Before this post if I was asked to do an infographic or even
describe it, I would not have had a clue. However, I will say that this school
year I did use them as resources to help with my lessons, but had no clue they
were called infographics. The tutorials, articles, and podcast helped me
understand how beneficial and valuable this tool is and how it can be used in
the classroom and library. I like the idea of taking all the information I read or give to students and condensing it into a way that students can truly focus on the important information and use graphics to appeal more.
After signing up and playing around with
EASEL.LY, PIKTOCHART, and INFOGR.AM, I ultimately decided to use EASEL.LY because
I actually was able to navigate the app more EASILY than the others. I decided
to focus on social media in the workplace as I thought it might present great
information I can take back to my job for the school year.
Hi Deloren,
ReplyDeleteYou've made a great observation in that students are not half as concerned with or likely to be moved by verbose explanations of information we might deem important as they are with cool pictures. In the fast paced, gotta-go society in which we live, "at-a-glance" resources are hot, noteworthy commodities. I am looking forward to adding this component into my library rotation lesson round up to teach students how to utilize this amazing platform.
Nice work!
- Johtell
Deloren,
ReplyDeleteI chose easel.ly to make my inforgraphic too. I found it easier to use than the others and I felt that I had more control of what I wanted to include on the template. I never thought of using infographics in the classroom. I'll be adding that to my tool belt. Thanks for sharing!
Deloren,
ReplyDeleteI chose easel.ly to make my inforgraphic too. I found it easier to use than the others and I felt that I had more control of what I wanted to include on the template. I never thought of using infographics in the classroom. I'll be adding that to my tool belt. Thanks for sharing!
Deloren,
ReplyDeleteThis is a solid infographic. After looking at yours I wonder if I should've went with one page too. Yours is on point and holds a lot of good information I took a lot of notes based off of your design. I used Piktochart this time around. I may take you and Angela's lead and use easel.y next time.
I think creating Infographics will help kids both analyze and synthesize information. They will be great to use in the classroom and the library.
ReplyDeleteInfographics were new to me as well. I found that Easel.ly was easy to use too.
ReplyDeleteYour infographic was easy to understand. Sometimes the simplicity of a visual like this actually represents a lot of design beforehand. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI also chose Social Media in the Workplace as my topic. I used Piktochart to create my infographic, but after seeing yours, I want to go back and give Easel.ly another try. Great post!
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