Wednesday, 12 February 2014

Infographics

So I'm embarrassed to say I actually had to Google what an infographic was. Wiki quickly informed me that they are graphic visual representatives of information.I think that this might be a bit of a trend right now. I see infographics everywhere to get information across in a visually attractive way. First I would like to share one I found on thephysicaleducator.com which is my new favorite site to visit.



Use in the Classroom: Absolutely I would use the one above for the classroom. You can have the students create as a teaching strategy.  I would have loved to do something so creative as a student. Students are having to find what the important information is and organize it in an appealing and logical manner. I think that the engagement level would be very high because they really get to be creative with their work.  Here is one more example I found from again my favorite PE website. 


And now my attempt of creating one. I choose to use the website Piktochart which is a free website unlike the first two attempts. I decided to do mine on cattle just because I am feeling a little homesick lately. Just click on the link to access the infographic: Canadian Beef. Just a side note finished does not mean kill, it is a place where cattle go to eat lots and get fat so the can get a AAA rating and be delicious. 

2 comments:

  1. Hi Jaynell
    I also had to google what an infographic was but quickly learned that I had seen then in a variety of formats a plethora of times. Appears that you choose some very applicable infographics to your teachable areas. I also found Piktochart which was a wonderful website, but infographics take a lot of time to edit, plus there is the research. Excellent job!

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  2. Yes, I also had to google it, I am glad that I was not the only one. I also really like them, I am a very visual person, and I like things organized in a visually appealing way. Awesome!

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