Using Infographics in Education

Sample Infographics
For ABE

• https://ebookfriendly.com/improve-reading-skills-infographics/ 

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For ESOL

• https://www.pinterest.com/engjoy/esl-infographics 
• ​https://designerlessons.org/2012/04/29/esl-lesson-plan-5-lessons-with-infographics-1-thats-old-news/
• http://esltalkingpoints.com/how-to-teach-esl-fluency-lessons-activity-ideas/how-to-teach-with-infographics-in-the-esl-classroom/ ​

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Where to Find Infographics

• http://www.dailyinfographic.com/all-infographics
• https://www.pinterest.com/weareteachers/education-infographics/
• https://elearninginfographics.com/  ​

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Tools for Making Your Own Infographics

1. Adobe Express Infographic
2. Canva  
3. Easel.ly 
4. Piktochart  ​
5. ​Venngage

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Steps to Making a Piktochart Infographic

1. Pick a template or start from scratch
2. Preview or Create
3. Insert graphics Visualize your data
4. Share Your Infographic ​​

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Examples of Bad Infographics

• https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/gallery/2013/aug/01/16-useless-infographics 
• http://blog.visme.co/bad-infographics/
• https://io9.gizmodo.com/11-most-useless-and-misleading-infographics-on-the-inte-1688239674
• http://www.designyourway.net/blog/inspiration/when-infographics-go-bad-or-how-not-to-design-data-visualization/ ​

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Other Tools

• Tools for graphing data 
• Piktochart Layout Cheat Sheet

5 Tips for Creating Infographics with Students
Dr. Monica Burns
September 12, 2019