Infographics

I created the infographic above on Canva. This website was a new resource to me, but I found it easy to use. The pre-made templates made creating the infographic much easier than I had originally anticipated. I struggled a bit at first with spelling (due to the program not having spell-check) and noticing errors because I didn't have my screen zoomed in far enough. I only noticed some of the initial errors after I had downloaded the infographic and viewed it in a larger window. I went back and corrected the errors before posting it here. If I was having students use this resource, I would be sure to tell them to double check for any text for spelling and grammar mistakes. I could see this resource being useful in the classroom and in the library. As an ELA teacher, I often struggle to find pre-made resources that have the information on them that I want my students to have. Using Canva, I could create my own resources. An infographic on figurative language, for example, I could see being helpful in my ELA classroom. I could also envision assigning a project in which students would be responsible for creating an infographic as part of a project or group assignment. The controls were fairly easy to learn on Canva, so with guidance, I think students would be able to adapt some of the pre-made templates. I recently assigned a project on the main idea and supporting details, for example, in which students had to market a product by creating a strong argument to convince consumers (their classmates) to buy the product. Instead of using Google Slides, students could've used something like this tool to create the visual component for their presentations. I could see this being useful in the library as well. In a middle school library, for example, an infographic could be a good way to display library checkout procedures, book recommendations, the steps for logging into student online accounts, or as a teaching resource for lessons. The steps for creating a citation for text evidence, for example, would be helpful for students to see in an infographic format. Students are much more drawn to images and color, so presenting information in this way could be very beneficial.