Infographics

When I saw that the assignment for this week was to explore and create an infographic, I couldn't help but think to myself, "an info-what?!?" Once I began looking around and exploring different websites (starting with Google Images) I realized that infographics are EVERYWHERE. I think I have seen one posted on social media almost daily, and I have also seen them posted on websites and other professional blogs. In my exploration I found a very neat website called Daily Infographic (http://dailyinfographic.com/) that showed very different types and styles of infographics that have been published. 

I had a very difficult time trying to creating my own infographic using fictional information. It seemed like such as easy task - make up something and place it in an infographic! Instead, I sought out the assistance of my school's Library Media Specialist for some data that is relevant to our school. I explored the different websites suggested and found that using http://infogr.am/ was the easiest for me to navigate. It provided a few different template options, however the editing options were limited unless you upgraded your membership. When creating this infographic I tried to keep in mind the "less is more" mentality. I found that too many infographics overload with images or text and make them very unappealing. I chose a simple white background with black text that it easy to read. I placed the student population data at the top as a frame of reference and listed the circulation statistics at the bottom, color coding the separately. 

I like the idea of using this with students for various subjects, but the subject that sticks out the most to me is math. I spoke with one of my teammates about potentially using this in the classroom next year when we begin our data and graphs unit. I also think that infographics can be a neat way to create anchor charts for students to use as well. As I become more familiar with using infographics I hope to be a little more creative!

{Here is a screenshot of the one I created based on the library data from my school. I also included a link to the preview on the website below to provide a better image.}

(https://infogr.am/app/#/preview/lrsilsbee_1402068548/library)

Source

Infographic, Digital Image download. http://infogr.am/. Infogram, n. d. Web. <http://infogr.am/>.