Deb Norton Tech

Infographics are a tool I have been using for a few years now in my classroom.  I've written about infographics before here .  I usually use an infographic to present information or to have students use the infographic to gather and obtain facts and data. Here is an example of an infographic we use in our Health unit on the Circulatory System. Notice how infographics present information with a lot of icons, images, and color.  That is what makes the infographic visually pleasing and draws the reader into the content.  My students also enjoy the fact that the information is presented in small sections or chunks. To find infographics to use in this way, I usually do a Google image search like this one . While attending ISTE13, I learned about a site called Easel.ly .  This site is in BETA.   Easel.ly lets a person easily create their own infographic.  I haven't had my 5th graders create their own infographics yet, but after playing with Ease...

Have you heard of an infographic? It is a visual graphic of information and they are popping up all over the Internet.  Infographics are interesting to look at and can be great discussion starters for your classroom.  I plan to incorporate infographics into our morning meeting (bell work).  Students will need to read and analyze the information and data presented in the infographic and will need to interpret the data to make conclusions.  They can also compare and contrast data.  Using an infographic students can state opinions and debate a point of view.  I think these neat visuals lead to many higher level thinking skills.  Take a look.  Here are four infographics I found through a Google search. #1 2000 Vs. 2010   (Click on the infographic to make it bigger) Shows the changes in the world over the past decade. #2 Holiday Waste Illustrates the amount of waste in the U.S. and has very interesting data on spending. #3 What...