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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/ ​

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

Tools for Making Your Own Infographics
  1. Adobe Express Infographic
  2. Canva  
  3. Easel.ly 
  4. Piktochart  ​
  5. ​Venngage

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 ​​

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/ ​

Other Tools
  • Tools for graphing data 
  • Piktochart Layout Cheat Sheet
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5 Tips for Creating Infographics with Students
Dr. Monica Burns
September 12, 2019
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