Creating+Infographics

= Creating Infographics = Learning Objectives:
 * - To be aware of what an infographic is and what the key essentials of an infographic are**
 * - To be able to use an online infographic generation program**
 * - To be able to create an infographic on an issue or a topic**

What is an INFOGRAPHIC??

 * Infographics are fun ways to learn about different topics without a ton of heavy reading. They are basically data-rich visualizations of a story or a thesis.**
 * The popularity of infographics are constantly increasing, because they are upto 30 times more interesting to read when compared with blocks of text, or text articles.**
 * The ultimate goal of an infographic is to be shared among many people.**



Infographic Generation Websites (Students must need to create an account first):
 * 1. Infogr.am **
 * 2. Visual.ly **
 * 3. Piktochart**

TASK: Using Infogr.am, create an infographic about GLOBAL WARMING!!!

 * Divide yourselves into groups of 2 first. One student researches for facts and figures, the other creates the infographic. **

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0613-02.htm http://climatechange.ws/facts/ http://www.c2es.org/facts-figures http://meic.org/issues/montana-global-warming-pollution-and-climate-change/facts-figures-and-policies-on-global-warming/
 * Students can use the following resources:**