Infographics

I Y Infographics!  (Information + Graphics) What a great tool to show a lot of information quickly and visually.

An infographic is a one page 'poster' filled with information and numbers to represent information beautifully.

A well done infographic can be a great tool to add into any online class.  Many subject/topic specific infographics can be found with an easy Google search.  Even better are the tools out there to easily create your own!  Or have your students create one for a project and share it with the class.

I will introduce two different (FREE) tools that can be used to create your own infographic.

First up is Piktochart

Piktochart is a startup that allows users to create beautiful and useful infographic without any hassle.  Like most Web2.o tools there is a free option and a pay version.  In either case the user will need to set up a free account by choosing a user name and password.

Pros:

• In the free option there are six free themes to choose from


• Nothing to download, you create right from the website


• Easy to use interface


• Easy to save and come back to work on graphic later


• Download completed infographic as an image

Next up is Infogr.am

Infogr.am is a Latvian startup that is still in beta version.  Their goals is to create an online toolkit for building infographics that catch the imagination.

Pros:

• Nothing to download, you create right from the website


• Six free templates to choose from


• Can add video


• Can publish to the web and share your own personal infogr.am link with your audience


• Easy to use interface


• Easy to come back to work on graphic later.