{"id":12357,"date":"2016-07-18T06:10:53","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T10:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/?p=12357"},"modified":"2016-07-30T15:24:59","modified_gmt":"2016-07-30T19:24:59","slug":"infographicsforlearning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/infographicsforlearning\/","title":{"rendered":"23 Great Tools and Resources for Creating and Learning with Infographics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12358\" src=\"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/graphic-1258249_640-218x300.png\" alt=\"graphic-1258249_640\" width=\"161\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/graphic-1258249_640-218x300.png 218w, https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/graphic-1258249_640.png 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 161px) 100vw, 161px\" \/>Data visualization can help language learners process difficult concepts, visualize research, or understand a process. Data visualization is great for teaching\u00a0Business English, English for Academic Purposes (EAP), and Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). Instead of getting students to just write essays, have them conduct research and create infographics with their findings. You can also have students analyze infographics in\u00a0pairs or small groups. Below, find web tools , apps, templates and resources\u00a0for learning with\u00a0infographics.\u00a0For lesson ideas and activities, check out our webinar recording, <a href=\"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/teaching-with-infographics\/\" target=\"_blank\">Teaching with Infographics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To learn more about integrating technology to support English language learners, attend our <a href=\"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/tesol-lectures.htm\" target=\"_blank\">free Friday webinars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Recommended Web Tools and Apps<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/piktochart.com\/\">Piktochart<\/a>\u00a0is my favorite way\u00a0to create infographics with clipart, templates, fonts, and more in their library.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/infogr.am\/\" target=\"_blank\">Infogr.am<\/a> is an infographic creator with graphs and templates.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/\">Canva<\/a>\u00a0is a free web tool and iPad app for creating social media posters, infographics, digital poster projects and more. Get access to templates and some free images and icons. Check out Canva&#8217;s resources for creating awesome infographics here.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genial.ly\/\" target=\"_blank\">Genial.ly<\/a> is a free web tool for creating infographics and interactive visuals.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smore.com\/\">Smore<\/a>\u00a0is a free web tool to create digital flyers with videos, icons, and images. Some teachers have used this web tool to create \u00a0infographics.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visme.co\/\" target=\"_blank\">Visme<\/a> allows you to create a few free infographics with cool transitions and effects.<\/li>\n<li>Check out this fantastic\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/drawings\/d\/1b-QRzsMGmLiROYPlBjRLeMWfyYGJbUOLzk-SU3-q0BM\/edit\" target=\"_blank\">Google Draw template<\/a>\u00a0for creating infographics by <a href=\"http:\/\/edtechtofu.blogspot.com\/2016\/04\/infographics-in-two-ways.html\" target=\"_blank\">John Calvert<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/visual.ly\/twitter\" target=\"_blank\">Visual.ly<\/a> lets you create an infographic comparing your Twitter account to a celebrity&#8217;s or peer&#8217;s account.<\/li>\n<li>Creating infographics with <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/blog\/tabid\/6307\/bid\/34223\/5-infographics-to-teach-you-how-to-easily-create-infographics-in-powerpoint-templates.aspx?source=hspd-promoted-tweet-5-infographics-blog-post-20140428#sm.0000sqifrtqa0fa2y6a1ructfmoef\" target=\"_blank\">Powerpoint<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>More Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out these resources to find\u00a0lesson ideas for teaching with infographics:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ed.ted.com\/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;qs=data+visualization\" target=\"_blank\">TED-Ed<\/a> has videos and lesson plans about\u00a0data visualization here.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/learning.blogs.nytimes.com\/tag\/infographics\/?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\">New York Times<\/a> has various infographics followed by pre- and post tasks.<\/li>\n<li>Check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/designschool.canva.com\/teaching-materials\/illustrative-infographics\/\" target=\"_blank\">infographic lesson<\/a> by Canva.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Need guides for creating infographics? Try these resources:\n<ul>\n<li>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/infographiclabs.com\/infographic\/what-is-an-infographic\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for an infographic with 7 steps for creating infographics.<\/li>\n<li>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/designschool.canva.com\/blog\/create-amazing-infographics\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for a guide by Canva.<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/55186393\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0for a how-to video.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.queness.com\/post\/9942\/how-to-design-your-own-infographics\" target=\"_blank\">How to Design Infographics<\/a> post.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Want to find infographics to teach Business English, English for Academic Purposes (EAP), Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL),\u00a0or any other topic?\n<ul>\n<li>Check out this Pinterest board of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/rtkrum\/\" target=\"_blank\">1000s of infographics by Randy Krum<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Search for any topic on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.best-infographics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Infographics<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>For more information on teaching and creating with infographics, check out these resources:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachingenglish.org.uk\/blogs\/raquel-gonzaga\/using-infographics-elt-classroom\" target=\"_blank\">Using Infographics in the ELT Classroom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/derekbruff.org\/?p=2118\" target=\"_blank\">Infographics, Rubrics, and a Seated Poster Session<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/notes.fundersandfounders.com\/post\/90355203872\/33-ways-visualize-ideas\" target=\"_blank\">33 Ways to Visualize Ideas<\/a> infographic<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.schrockguide.net\/infographics-as-an-assessment.html\" target=\"_blank\">Infographics for assessment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.schrockguide.net\/uploads\/3\/9\/2\/2\/392267\/schrock_infographic_rubric.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Rubric for assessing infographics<\/a> by Kathy Schrock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/esltec.com\/\">Teaching with Technology Certification course<\/a> we offer online.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Live TESOL webinars are presented every Friday at 4 PM EST or New York time with Shelly Terrell. TESOL Lectures are open to the public, so feel free to invite a friend. To enter a TESOL Webinar, click here <a href=\"https:\/\/americantesol.adobeconnect.com\/_a754204412\/terrell\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/americantesol.adobeconnect.com\/terrell\/<\/a>. Next, click Enter as a Guest, type your name, and click Enter Room.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data visualization can help language learners process difficult concepts, visualize research, or understand a process. Data visualization is great for teaching\u00a0Business English, English for Academic Purposes (EAP), and Content and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1943],"tags":[2020,2021,2017,1953,1172,1961],"class_list":["post-12357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-teach-english-with-technology","tag-charts","tag-data-visualization","tag-eap","tag-infographics","tag-research","tag-web-tools"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12357"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12553,"href":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12357\/revisions\/12553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}