Infographics in Education

Infographics are visual representations of data or information on any topic!  Janae Hunt and I presented on the use of infographics in the classrooms at UCET (Utah Coalition for Education Technology) at the beginning of the month.  I like using Piktochart and easel.ly to create visual handouts, samples of which are included in the Blendspace presentation below.

Using Piktochart to Create Infographics

Piktochart is a fabulous tool for creating infographics, fliers, and advertisements.  Piktochart offers free and paid subscription options with plenty of templates to help you create professional looking work.  Piktochart is fairly easy to use with its drag and drop style tools and familiar editing tools.  Piktochart offers hundreds of free icons and graphics for your use as you design your masterpiece!

Piktochart offers lots of free how to videos to help you get started in your quest for infographic perfection.
http://piktochart.com/resources/video/


This guide will walk you through the process of how to create an infographic  in just 5 minutes!
http://piktochart.com/how-to-create-infographic-in-5-minutes/


Need some ideas for teacher and student use?  Check out these ideas:

Student Use	Teacher Use
Get to know you activity Compare/contrast Research Report Book Report Resume Portfolios and so much more!	Disclosures Classroom Rules Presentation (i.e. historical event) Resume Instructions/Assignments Handouts and Posters Reporting Student Data and so much more!

The Road to Infographic - Piktochart Infographics

If you're not sure how or why you should use infographics in your classroom, watch this TED talk by Andreas Schleicher called Use Data to Build Better Schools.