1. Presenting Your Information Using Infographics Mrs. Bovino

2. What is an Infographic?  Way to present information  Purpose: inform, persuade, raise questions, advertise  Combines words, numbers & images to communicate a big idea  Organized = Easy to understand  Contains design elements (images, colors, shapes, fonts) = looks appealing/eye-catching  Fun way to share your information!

3. What do you notice about this infographic?

4. How to Make Your Infographic Valid  Identify who you are & your purpose  Show facts, not opinions No biased statements!  ***You must cite sources used in creating infographic***

5. Gathering & Organizing Information  Keep a look out for numbers & statistics  Highlight or underline key information in articles  Take notes  Use sticky notes or note cards  Use Storyboards in Appendix packet  Think about YOUR topic. What’s the best way to organize YOUR information?  Use LATCH system

6. Gathering & Organizing Information  Sorting information using LATCH system  Location – Ex. http://calorielab.com/news/2011/06/30/fattest-states-2011/ http://calorielab.com/news/2011/06/30/fattest-states-2011/  Alphabetical - Ex. http://shaheeilyas.com/flags/ http://shaheeilyas.com/flags/  Time – Ex. https://www.flickr.com/photos/metrobest/3707343662/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/metrobest/3707343662/  Category – put similar information/like topics together http://media02.hongkiat.com/infographics/Periodic-Table-of-the-Internet-Infographic.jpg http://media02.hongkiat.com/infographics/Periodic-Table-of-the-Internet-Infographic.jpg  Hierarchy – Ex. Most important info first  The Five Hat Racks - A Motion Graphics from The Universal Principles of Design http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgi1JQGHENI&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgi1JQGHENI&feature=youtu.be

7. Designing Infographic  Microsoft Power Point or Apple Keynote  Prezi  Websites designed for Infographics:  Easelly http://easel.ly Free!!!http://easel.ly  IBM Many Eyes http://www- 958.ibm.com/software/analytics/manyeyeshttp://www- 958.ibm.com/software/analytics/manyeyes  Visually http://visual.ly See exampleshttp://visual.ly  Glogster

8. Images  If you are using pictures from the internet and you plan to post your information on the web, you must acquire permission to use the images or use the following sites:  Google Images, click Usage Rights, Labeled for Reuse  Bing Images, License, Free to Share and Use  http://search.creativecommons.org http://search.creativecommons.org