A presentation for Tech Talk Tuesday http://techtalktuesdays.global2.vic.edu.au Semester 1 2012

1. Tech Talk Tuesday
Infographics in the classroom
Attribution http://visual.ly/history-road-signs !
Mark Richardson!
ICT Coordinator, Williamstown PS!

2. Ice Breaker
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4. What are Infographics ?
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this(con6nuum(
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5. What are Infographics ?
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• Why Infographics are Important.
http://www.slideshare.net/ripetungi/why-are-infographics-
important !
• WHEN THE VISUAL CLEARLY REPRESENTS
THE CONTEXTUAL RELATIONSHIP OF THE
DATA WITHOUT PREJUDICE, TO PRESENT A
MEANINGFUL AND INFORMATIVE NARRATIVE!
• STATISTICAL GRAPHICS OF COMPLEX IDEAS
COMMUNICATED WITH!
CLARITY, PRECISION, AND EFFICIENCY!

6. How could Infographics be used
by teachers?!
• There are infographics on many subjects, you
just have to find the ones you want.!
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• Many are complex and involve different
reading skills.You may need to teach students
how to read and interpret the data. !
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• Analysis of infographics should leverage the
Higher Order Thinking Skills of Bloom’s Digital
Taxonomy.!

7. How could Infographics be used
by teachers?!
• While many are more useful for teaching
secondary #
students, !
many !
infographics!
are useful!
for many grade!
levels as they !
have!
many!
layers !
of meaning. !

8. How could Infographics be used
by teachers?!
• Here is
another
great
infographic
that could
be used at
many
levels. !

9. How could you use Infographics
in your classroom?!
• Discussion !

10. Where can I find out more?
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11. What makes a good Infographic ?
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•(It(tells(a(story(
•(Data(offers(insight(and(connec6ons(
Types(of(Infographics(
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•(Capturing(the(state(of(an(industry(or(a(trend(
•(Provides(a(resource(
•(Compares(A(to(B(
•(Shows(the(evolu6on(of(a(concept(
•(Make(the(complex,(simple(
http://www.slideshare.net/ripetungi/why-are-infographics-important !
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12. What is the process of making an
Infographic ?
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•(Ask(ques6ons,(lots(of(them!(
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•(Con6nue(to(ask(them(
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•(Know(your(audience(
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•(Tell(a(story(
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•(Don’t(over(decorate!(
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•(Keep(it(simple(
http://www.slideshare.net/ripetungi/why-are-infographics-important !
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13. Why are Infographics
important ?!
•(They(present(a(compelling(narra6ve(
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•(They(can(be(easily(digested(and(shared(
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•(They(create(ac6on,([(unlike(spreadsheets(and(
graphs](
http://www.slideshare.net/ripetungi/why-are-infographics-important !
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14. How do I make Infographics?
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Design&yourself&
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Any(graphics(program(will(do(
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Illustrator,(Inkscape,(Pages,(Publisher(etc.(
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hEp://librarianlifestyle.com/2012/04/13/howtocreateyourown
infographics/(
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Piktochart(

15. Visual.ly
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To make infographics http://visual.ly/!
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16. Visual.ly
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It’s(very(easy(to(create(an(infographic(with(Visual.ly.((Once(you’re(on(
their(website,(just(select(the(Create(op6on(on(their(top(naviga6on.((
A`er(you(create(an(account,(you(can(get(started(building(your(
infographics.((
Currently,((Visual.ly(offers(five(different(data(visualiza6on(topics(for(
your(Facebook(and(TwiEer(accounts.(Once(you(select(the(one(you(
want,(you(can(connect(to(your(Facebook(or(TwiEer(account(and(
presto…your(infographic(is(done(in(10(seconds.(You(can(even(share(
your(infographic(on(Facebook,(TwiEer,(email,(or(on(your(website.(
The(one(downside(to(Visual.ly(is(that(they(only(offer(a(handful(of(
infographic(designs,(but(they(are(in(the(process(of(crea6ng(some(new(
templates.(I’m(looking(very(forward(to(seeing(what(they(come(up(with,(
and(I’m(hopeful(that(their(new(designs(will(let(us(play(with(our(social(
media(data(in(some(interes6ng(ways.(
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librarianlifestyle.com/2012/04/13/how-to-create-your-own-infographics/!

17. Piktochart
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To make infographics http://piktochart.com/!
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18. Piktochart
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Picktochart(is(a(new(startup(whose(goal(is(to(make(a(tool(that(everyone(
can(use(to(create(stories(out(of(their(data,(and(I(think(they’ve(
accomplished(that(goal!((Picktochart(is(very(intui6ve(to(use,(and(
their(tool(makes(it(really(easy(to(create(customized(
infographics.(The(free(acount(lets(you(choose(from(three(different(
designs,(and(for($9.99(per(month(you(can(upgrade(to(a(professional(
account(with(more(template(op6ons.(
You(can(customize(your(infographic(by(selec6ng(different(shapes,(
colors,(graphics,(and(fonts.(The(tools(feature(lets(you(enter(data(or(
import(your(data(in(a(.csv(file(that(will(automa6cally(populate(your(
graph.(I(love(this(site,(because(you(can(quickly(create(an(interes6ng(
infographic(without(learning(a(new(so`ware(program(like(Illustrator.(
This(is(great(for(anyone(who(doesn’t(have(a(background(in(design((like(
me!).(
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librarianlifestyle.com/2012/04/13/how-to-create-your-own-infographics/!

19. Here’s my first try at making one.
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20. Here’s my first try at making one.
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21. Here’s
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my first
try at
making
one.!

22. Discussion!
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