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
/
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/