I thoroughly enjoyed working with infographics this week. I have used SMORE before in a previous graduate class, but haven't had the opportunity to work with Canva or Easely. I really enjoyed both of them, because they were both incredibly easy to work with and manipulate, and also offered multiple options for layouts, graphics, etc. I also appreciated how easy both platforms made downloading, uploading, and sharing work with others. A few clicks and your work was ready for sharing or presentation. I love when online tools really value workflow and want to save you time. If I had to choose one of these tools as a favorite, I would have to choose Canva. I not only enjoyed working with this site, but found myself browsing templates and add ons that they offer for hours (yes, seriously). The choices that are available are vast, and I love having so many ideas to manipulate!
Infographics are a great tool for me to develop as an educator and I really enjoy working them and think that my students would as well. I would definitely amend the infographic creation process based on the age of my students. I think that to begin and give my students a solid foundation of the infographic concept, I would have them create an infographic on letter sounds using photos that they take using their I-Pad. Students could upload the photos from their I-pad camera roll to their infographic template. I would continue to have students work with infographics to build their confidence and understanding of the process. I think the key to understanding and authentically creating infographics is repetition and exposure. I feel that infographics would greatly expand my students technology palate!
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