Infographics Revisited

During a TedTalk-style professional development day a few years ago, a colleague from the high school spoke about alternatives to the almighty powerpoint presentation. He suggested that a more robust alternative, an infographic would be the next best thing.  Infographics are visual representations of complex information presented in a concise and clear manner. The tools required in the creation of infographics were not readily available to everyone, but not anymore. Recently, there has been a proliferation of web apps that make the creation of an infographic easier. Take a look here for some great resources to get you started and read library-guru Joyce Valenza’s article, Infographics as an Infolit Product. (Check out her blog, NeverEndingSearch in School Library Journal for more on how she uses infographics at her school.) Wouldn’t this be a wonderful way for students to synthesize information and assess their knowledge or understanding of a research project? I intend to spend some time playing with many of these. Stay tuned!