A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words - Infographics in the Classroom

Infographic - Graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present complex information quickly and clearly.

Infographics are everywhere lately. You've seen them in magazines and on the news to share information. You can bring infographics into your classroom too. Below is a sample infographic.

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Here are some easy to use sites that can help in the making of infographics. Remember, students under the age of 13 cannot sign up for an account online that asks them for personal, identifying information (this could be their name, email address, physical address, etc.). To work around this, classroom account could be created using the teacher's personal, identifying information. (Just make the password generic and easy for students.)

 

www.prezi.com  - Can create a free education account

http://piktochart.com/ Can sign in with your google account and create a free user account

http://infogr.am/beta/ - Can create a free account

http://www.sliderocket.com/ - Can sign in with your google account and create a free user account