Using infographics in the Geography classroom

About Me I am Head of Library Services at Saint Ignatius’ College, Riverview. My teaching background is Humanities, ESL and ICT integration. Twitter handle: @jessica_lonard

Outcomes Use this webinar to implement infographics in a meaningful way in your classroom. This will help you to increase student engagement and student information, visual and technological literacy.

What is an infographic anyway? Infographics are an increasingly popular way of sharing information in newspapers, magazines, and online news sites. These visual representations of knowledge and information are designed to make complex ideas and large amounts of data easy to understand. There are many ways to create infographics.

Student Work You have been asked to present data and information about an issue relating to the ocean. This assessment is in two parts: A. Research including: The background to the issue · Data about the issue · The stakeholders of the issue · The cause and effect of the issue You will be asked to prepare: - A draft showing what information you will be including in your poster - A research grid showing where you have found your information B. Visual Presentation – Infographic Poster The focus of the poster is data and information about one of the following issues relating to the use of oceans: As you plan out your design, you should ask and answer questions like: 1. Which information, facts, and data are essential to include? Which aren’t? 
 2. What colours and layout works best in sharing the information? 
 3. What graphs and graphics best convey information and data to the viewer? 
 4. What is the order, or flow, of information

What programs can you use to create infographics?

How to get students started with infographics

How to get students started with infographics Think – Pair – Share Which infographic was the best? Why? What made them interesting, content or design? Or both? How did the use of fonts, colour, graphics, and imagery contribute? Did the design contribute to how you felt about the information? Which information, facts, and data are essential to include? Which aren’t? What colours and layout works best in sharing the information? What graphs and graphics best convey information and data to the viewer? What is the order, or flow, of information?

Book Recommendation “What would the world look like if the 7 billion people on this planet were presented as 100 individuals? This beautifully illustrated and informative infographics book re-examines the world's population with fascinating and often sobering results.” This book is also a good starting point for a Geography class as it has very simple infographics with a global focus.

Book Recommendation "Voted Best Science Book for it’s clarity, relevance and powerful infographics, Your Water Footprint provides essential information on how to reduce your water use.” This book is also a good starting point for a Geography class as it has very simple infographics with a global focus.

Templates and resources Infographics as a Creative Assessment - http://www.schrockguide.net/infographics-as-an-assessment.html How To Create 5 Fabulous Infographics in PP - http://goo.gl/IBXpC5 Infographics Cheat Sheet - http://goo.gl/WMG2Gy 5 Infographics to Teach You How to Easily Create Infographics in PowerPoint [+ Templates] - https://goo.gl/41Heb0 Alternately, Google “infographics” “infographics AND education” etc. as there is a wealth of stuff online to help you.

Go on, try it out Beginner: Find infographics for a geographical context to use a learning tool.  Intermediate: Create your own simple infographics/Get students to create simple infographics using 2-3 varieties of visual representations of data. Advanced: Set an assessment task for students using infographics, including a wide variety of visual representations of data.

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