Protocols for this webinar Respect Courtesy Cooperation Responsibility Sense of Humour

1. Protocols for this webinar • Respect • Courtesy • Cooperation • Responsibility • Sense of Humour • This Collaborate session is being recorded

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

3. Ice Breaker • When you look for information, which describes you best? Do you like………… A. Text B. Graphs C. Timelines D. Images E. All of the above

4. Ice Breaker - Results • A. Text B. Graphs C. Timelines D. Images E. All of the above

5. What are Infographics ? • My first view was of this continuum Data Collection >>> Graphs >>> Interpretation >>> Infographics Early nuclear bombs in Kilo tons

6. What are Infographics ? • 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

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

8. 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. 

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

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

11. Where can I find out more? To see infographics Cool Infographics http://www.coolinfographics.com/ Visual.ly Showcase http://visual.ly/#gc_filter My Delicious tags http://www.delicious.com/ictedservices/infographic http://www.delicious.com/ictedservices/infographics My Pinterest Board http://pinterest.com/ictedservices/infographics/

12. What makes a good Infographic ? • • It tells a story • • Data offers insight and connections • Types of Infographics • • Capturing the state of an industry or a trend • • Provides a resource • • Compares A to B • • Shows the evolution of a concept • • Make the complex, simple http://www.slideshare.net/ripetungi/why-are-infographics-important

13. What is the process of making an Infographic ? • Ask questions, lots of them! • Continue to ask them • Know your audience • Tell a story • Don’t over decorate! • Keep it simple http://www.slideshare.net/ripetungi/why-are-infographics-important

14. Why are Infographics important ? • They present a compelling narrative • They can be easily digested and shared • They create action, [ unlike spreadsheets and graphs] http://www.slideshare.net/ripetungi/why-are-infographics-important

15. How do I make Infographics? Design yourself Any graphics program will do Illustrator, Inkscape, Pages, Publisher etc. Or Web 2.0 http://librarianlifestyle.com/2012/04/13/how-to-create-your-own-infographics/ Visual.ly Piktochart

16. Visual.ly To make infographics http://visual.ly/

17. Visual.ly It’s very easy to create an infographic with Visual.ly. Once you’re on their website, just select the Create option on their top navigation. After you create an account, you can get started building your infographics. Currently, Visual.ly offers five different data visualization topics for your Facebook and Twitter accounts. Once you select the one you want, you can connect to your Facebook or Twitter account and presto…your infographic is done in 10 seconds. You can even share your infographic on Facebook, Twitter, 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 creating 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 interesting ways. librarianlifestyle.com/2012/04/13/how-to-create-your-own-infographics/

18. Piktochart To make infographics http://piktochart.com/

19. Piktochart 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 intuitive 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 options. You can customize your infographic by selecting different shapes, colors, graphics, and fonts. The tools feature lets you enter data or import your data in a .csv file that will automatically populate your graph. I love this site, because you can quickly create an interesting infographic without learning a new software program like Illustrator. This is great for anyone who doesn’t have a background in design (like me!). librarianlifestyle.com/2012/04/13/how-to-create-your-own-infographics/

20. Here’s my first try at making one.

21. Here’s my first try at making one.

22. Here’s my first try at making one.

23. Discussion

24. Contact Mark • Emailrichardson.mark.m@edumail.vic.gov.au • Bloghttp://ictedservices.typepad.com • Twitter @ictedservices • Pinteresthttp://pinterest.com/ictedservices/