Infographics

So what is an Infographic?

Infographics are a visual representation of data. When students create infographics, they are using information, visual, and technology literacies.  They can include numbers, text, images, or any combination of the three. It is another tool for students to create a visual of information that they have learned. It’s a digital display of knowledge and research.

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Why do I need to use Infographics in the classroom?

Using Infographics in the classroom allows the use of technology to engage learners.  A teacher can assign the analysis of infographics as a close reading assignment can be one method for engaging students in coursework that can be rigorous, relevant, and fun. Infographics allows students to communicate information that they are learning, and it will help students understand and apply the content that they are learning. All of these skills are essential for the 21^st century learner. 

Easelly

It is a web based application that allows students and teachers to make infographics.  You can make a free account to use the application. It allows teachers to have access to the upgraded version for only $4.00 monthly which is reasonable. It has over 1.1 million illustrations and images, printable and high-quality version. It allows you to create student accounts. When exploring the application it was user friendly and had existing templates based on categories such as reports and checklist. The cons of this application are the limited number of templates for the free version. It also didn’t have a variety of charts and graphs for the user to pick from.

Infogram

It is a web-based application that allows students and teachers to make infographics.  It also can make a free account or purchase an upgraded account. It allows the user to make a free account and choose from certain templates. It also has a membership option. I feel that Infogram is marketed more towards business who need to save money on a graphic designer. It works best for those who have some experience with making an infographic. There weren’t any tutorials on how to design or use the interface. A user must explore and learn the interface before one can use it. 

Piktochart

It is a web-based application that allows students and teachers to make infographics.  It also can make a free account or purchase an upgraded account. Piktochart starts the process by asking certain design question too to find different templates for the user. The application also allows the user to make an infographic, digital presentation, poster, reports and fliers. The pros to this application are it has serval tutorials through out the application to make it easy for even the most novice of users. It walks you step-by-step to build your infographic. It also has the most templates in the education category of the three applications reviewed. I chose to make infographics using Piktochart because of the user tutorials being this was the first time I have ever made one. It had so many tutorials and tools that made it user friendly and not overwhelming. The template was easy to navigate and make it my own.

Example Infographic

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