Infographics 101 Using & Creating

Infographics

Created by Vicki Dabrowka ~ June

2015All images are referenced either per slide or at the end of the presentataion in the list of

sources.

Role here @ school # of years here

What state do you most associate with?

From http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/responsible-living/stories/infographic-united-states-of-the-environment (Where you can also discover where your state does NOT excel)

What is an Infographic?

It sounds complicated…but we have been using

them all the time in many ways.

Diagrams

Maps

Flowchart

s

Charts

GraphsTimeline

s

Labels

Think-Pair-Share Where have you

seen them?

News Sources

Even Resumes!

We are in the Era of “Big Data.”

USA Today

Social Media

Websites

Why Do We Use Them?

Infographics Come in All Shapes &

Sizes

“Attention spans are measured in seconds and the next graphic is but a

mouse click or hand swipe away. More isn’t always better.”

--Nate Silver, Master Statistician & the author of the foreward to Gareth Cook’s book

Best American Infographics of 2014

13 Reasons Why Your Brain Craves Infographics

http://neomam.com/interactive/13reasons/

http://neomam.com/interactive/13reasons/

Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes

The Joy of Stats-BBC http://youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo

Why Are They Important in

Today’sClassrooms?

Inspire Kids to Be

Data Detectives!

Critical Thinking Skills:

✖ Infer meaning through stats, color, graphics, numbers, & space

✖ Make connections & discoveries in a different way than just reading data in a chart

✖ Encourages deep thinking & synthesis

Skills Infographics Require:

Reading Skills:

✖ Reading text✖ Read,

Interpret, Analyze data (which students are required to do on standardized tests)

✖ Determine author’s purpose

✖ Compare/ Contrast

Digital & Visual Literacy Skills:

✖ Helps students innovate

✖ Evaluate content presented in diverse media/ formats

✖ Acquaints them with a media form used in news, business, social media & marketing

“Infographics have this wonderful ability to

inspire people to act &

get involved.”

~ Carl DeTorres, graphic designer

Thinking Routine Creative Hunt

Deep Analysis of an

Infographic

What is the main purpose?

Who is the audience?

What are the parts that speak to you?

What is especially smart or creative (or telling in the information)?

Does it hit its target?

Human Population grow from 1 CE to present from

https://www.populationeducation.org/content/world-population-video

Where Can I getMy Hands on Some

Infographics?

http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/infographicsgalore

InfoGraphic Symbaloo

InfoGraphic Symbaloo

http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/infographicsgalore

The Treasure Trove: Examples Galore

Creation Sites

The Beginning:

General Goodies

Tutorials

Teacher Helpers

Design School 101Getting Ready toCreate Your Own!

TED Talk:The Beauty of Data Visualization ~ by David McCandless

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5Zg-C8AAIGg

When Students Write & Create Their Own

Infographics, They Use These Skills:

✖ Research✖ Design Process (visually communicate a concept)✖ Writing Process (sketches & rough drafts a must!)✖ Presentation✖ Technology Fluency with new

apps/software✖ Reflection (to analyze the creative

process)

However in order to be skilled at creating, students need to be well-versed in

analyzing & deconstructing infographics.

Geography

✖ How place, culture, or population changes over time

✖ Map Connections✖ Before/After

analysis of historic photos

Teaching IdeasSocial Studies

✖ Income vs Education vs Race vs Gender

✖ Family Tree✖ Census Data✖ Historical

Facts

Literature/Lang Arts

✖ Story Timeline✖ Book Review✖ Character

Analysis✖ Author Study✖ Vocabulary

Fine Art/Photography

✖ Annotate elements within the picture

Science/Technology

✖ Trends✖ Digital

Literacy✖ Label

Diagrams

Math

✖ Application of graphs & charts

✖ Define Concepts

Tips from http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2010/4/27/10-tips-for-journalists-designing-infographics.html

Thinking Routine Tug of War

An Infographic Can Replace A Research

Paper.

What are the pushes & pulls you feel about

this?

What are the pros &

the cons for this idea?

Where Do I Go ToMake It Techy

& Fancy?

5 Common Online Infographics Creators

InfogramPiktochart

Visme.co

CanvaEasel.ly

Piktochart.com

Find this Infographic athttps://magic.piktochart.com/output/6492616-path-to-the-perfect-piktochart

Full infographic at:https://infogr.am/investigating_infogram

Infogr.am

Find this Infographic at http://my.visme.co/projects/visme-about-visme-bfa047

Easel.ly

Find this Infographic athttp://greenteamgazette.blogspot.com/2015/03/earth-hour-is-coming-saturday-march-28.html

Canva.com

This Infographic found at https://www.canva.com/design/DABS2gouWD0/2-hhBFvHSCCUtaXXSmGBDw/view?cc_from_uid=UABSsTsPXnU&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_content=DABS2gouWD0&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sharebutton

My Thought

s

Kathy Schrock's "infographics as Creative

assessment

Kathy Schrock on Infographics as Assessment

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_b-cBjPE0C0

Go Forth AndCreate!

Pic Collage App for the iPad

Yes, Virgini

a!

There’s An

App For That!

Created by 3rd

Graders During Their

Leadership Unit

Created for http://greenteamgazette.blogspot.com/2015/04/dishing-up-some-documentaries-that-are.html

Go Forth & CreateSome More!

And Then We Share!

“Learning a skill that requires visible mistakes, failures & struggles can be a terrifying prospect; however, one student

confessed, ‘This course has really forced

me out of my comfort zone on the computer.”

~From “Teaching with Infographics: Practicing New Digital Competencies and Visual Literacies” by Sidneyeve Matrix,

Queen's University, Canada & Jaigris Hodson, Ryerson University, Canada http://www.beds.ac.uk/jpd/volume-4-issue-2/teaching-with-infographics

I Used to ThinkNow I think...

Thank You!

Created by Vicki DabrowkaCopyright @2015

Twitter: @GreenTeamGazettWebsite: Green Team Gazette

✖Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/dabrowka/

CreditsSpecial thanks to

✖ Presentation template by SlidesCarnival

✖ Laptop Photographs by Unsplash

Images from:

✖ Declining attention span from http://www.prbrigade.com/the-declining-attention-span-of-americans/

✖ Legos from http://mashable.com/2012/07/18/lego-infographic/?crlt.pid=camp.IpMq07Hld3V

✖ Internet Safe from http://www.mindcraft.co.nz/infographics/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Isafe.jpg

✖ Infographics are In (eye): http://www.careeraddict.com/7412/benefits-of-utilizing-infographics-for-your-business

More Image Credits

✖ US Map Outline: http://image.frompo.com/9f29b2507873203fa10a2477239cd012

✖ US Map: w/GDP of similar countries http://www.vox.com/2015/2/17/7917165/maps-that-explain-america

✖ US Map: of Climate Change http://www.sightline.org/research/graphics/climate-50stemissions/

✖ US Map: Countries with similar Prison Populations http://www.usprisonculture.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/mapcountrystates.png

✖ Global Carbon Footprint http://blog.crazyegg.com/2012/04/09/effective-infographic-designs

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Still More Image Credits

✖ “What Infographics Are” Infographic http://www.infographicszone.com/how-to/top-5-infographics-on-how-to-create-an-effective-infographic-infographics

✖ Tug of War: https://cindycapatekc.wordpress.com/author/cindycapatekc/

✖ World as 100 People http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/1200x/d9/ac/01/d9ac01d2a1a39cf3a6c013f2d3893dbd.jpg

✖ Free Puzzle PowerPoint templates from the Presentation Magazine website www.presentationmagazine.com

✖ Snoopy Friendship: http://www.thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/15-ways-friend-worth/

✖ Miracle of Water: http://organicolivia.com/2014/05/01/why-you-should-drink-hot-water-in-the-morning-homemade-strawberry-lime-aloe-water-for-detoxing-vitamin-absorption/