The Great Infographic Challenge: Practicing the Process of Information Visualization
http://tinyurl.com/InfographicChallenge
My presentation slides (PPTX)
Presenter: Jennifer Weaver, Resource Teacher, Office of Digital Learning, Baltimore County Public Schools, @Jennzer
The project that started it all... the infographic I designed for my school district
About me: About Me.pdf
Objective: Participants will engage in the infographic creation process in order to understand the instructional strategies, information literacy skills, and practical tools needed to translate this process into classroom practice.
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What is an Infographic?
According to Oxford Dictionaries, an infographic is “a visual image such as a chart or diagram used to represent information or data.”
Infographic vs. Poster:
- A POSTER presents textual information complemented with supporting images
- An INFOGRAPHIC presents information as images with supporting text
Why Use Infographics in Your Classroom?
- Infographics for children: what they can learn from data visualisations
- Why your Brain Craves Infographics
- Additionally, consider:
- That analysis and creation of infographics address P21 student outcomes (creativity, critical thinking and problem solving, communication, information literacy, and media literacy).
- That infographic analysis and creation supports the common core standards (close reading, determining themes, evaluate content in diverse media, evaluate arguments and claims, research, assessing credibility, etc.).
Analyzing Infographics
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What are the characteristics of Infographics?
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How does this infographic inform, instruct, motivate, or persuade its audience?
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What makes this infographic less effective than, as effective as, or more effective than just words and numbers?
Click here for more analysis questions and an infographic evaluation rubric to use with your students.
Shark Infographic Analysis Activity
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Infographic describing infographics
Copyright 2012, Hot Butter Studio,http://www.hotbutterstudio.com/#/alps/
Infographics Venn Diagram
Examples of Student Created Infographics:
Examples for Student Analysis Activities:
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| Seven Step Process: |
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1. Choose Topic, Audience, and Purpose
2. Research and Select Key Facts
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Can you create an Infographic on Recess?
Choose one of the infographic topics below and then choose one or two of the facts provided. You do not need to use them all!
A Case for Recess
- Only 1 in 3 children are physically active every day
- Children spend more than 7.5 hours a day in front of a screen
- Obesity Then and Now: Prevalence of obesity for children:
| Ages |
Early 1970's |
2007-2008 |
| 2 to 5 years |
5% |
10% |
| 6 to 11 years |
4% |
20% |
| 12 to 19 years |
6% |
18% |
Source: http://www.fitness.gov/resource-center/facts-and-statistics/
The Hidden Dangers of Recess
Between 2001 and 2008
- The Consumer Product Safety Commission investigated 40 playground-related deaths
- The estimated annual average of emergency department-treated injuries associated with playground equipment was 223,251
Top three pieces of playground equipment associated with injury are:
- Monkey Bars or Playground Gyms- 36%
- Swings or Swingsets- 28%
- Slides or Sliding boards-21%
Source: http://www.cpsc.gov/PageFiles/108596/playground.pdf
Favorite Recess Activities of Different Generations
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Parents:
- jump rope- 40%
- kickball- 32%
- tag- 25%
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Children:
- tag- 36%
- soccer- 21%
- kickball- 20%
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Source: http://www.theacorn.com/news/2001-12-13/Schools/086.html
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3. Brainstorm Visual Representation
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Symbols- images that have two levels of meaning; the literal object and figurative meaning inferred by viewers.
Infographic Example: Apples symbolizing teachers
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Visual Metaphors- an image that is explicitly compared to an idea based on similar qualities.
Infographic Example: An sculptor as a metaphor for a teacher shaping students
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Representations- Images designed and used to display information about themselves.
Infographic Example: A illustrated representation of a teacher labeled to show their characteristics
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4. Determine Infographic Type
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These are my own categorization based on personal observations and several resources referenced at the bottom of this page. Click on each type for examples. The examples are housed in PINTEREST. Pinterest is a free content curation and bookmarking tool. You will need an account to view these examples for more than a minute.
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Comparison
Two or more topics are compared using data and information
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Timeline / Process
Information is displayed visually in some sort of chronological or consecutive order
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Visual Article
A story is told through visual information and data, complete with a main idea and supporting information
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Map
Information is displayed on a map relative to its geographic significance
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Research / Statistics
Multiple data sets are visualized in charts and graphs and displayed together in an organized way
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Flowchart
Information-seeking questions or descriptive statements are displayed in a series of logic paths leading to possible results
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Metaphor
A complicated topic or opinion is visually explained by integrating information into a more easily understood analogy
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Data Visualization
A large quantity of numeric information is displayed in an artistic representation
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Interactive
User interaction generates or modifies an infographic; the ability for a user to scroll through or zoom in on information alone does not necessarily make the infographic interactive
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5. Sketch Design
6. Create Graphics, Gather Imagery, and Assemble
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7. Publish
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PBWorks, Kidblog, Twitter, Facebook, Wordpress
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Additional Resources:
Do you have tools, ideas, or examples to add? Please leave me a comment!