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• Protocols for this webinar
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• This Collaborate session is being recorded

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

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Ice Breaker - Results

• A. Text B. Graphs C. Timelines D. Images E.
  All of the above

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What are Infographics ?
 My first view was of this continuum Data
Collection gtgtgt Graphs gtgtgt Interpretation gtgtgt
Infographics
Early nuclear bombs in Kilo tons
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What are Infographics ?
Why Infographics are Important.
http//www.slideshare.net/ripetungi/why-are-infogr
aphics-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
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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 Blooms Digital Taxonomy.
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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. 
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How could Infographics be used by teachers?
Here is another great infographic that could be
used at many levels. 
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How could you use Infographics in your classroom?
Discussion 
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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/ictedserv
ices/infographic http//www.delicious.com/ictedse
rvices/infographics My Pinterest
Board http//pinterest.com/ictedservices/infograp
hics/
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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-infogr
aphics-important 
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What is the process of making an Infographic ?
 Ask questions, lots of them! Continue to ask
them Know your audience  Tell a
story  Dont over decorate! Keep it simple
http//www.slideshare.net/ripetungi/why-are-infogr
aphics-important 
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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-infogr
aphics-important 
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How do I make Infographics?
Design yourself Any graphics program will
do Illustrator, Inkscape, Pages, Publisher
etc. Or Web 2.0 http//librarianlifestyle.com/20
12/04/13/how-to-create-your-own-infographics/ Vis
ual.ly Piktochart
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Visual.ly
To make infographics http//visual.ly/
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Visual.ly
Its very easy to create an infographic
with Visual.ly. Once youre 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 prestoyour 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. Im
looking very forward to seeing what they come up
with, and Im 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/
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Piktochart
To make infographics http//piktochart.com/
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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 theyve
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 doesnt have a background in
design (like me!). librarianlifestyle.com/2012/04
/13/how-to-create-your-own-infographics/
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Heres my first try at making one.

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Heres my first try at making one.

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Heres my first try at making one.

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Discussion

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Contact Mark

• Email richardson.mark.m_at_edumail.vic.gov.au
• Blog http//ictedservices.typepad.com
• Twitter _at_ictedservices
• Pinterest http//pinterest.com/ictedservices/