![]() Multiple students can create their Infographic in the same Google Slides. Google Slides allows you to lock things down on the background and to have multiple pages. Google Drawings allow you to embed the Infographic on a website so that is very tempting as a reason to use Google Drawing. Google Drawing and Google Slides have the same drawing engine. ![]() However, Google Slides are free and collaborative so that wins me over. Again, do not be afraid to use Infographic tools with their templates to help your students create Infographics. I recreated part of the Infographic 100% using the drawing tools in Google Slides. I found this Infographic online depicting the UK’s Favourite Toast Toppings. See below for Alice’s tips on copying an Infographic using Google Slides. This will help the student to figure out how to create Infographic elements. AND THAT IS OKAY! Feedback and practice go a long way.īefore students embark on creating an Infographic from scratch it can be helpful to duplicate an Infographic. Probably a student’s first foray into making an Infographic will look a bit like these attempts at recreating things on Pinterest. What makes this an Infographic and not just a poster?Ĭreative Commons image from Flickr by Vicky Soma.What elements do you observe in the Infographic?. ![]() What elements of the Infographic do you like and why?.Is the Infographic clearly communicating the ideas?.Ask students to critique the Infographics. Since Infographics are more than simply displaying information on a poster, the first step is not to assign students an Infographic but rather to give them exposure to Infographics. Try starting with having students COPY infographics to get down the style and techniques of what an Infographic even is! Analyze Infographics Stacy Young shares on her website examples of the history Infographics her students made using Google Slides. ![]() I personally use Google Slides or Google Drawing to make my Infographics, but that is just a personal preference. How do students get started making infographics? Yes, there are many great infographics creators and I would encourage you to utilize them. They are not just a poster but rather a synthesis of information and requires creatively communicating ideas visually. ![]()
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