Infographics 101

Using & Creating

Infographics
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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.
Think-Pair-Share
Where have you
seen them?
Websites

We are in the
Era of “Big Data.”
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/13r
easons/

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’s
Classrooms?

Inspire Kids to Be
Data Detectives!
 Skills Infographics
Require:
Reading Skills: Critical Thinking Digital & Visual
Skills: Literacy Skills:
✖ Reading text
✖ Read, ✖ Infer meaning ✖ Helps students
Interpret, through stats, innovate
Analyze data color, graphics, ✖ Evaluate content
(which students numbers, & space presented in
are required to ✖ Make connections diverse media/
do on & discoveries in a formats
standardized different way ✖ Acquaints them
tests) than just reading with a media
✖ Determine data in a chart form used in
author’s purpose ✖ Encourages deep news, business,
✖ Compare/ thinking & social media &
Contrast synthesis 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 get
My Hands on Some
Infographics?
InfoGraphic Symbaloo
http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/infographicsgalore
 InfoGraphic Symbaloo
http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/infographicsgalore

The Beginning: Teacher Helpers

General Goodies Tutorials

Creation
Sites

The Treasure Trove:

Examples Galore
Design School 101
Getting Ready to
Create 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.
 Teaching Ideas
Social Studies Geography Literature/Lang Arts

✖ Income vs ✖ How place, culture, ✖ Story Timeline

Education vs or population ✖ Book Review
Race vs Gender changes over time ✖ Character
✖ Family Tree ✖ Map Connections Analysis
✖ Census Data ✖ Before/After ✖ Author Study
✖ Historical Facts analysis of historic ✖ Vocabulary
photos

Science/Technology Math Fine Art/Photography

✖ Trends ✖ Application of ✖ Annotate

✖ Digital Literacy graphs & charts elements within
✖ Label Diagrams ✖ Define Concepts the picture
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 What are the

pushes & pulls pros & the
you feel cons for this
about this? idea?
Where Do I Go To
Make It Techy
& Fancy?
5 Common Online Infographics Creators

Piktochart Infogram Visme.co

Easel.ly Canva
Piktochart.com

Find this Infographic at

https://magic.piktochart.com/output/6492616-
path-to-the-perfect-piktochart
 Infogr.am

Full infographic at:

https://infogr.am/investigating_infogram
Find this Infographic at
http://my.visme.co/projects/visme-about-visme-
bfa047
 Easel.ly

Find this Infographic at

http://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=UABSs
TsPXnU&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_content=DA
BS2gouWD0&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sharebu
tton
 My
Thoughts
 Kathy Schrock's "infographics as Creative assessment

Kathy Schrock on Infographics as Assessment

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_b-cBjPE0C0
Go Forth And
Create!
 Yes,
Virginia!

There’s
An
App
For
That!

Pic Collage App for the iPad

 Created
by
3rd
Graders
During
Their
Leadership
Unit
Created for
http://greenteamgazette.blo
gspot.com/2015/04/dishing
-up-some-documentaries-
that-are.html
 Go Forth & Create
Some 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 Think
Now I think...
 Thank You!
Created by Vicki Dabrowka
Copyright @2015
Twitter: @GreenTeamGazett
Website: Green Team Gazette
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/dabrowka/
 Credits
Special 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/