Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Infographic Project

Infographics are a visual image used to represent data. It should be used to simplify information and to keep the reader's attention while still teaching new information. Here is an infographic about infographics!

Students will be creating their own infographic about a topic of their choice. The only rule is that it must be a topic they have limited information about: this ensures that they are truly learning something new, and that they are "looking beyond themselves."

We will work on infographics in class all week (March 16-20). Students will have access to the library and computers for research during the first part of the week. Completed infographics are due Friday, March 20. No exceptions. We will begin presenting our infographics to the class when we return from Spring Break.

Helpful Links:
What makes a good infographic?
Teacher created example of an infographic + notes
Professional quality infographics: (Benefits of Music) (Superman) (Tigers)
Infographic Rubric

WHAT NOT TO DO:
Do not plagiarize an infographic. You may not find an infographic and copy the information as your own. This includes copying the design of the infographic or copying the information and putting it into another design. Example plagiarized infographic and original source.