My first infographic made with piktochart!
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This week we tried our hands at making infographics for the classroom. To do this I first chose my topic. I chose to make an infographic about ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) for teachers. I chose this topic because my concentration is special education, and I wanted to make something that would be a quick reference to teachers about a disorder that affects a lot of students these days. I then chose to use Piktochart to make my infographic. Honestly, because one of the girls in my class was using it, and it looked really easy to use. Once I actually got started using it, I found out that it is really easy to use, and I like it a lot. There is quite a few templates to choose from. After you choose your template, you change the text, add pictures, charts/graphs and graphics. There are a ton to choose from that are free. You just click on what you want to add and drag it around and resize as needed. What I really like is that it has guide lines so that you can make sure the things you add are lined up and centered. As a perfectionist, I really like this feature because I know they elements I add are going to be all lined up. When you are all finished adding elements to your infographic and getting it how you want it, you can download as a PNG or you can share it via social media or you can even access the embed code and add that to your website (what I did). Most of Piktochart is free to use which makes it a great tool to use in the classroom because you as a teacher do not have to pay for your students to use it. You do have to create an account but it is free, and you can log in using Google, Facebook or an email. There is a "pro" feature that you can upgrade to at a cost that allows you access to more things on the site. However, I did not find that there was anything that I wanted to do that was only accessible in the pro mode. I was able to create just how I wanted using the free part of the site. There is a "presentation" feature to make presentations that looks easy to use as well, and also a "printable" section where you can create posters, flyers, or reports that you can print off. I thought that was really neat! The site is so easy to use that you could have students easily create an infographic about virtually anything. You would need to make an example with them and show them how to get started, but I think they would be able to catch on really quickly and create on their own. I could see having students make a history, science and even math infographic to show what they have learned. Overall, I would highly recommend trying out Piktochart; if not for/with your students, then at least for yourself. Below is the infographic that I made on ADHD. Check it out!
To the right is a YouTube tutorial that will help you learn to use Piktochart. It simply explains the basics to get you started!
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