Student+Created+Infographics

=What is an Infographic? = You've seen them everywhere, but may not have realized it. Infographics, sometimes called Data Visualizations, are the latest trend in organizing and showcasing information in a highly visual manner. Just do a Google image search for infographics and start exploring. Sites like Visual.ly and Pinterest are also big resources for infographics on just about any topic you can imagine. Most infographics include visual representations of numerical data via charts, graphs or other graphics. They are all over social media these days because they give quick access to information in a highly engaging format.

Because infograhics provide a platform to synthesize up-to-date factual information in a highly creative manner, they make a rigorous, 21st century assessment assessment that can be adapted to almost any subject area. They challenge students to apply research, writing, visual literacy, and critical thinking skills to create an authentic product for a genuine audience...a nice step beyond traditional research paper and Powerpoint presentations.
 * Infographics to Showcase Student Learning **

Creating Infographics Platforms to begin with. Think of these as your blank poster board...a place to "paste Infographic creators: These sites are designed to be all in one info graphic creators, and offer templates that take away much of the guesswork in design.
 * Powerpoint
 * Google Drawing
 * Photoshop
 * Sumo Paint (a free, online photoshop like tool)
 * Visual.ly
 * Infogr.am
 * Piktochart

Other Tools Other Resources: Samples and Ideas for Classroom Use While these are not student products, some of the infographics below might be adapted as models for student projects.
 * Create.ly
 * [[file:The Do’s And Don’ts Of Infographic Design — www.smashingmagazine.com — Readability.pdf]]
 * [[file:Schrock_infographic_rubric.pdf]]
 * [[file:Design and Development Magazine — spyrestudios.com — Readability.pdf]]
 * [[file:I Came, I Saw, I Learned...- PowerPoint- Create an Infographic — iconlogic.blogs.com — Readability.pdf]]
 * [[file:Teaching With Infographics.pdf]]
 * http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html#

Science: History: Timelines History: Famous People/Contributions English: Biographical Research