Infographics ~ EDUC 5405G ~ 21 May 15

• A data-rich visualization of a story or thesis • A tool to educate and inform • A way to build awareness around an issue or brand and to increase traffic to your site

• Search Engine Optimization tools • Measure hits • Measure new traffic, links and shares

On my Pinterest board: http://www.pinterest.com/carolynguertin/info-graphics/

•  In groups of two or three, research and create an infographic on a topic related to our course o  Topics might include a study of some element of social media or digital

pedagogy o  Some aspect of technology relevant to training, writing or teaching

online o  A discussion of (online) adult education or critical media literacy

•  An infographic should have a title and tell a story. Parts should work together to form a coherent whole

•  Choose ONE of the following: o  Visualizing numbers (including statistics) and/or concepts o  Metaphor(s) o  Visualizing a process, how things work, and/or relationships between

things o  Comparison(s) o  Visualizing who, when and where

http://www.easel.ly/

Easel.ly •  Free templates according to your

interest •  Customizing the text with a range of

fonts, colors, text styles and size •  Library with arrows, shapes and

connector lines

http://piktochart.com/

Piktochart.com •  grid lined templates •  resize images proportionally •  easy to align graphical elements

https://infogr.am/

•  Wide variety of graphs, charts and maps •  More than 30 chart types

•  Excellent at working with data •  Built-in spreadsheet for easy data editing

•  Good for adding info-graphics to presentations or email, sharing and embed

features

https://infogr.am/

http://create.visual.ly /

Visual.ly

•  This site is a big higher rent •  With project timeline component •  Discover info-graphics and favorites

from other users •  Preplanned process support on time

and budget.