I went to about three different sites to try and create an infographic that I felt worked. This is definitely not a project that you go into thinking that you can create one in 30 minutes. Finally I picked Piktochart. I struggled at first to move things around. It reminded me of the training that I received in high school about webpage design.
I did my infographic on quilting. Next time though, I definitely will have a better idea of what I want to do and how to do it. This ties in to what I want students to remember. You never go into anything without a plan. I would also have students continuously think about their audience. All of the traits of writing that I use to teach can easily be converted into teaching infographics because it is another form of literature.
Great connection with the writing process! I think the planning ahead is probably the most important first step for teaching students. Quilting seems like it would lend itself to a visual - I wonder how you might add to this beginning.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking about that too. I have several ideas about how different forms of quilting could lend themselves to different graphs. Like there is something called a dresden plate that the middle is a circle. I can already see a pie graph coming out of that. And there is another called prarie points for edging where I could use to show differentiation in male vs female quilters. I have been working with some other quilting ideas since this one was just a draft.
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