honest, but she gave a very precise definition and as a concept it is so simple and they are EVERYWHERE!!!
Basically an infograph is a way to present material in more visual format. The best example being how the newspaper USA Today uses color graphics. I love this idea. Having students generate infographics to demonstrate what they have learned is an idea i would like to implement next year. It does take some background information on both my part as well as they students.
The students must educate themselves on key componets such as layout, research, copyrights, etc. but I think this is so worthwhile. The main website for the presenter was
No it is not a typo, the link has two "y"s. Overall, a great CUE conference experience!! :)
Thanks Amy, history, Econ and gov are great classes for students to show understanding of relationships, cause and effect, processes, and so on. Requires great understanding and creative, critical thinking to make one, which is what we want. Trick is to free up classroom collaboration time to do these in class with you there to guide and direct.
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