Creating+Infographics

flat =**Why use infographics?**= =**Steps to create your own infographic:**=
 * 1) Make sense of vast amounts of information and understand the complex relationships between
 * 2) organize and group related information together
 * 3) tell a story about what you have learned or your experiment
 * 4) connect information learned in class with other information and data
 * 5) make raw data more appealing than just a data table or a graph
 * 6) analyze and interpret information
 * 1) Know the information you want to represent first
 * 2) Find a good, catchy title to grab the interest of viewers ([|What Makes a Great Infographic])
 * 3) Have your information and data already collected and ready to go
 * 4) Use the infographic to do the following: be aware of an issue or a problem to elicit action or understand data and what it means
 * 5) You can ask the following questions (examples):
 * How has the information changed over time? (use timeline, line chart)
 * How is the information different based on geographic location (use maps)
 * How do the numbers compare (use bar graph, pie chart, individual blocks/clipart and ten-, hundred-blocks, use same graphic in proportionate size differences)
 * How does information differ or overlap in some areas (use Venn Diagram)
 * 1) Use a theme with supporting images & icons
 * 2) Use same colors to connect information
 * 3) Use proximity of objects to group information together
 * 4) Leave a section/space towards the bottom of page to include your data or information sources

=Guidelines= = = =Simple Infographic example=  =Examples of how to make your Infographic better= media type="custom" key="13251594" = = =Grading rubric= =Putting data together= 
 * 1) Infographic supports one major detail and includes additional facts and information to support and provide understanding
 * 2) Make sure it is to scale to be seen clearly
 * 3) Data and explanation are found in the infographic (do not use a legend). How can you include both qualitative and quantitative data?
 * 4) Cite data sources and provide links to information for clarification and fact checking
 * 5) Be unique. bar chart, line chart, and pie chart for use in math class
 * 6) Make the size of the image the same scale as the numbers you are trying to represent
 * 7) Use illustrations and visuals wherever possible to add meaning and interest
 * 8) Be sure to include:
 * Source data, so anyone can check your facts
 * Designer’s name, always give credit to the artist/illustrator/programmer/designer•
 * Original image/article address, so anyone who sees the image can find your original article
 * 1) Use an appropriate tool: • [|__Tableau Public__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">• <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Many Eyes__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">• <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Google Public Data Explorer__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">• <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Gapminder__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">• <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Wordle__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">• <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__WorldMapper__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">• <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__GunnMap__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">• <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__StatPlanet Map Maker__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">,  [|Tagxedo] [|Hohli Online Chart Builders]<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> or other tools on your laptop: Photoshop, Powerpoint, Word, Pages, Excel, Comic Life... Other tools and other resources found here.
 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[[image:Infographic_rubric.png]]
 * Consider these two graphs:**
 * Separately determine the main points of each one.
 * What then is the statement that can be made that connects both of the graphs together?
 * What other information can you include on an Infographic that would be interesting and help to understand the connection?

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