SEVENTH MISSION: INFOGRAPHIC

WHY TO USE INFOGRAPHICS INSIDE THE CLASSROOM?

An infographic (information graphic) is a representation of information in a graphic format designed to make the data easily understandable at a glance. We, teachers can use infographics to quickly communicate a message, to simplify the presentation of large amounts of data, to see data patterns and relationships, and make the knowledge most understandable and easier to our students.  

AN INFOGRAPHIC CONTAIN: 

1. Title.

2. Body. 

3. Explanatory text. 

4. Source. 

5. Authorship and license. 

APP FEATURES

There are a wide range of apps you can use to create infographics, such as:

●Easel.ly

●Piktochart

●Canva

●Smore

●Tackk

●Mural.ly

●Padlet

I used Canva App to create my infographic. And it has a lot of advantages:

1. Canva has a menu where you can find: infographics, programs, cvs, flyers, invitations, menu, logos and so on. 

2.You can choose a template and edit it. 

3.You can change colours, letters, sizes, shapes, etc

4. You can upload pictures from your PC.

5. It's really easy to use.

6. This app let students over 6 years old to work with it. 

MY INFOGRAPHIC 

I've choosen the unit The Rocks, a topic which I am working in my Natural Science lesson at the school. This topic could be confused to the students because they are not get used to it and it's new. In order to solve this problem, I've created a infographic about the types of rocks trying to avoid my students possible doubts. 

The following infographic is intended for the 4º Grade of Primary Education and explain the three types of rocks, including visuals and texts. It's also organized in order to be attractive for the students.

THE ROCKS de Silvia Mau