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Infographics as a Creative Assessment


Infographic Topics List      |      Infographics Workshop Instructions


_Books about Infographics

Eric K. Meyer
Designing Infographics
Hayden Books, 1977

Edward R. Tufte
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
Graphics Press (2d ed.), 2001

Jenn & Ken Visocky O'Grady
The Information Design Handbook
HOW Books, 2008

General Overview of Infographics
  • Definition of an infographic (Ross)
  • Infographic about infographics
  • Visual.ly: video
  • History of infographics (Rajamanickam)

Infographic Samples
  • USA Today Snaphsots
  • GOOD: Transparency
  • iPod Phone/Touch/iPad Apps
  • Hamburgers
  • MyPlate.gov
  • Resume Timeline
  • History of Human Communication
  • Lightning
  • What is a stock?
  • Will Smartphones Replace Your Wallet?
  • Conversation Prism
  • Kodak Company
  • They Draw and Cook
  • Carland
  • The Trilogy Meter
  • iPad Purchase
  • Flags by Colors
  • Newsmap
  • Movie: Creating an Infographic
  • Infographic World: Portfolio
  • Infographics about the Internet
    • Internet Statistics
    • How the Internet Works
    • The Internet in 2020
    • How the World Spends Time Online
    • The Awesome Evolution of the Net
    • The Awesome Size of the Internet
    • Is the Net Hurting our Environment?
  • Classroom Infographics Samples
  • Visual.ly

Literacies and Standards
  • Information Literacy Model (SCCC)
  • Visual Literacy Standards (ACRL)
  • Technology Literacy Standards (ISTE)
  • Common Core Standards
  • Kathy Schrock's Infographics Rubric
  • Additional Rubrics: 1 2 3 4

Student handout for steps in creation
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infographic_steps.jpg
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Link to METC2012 stream of presentation

Please note there were two fire alarms that went off during the presentation. We all left for one and came back, and during the second alarm I just talked louder!
Picture
_Creating an Infographic
  • Movie: Creating an Infographic 2
  • Periodic Table of Data Visualizations
  • Information is Beautiful: Data Visualizations
  • Chart Chooser
  • Many Eyes Visualization Project
  • Hohli Online Charts Builder
  • Pictographs: Online tool  |  Making with Excel
  • Hand-drawn infographics
    • Netbook
    • iPods
    • Architecture sketch
    • Data
  • Creative Commons
  • Infographic: Can I use this image?
  • Flickr's Creative Commons Search
  • Lynell Burmark: Visual Literacy book
  • Font and Typography
  • Mindscapes: Repeated graphics (Margulies)
  • Create an infographic from social media sites
    • Vizualize.Me : Resume
    • Print Effect
    • Twitterize yourself
  • Inverted Pyramid Samples
    • Starbucks
    • The Colors of the Web
    • Farmville vs. Farms
    • Internet Addiction
  • LATCH Model Samples
    • Location
    • Alphabet
    • Time
    • Category
    • Hierarchy
  • Infographics and Accessibility
  • Software, sites, and tools to create infographics
    • Glogster (example)
    • Piktochart
    • Inkscape
    • Aviary Phoenix
    • Aviary Raven
    • Sumo Paint
    • Sketchpad
    • Pixlr
    • iPad app: Visualize
    • easel.ly

Online Tutorials

Many of the following do not actually address or follow the inverted triangle data presentation style or use the research-based information about color and font, but they are helpful when figuring out how to start.
  • How to Create Outstanding Infographics
  • 5 Steps to Create a Powerful Visual
  • How to Create Infographics
  • SIMILE Widgets
  • Infographics Design Framework

Using Infographics in the Classroom
  • Steps to Teach Infographics
  • Essay 2 Infographic Lesson (Coleman)
  • NYT: Teaching with Infographics: SSL
  • NYT: Teaching with Infographics: ELA/Arts
  • NYT: Teaching with Infographics: Sci/Tech
  • Diana Laufenberg (SLA): Unit Plan
  • Good.is Infographic Design Contest
    • Childhood Obesity
      • Submissions
      • Winners
    • Haiti Earthquake Information
      • Submissions
      • Winners
    • New Orleans Infographic
      • Submissions
      • Winners
  • Henrico County Public Schools: Unit Plan
  • David Warlick: Infographic-A-Day
  • Krauss/Laufenberg ISTE11 Infographics Links
  • Fowler and Kinney ISTE11 Infographics Links

Other cool, useful information and links
  • 10 Awesome Free Tools to Make Infographics
  • Little Red Riding Hood movie
  • David Warlick's DataVis/Infographics Handout
  • 40 Insightful Infographics
  • Alltop Collection of Infographics Sites
  • Chart Porn Data Visualizations
  • Personality Infographic Creator
  • Create Infographics from Twitter and FB
  • Column Five Media Infographics
  • iPad/iPhone Infographics App
  • Add your student's infographics to Flickr group
  • Google Docs Infographic Template
  • Characteristics of Effective Infographics
  • ASIDE: Links to infographics sites
  • Five ways to visualize information (Schrock)
Sources of datasets for infographics
  • Statistics sites on the Web
  • Data.gov: raw data
  • State data projects: CA | Utah


LIST OF INFOGRAPHIC TOPICS

There are hundreds of infographics on the Web. One fun activity is to conduct a Google phrase search of "topic infographic" or "infographic about topic" and see what shows up!

Here is a list of topics to start with that will lead you to some very cool infographics!
01. Education infographic
02. Computer infographic
03. Coupon infographic
04. iPad infographic
05. Coffee infographic
06. Twitter infographic
07. Facebook infographic
08. Movie infographic
09. Financial infographic
10. Fast food infographic
11. College infographic
12. Automobile infographic
13. Immigration infographic
14. Consumer spending infographic
15. Disease infographic
16. Dog infographic
17. Football infographic
18. Presidents infographic
19. Debt infographic
20. Resume infographic
21. NCAA infographic
22. Cooking infographic
23. Internet infographic
24. Green infographic
25. Apps infographic
26. Infographic infographic
27. Population infographic
28. Apple infographic
29. Microsoft infographic
30. Higher ed infographic
31. Email infographic
32. Election infographic
33. Math infographic
34. Communication infographic
35. Social media infographic
36. Teacher infographic
37. Travel infographic
38. Industrial infographic
39. Space infographic
40. Television infographic

INFOGRAPHICS WORKSHOP

Itinerary
  • Introduction to infographics slideshow (60 minutes)
  • Examining infographics (15 minutes)
  • Sharing infographics (15 minutes)
  • Creating a group infographic (75 minutes)
  • Showcasing created infographics (15 minutes)

Instructions for examining infographics
  1. Visit the TOPICS section above.
  2. Pick a topic and examine some infographics
  3. Add the URL and a brief description of at least one to a designated site
  4. Instructor will determine site to use: Corkboard.me | Wallwisher | TodaysMeet                                                
  5. Instructor will share a few with the group

Instructions for creation of the infographic
  1. Arrange yourselves in groups of 5.
  2. Take a look at the data provided on this spreadsheet.
  3. Decide on a focus for the infographic
  4. Assign roles
  • Director
  • Data manager/manipulator
  • Graph creator
  • Image collector/citations
  • Image editor & final layout

Information
To share assets with your group
  • Use flash drives to transfer downloaded images
  • Email URL of image (right click “open link in new window” to get URL)
  • Create a box.com account
    • Create a folder and share with group as EDITORS
  • ZShare and email: http://www.zshare.net
  • Other method of your choosing

Roles and Tools

Director
  • Assigns tasks and keeps the project moving
  • Guides creation of final copy
  • Measures final infographic against rubric (attached)

Data manager (csv)
    • Excel/Numbers/Google SS
    • Data file attached at the bottom of this sheet
    • http://linkyy.com/ipadsurvey2 (direct link to data)

Graph creator
  • Chart Chooser http://linkyy.com/chooser
  • Many Eyes  http://linkyy.com/manyeyes
  • Excel/Numbers/Google SS

Image collector
  • Google Advanced Image Search: Creative Commons
  • Flickr Advanced Image Search: Creative Commons
  • Free online image sites

Image editor (save as jpg)
  • Local image-editing program
  • Aviary Phoenix (pick LAUNCH)  http://advanced.aviary.com/tools/image-editor
  • iPad App: Visualize Free (Full version: $.99)

Information for submitting infographic
  • Upload infographic JPEG to Flickr, DropBox, or get it online wherever you can (or email to Kathy Schrock)
  • If online, put the URL of online infographic in TodaysMeet or email URL to Kathy Schrock

Attachments to use for workshop
blank_us_map.jpg
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File Type: jpg
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ipad_initiative_survey.xls
File Size: 49 kb
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infographics_rubric.jpg
File Size: 434 kb
File Type: jpg
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SAMPLE INFOGRAPHICS FROM WORKSHOPS

Northside (TX) ISD


Two samples from the Texas Library Association Conference, April 2012.


_Kathy Schrock (kathy@kathyschrock.net)
URL of this page: http://schrockguide.net/infographics-as-an-assessment.html
Page created: 10/01/10
Last updated: 05/10/12