 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 creating 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 interesting ways.
librarianlifestyle.com/2012/04/13/how-to-create-your-own-infographics/
Piktochart
To make infographics
http://piktochart.com/
Piktochart
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 intuitive 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 options.
You can customize your infographic by selecting different shapes,
colors, graphics, and fonts. The tools feature lets you enter data or
import your data in a .csv file that will automatically populate your
graph. I love this site, because you can quickly create an interesting
infographic without learning a new software program like Illustrator.
This is great for anyone who doesn’t have a background in design (like
me!).
librarianlifestyle.com/2012/04/13/how-to-create-your-own-infographics/
Here’s my first try at making one.
Here’s my first try at making one.
Here’s
my first
try at
making
one.
Discussion
Contact Mark
• Email [email protected]
• Blog http://ictedservices.typepad.com
• Twitter @ictedservices
• Pinterest http://pinterest.com/ictedservices/