Infographics are such a fun way to share information. They’re generally easy to read and follow, and convey a message much more quickly than a traditional written paragraph. I think it’d be great to use them from time to time to teach a grammar point. But how do you go about making them?
This week’s article review is on How To Make An Infographic Using Piktochart by Katie Lepi on Edudemic‘s website. Katie gives an example of how Mia MacMeekin created an infographic using Piktochart. The steps, including research, design, and extras, are presented in…you guessed it…an infographic!
Infographics are definitely engaging for young learners. Illustrations grab kids’ attention so much more readily than plain text.
Now, the only issue is finding the time to make one! It might be good to colloborate with your coworkers. You could each make an infographic on different predetermined grammar points, print them out, and display them all in each classroom.
Another idea is to have pairs or groups of students design their own infographics. You could assign the topics or let them pick their own. They could even draw them out on paper instead of on a computer if there aren’t enough computers at your school.
If you or your students have created an interesting infographic, send us an email at hello@sproutenglish.com and we’ll display your creations on our blog!
Great topic, Tanya! I love using infographics with my online learners. We recently took part in a Kaplan blog challenge together. It was based on an infographic about the benefits of language learning: http://kaplaninternational.com/blog/learn-a-language-blogger-competition/ This week we looked at an infographic on netiquette, which was very useful for my online learners. My favourite infographic this week is on content curation: http://www.bitrebels.com/social/ingredients-effective-content-curation/
Thanks for the great infographic links, Tara!