{"id":377,"date":"2022-06-03T16:21:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T16:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-kscot044\/?p=377"},"modified":"2022-06-03T16:47:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T16:47:35","slug":"using-infographics-libs-602-sandbox-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-kscot044\/2022\/06\/03\/using-infographics-libs-602-sandbox-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Infographics (LIBS 602 Sandbox #3)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today\u2019s challenge was creating my own infographic. Infographics are a creative method of presenting information using images and text. I am not good at creating my own drawings, but the program I chose, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/create\/infographics\/\">Canva<\/a>, had tons of beautiful templates to choose from. In fact, the hardest part of this challenge was choosing a template. I was tempted by several of the designs to subscribe to Canva for $12.99 a month, but I fought my impulsive-shopper\u2019s nature and selected a free template\u2026 for now. I used the template to create an infographic for kids listing some of the benefits of reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-kscot044\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29542\/2022\/06\/How-to-study-during-the-work-week-410x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-kscot044\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29542\/2022\/06\/How-to-study-during-the-work-week-410x1024.jpg 410w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-kscot044\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29542\/2022\/06\/How-to-study-during-the-work-week-120x300.jpg 120w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-kscot044\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29542\/2022\/06\/How-to-study-during-the-work-week-768x1920.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-kscot044\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29542\/2022\/06\/How-to-study-during-the-work-week.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Another challenge I faced was figuring out what sort of information to add to the infographic. I chose my template before I chose my topic, so it was a struggle to create an original idea. The infographic templates on Canva are so detailed that they require little creativity from the user. In the future, when I use this program with my students to create infographics, it is important that I make sure they have committed to a topic and have some sort of direction about the message they want to convey before they get started. Otherwise, I fear Canva will do most of the brainwork for them. I would suggest choosing templates based on images that support their ideas and immediately erasing the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the flip side, having such detailed infographic templates would make a teacher\u2019s job much easier if he or she is creating an anchor chart for a specific skill. For example, I searched \u201cparts of speech\u201d and \u201cpunctuation\u201d on Canva and found detailed infographics that could be printed and posted in the classroom as anchor charts. A teacher uninterested in recreating the wheel could simply make minor adjustments before printing. However, the teacher could take it a step further by using the same template to create additional infographics for related skills, maintaining uniformity in theme and color scheme.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, I feel more confident about sharing information through images now that I am familiar with infographic templates. It is quicker and easier than creating anchor charts by hand on large easel pads, and I am sure my students will enjoy a break from my poorly drawn illustrations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s challenge was creating my own infographic. Infographics are a creative method of presenting information using images and text. I am not good at creating my own drawings, but the program I chose, Canva, had tons of beautiful templates to choose from. In fact, the hardest part of this challenge was choosing a template. I&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-kscot044\/2022\/06\/03\/using-infographics-libs-602-sandbox-3\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":24070,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-kscot044\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-kscot044\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-kscot044\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-kscot044\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24070"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-kscot044\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=377"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-kscot044\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":387,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-kscot044\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377\/revisions\/387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-kscot044\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-kscot044\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-kscot044\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}