Infographics with 7th ELA

What Is An Infographic?

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1. It's a visual explanation that helps you more easily understand, find or do something.
2. It's visual, and when necessary, integrates words and pictures in a fluid, dynamic way.
3. It stands alone and is completely self-explanatory.
4. It reveals information that was formerly hidden or submerged.
5. It makes possible faster, more consistent understanding.
6. It's universally understandable.

Source: http://communicationnation.blogspot.com/2007/04/what-is-infographic.html

Piktochart for Infographics

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There are a few sites that allow you to simply add data and text to already created infographic templates. All of these have great looking designs, and are a good alternative if you want a fool-proof way of creating an infographic without a lot of time or effort in the design process. Piktochart is a great one.

We are going to add a tile for Piktochart to your Lanchpoint homepage for quick access.

1. In Chrome browser, go to go.hallco.org
2. Login
3. Click on the edit pencil icon beside the “My Tiles” Section header
4. You will see a box with a plus sign appear at the end of your current tiles.
5. Click the plus sign
6. In the box that appears, in the URL blank type:   http:\\piktochart.com
7. Once the Piktochart Title and Icon appear, click the SAVE button.
8. Click the edit pencil again beside My Tiles to turn editing off.

Now we are going to authenticate your Piktochart account with your hallco Google Drive.

1. From your launchpoint home page, click your Google Drive icon in the School Tiles section
2. Once Google Drive is open in a new tab, leave that tab open but click back on the Launchpoint tab
3. From the launchpoint page, click on the new Piktochart tile you just made
4. Once you are in piktochart, click on “Login”
5. Then click  on Google button under “Sign in with”
6. Then click “Allow” when prompted
7. Enter your First and Last Name (or a nickname)
8. Then select “Education” for type of institution
9. Select “Student”
10. Select age group
11. Click Submit
12. Click "Start Creating"
13. You will then be taken to your Piktochart library
14. Click “Create New” in the top right
15. Select “Infographic” or “Printable, Reports” from template styles

Here is an excellent example infographic:  https://magic.piktochart.com/output/15455259-health-hazards-of-being-still-by-hovr

• To help you learn, Piktochart has great video tutorials: https://piktochart.com/blog/student-guide-getting-started-piktochart/
• Here are some even more tips: https://piktochart.com/blog/piktochart-hacks-didnt-know-existed/ 

Piktochart has a Gallery of Infographics created with Piktochart at https://magic.piktochart.com/gallery

With an infographic the key is to take rough text/numerical data and display in an attractive and informing graphic.

Here is an example:

• Rough Infographic Data: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v9Lr2lbYyF-3R8u1HOkjSxc4r0CDOdBxLRM4Y1CFdU8/edit?usp=sharing
• Final Infographic: https://magic.piktochart.com/output/2939681-untitled-report

Data:
You are asked to create a graph of numerical data.  Check out this video on how to graph your results in Piktochart.