Infographics

An infographic is a visual data story... powerful method of journalism and digital storytelling... 

or to explain it a different way...here is an infographic to explain what an infographic is...  :)

(Source:  http://mashable.com/2012/07/18/lego-infographic/)

 "The straightforward facts point out that people are more attracted to visual information and are 30 times more likely to read an inforgraphic than a text article. (Source:  http://www.globalhma.com/blog/2013/03/28/how-effective-are-infographics/ )

Here are a few more examples of infographics about STEM

All About Infographics... (videos) 

Infographics:  an Introduction

Infographics: Design Principles to Know

Infographics:  Online Tools for Creating

Infographics:  Rubric

FREE Digital Tools to Use While Creating Infographics

Below you will find a collection of suggested resources and a brief description.  These are not ranked in any way, nor are they a complete list of all choices available.  Please use and enjoy! If you find  a broken link or if you have one to suggest, please email mcvick@wcpss.net.

Easel.ly provides a canvas on which you can build your own infographic by dragging and dropping pre-made design elements. You can use a blank canvas or build upon one of Easel.ly's themes. If Easel.ly doesn't have enough pre-made elements for you, you can upload your own graphics to include in your infographic. Your completed infographic can be exported and saved as PNG, JPG, PDG, and SVG files.

Infogr.am is an online tool for creating interactive charts, graphs, and interactive infographic posters. There are four basic chart types that you can create on Infogr.am; bar, pie, line, and matrix.

Piktochart provides seven free infographic templates. Each template can be customized by changing the colors, fonts, icons, and charts on each template. If you need more space on the template, you can add more fields at the bottom of the templates. If you need less space, you can remove fields from the templates.

Resources Used:

• Five Good Online Tools for Creating Infographics

• http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/12/five-good-online-tools-for-creating.html#.VEexWPnF-Sp

• Five Tools for Creating Your Own Infographics

• http://readwrite.com/2013/06/10/5-tools-for-creating-your-own-infographics

• Eight Free Tools For Teachers to Make Awesome Infographics

• http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/05/eight-free-tools-for-teachers-to-make.html

• Ten Free Tools for Creating Infographics

• http://www.creativebloq.com/infographic/tools-2131971

• Ten Fun Tools to Easily Make Your Own Infographics

• http://www.edudemic.com/diy-infographics/

• Daily Education and Technology News for Schools

• http://www.coolcatteacher.com/infographic-tools-for-kids/

• Infographics]     

• http://www.schrockguide.net/infographics-as-an-assessment.html