Infographics

An infographic uses visuals supported by text to represent information with the goal of informing an audience. They are an effective way to communicate complex ideas and follows the same basic structure (title, beginning, middle, end) as a paper does. Because it follows this format, teachers can also use infographics to get their content across to students in a different way. Because our eyes can process 36,000 images an hour and our brains can process visuals 60,000 times faster than text, students have even more of an opportunity to access and digest more information than when they just read from a text. Here are some examples of Internet Infographics. Below are a few different web tools you can use to create infographics.

Resources: Complete Guide to Infographics and Infographics For Your Classroom from easel.ly

The videos are basic how to guides to get you thinking about how you can use infographics in class. If you would like more help, go to the integration form here; if you have ideas of how to use infographics, please submit them here.