Infographic Tutorial. What is an Infographic?
Source: Hot Button Studio Source: Infographics Archive How to make an infographic Step 1: Determine what data you want to include in your graphic Step 2: Use Easel.ly to create an infographic Here's a tutorial on using Easel.ly: Be sure to include your sources! Think carefully about what messages your design sends--are they the messages you intended? Other tools for creating infographics: Content Curation for Teachers. Have you ever felt that there is simply too much interesting, educational content on the web? Fortunately, there are also some great, free products that help learners curate all of the many things they can read, watch, hear etc. on the web. The beauty of taking control of your content by saving and organizing links is that you can quickly find, revisit or share content with others. By curating the web, one can essentially build up a library of data in the cloud for free.
I know personally as a history teacher, I spend a lot of time surfing the web when I prepare lessons. In addition, through my own exploration of the web and thanks in large part due to services like Twitter, Google Plus, Stumble Upon, and YouTube, I come across things that I want to teach my students in the future. The content curation tools that I have found most useful are Pearltrees, Diigo and Evernote. 1. 2. 3. Personal Use: Evernote is a slightly different service than the previously noted applications. Nate Green.
15 Best Google Drive Add-Ons for Education. 7 Ideas for Using Twitter in the Classroom. This post assumes you already know the basics of how to use Twitter.
You know what a hashtag is and what purpose an @mention serves. If you need a general overview of how Twitter works and why it’s useful for teachers, we recommend starting here. You can also consult the Graphite review of Twitter, as well as the many teacher Field Notes about Twitter on Graphite. Many educators are using Twitter in new and exciting ways with their students. Here are seven ideas you could implement tomorrow, assuming your students are old enough and your school allows it. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Twitter’s super-short format doesn’t mean it's short on learning potential. Subjects & Skills (click to expand) 8 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do With Google Drive. 9 Evernote Products You Have to Try. You've heard a ton of positive stuff about Evernote, but rather than learn about its seemingly endless functionality, you've left the app sitting lonely and unused in the Productivity folder of your iPad.
After all, Evernote offers so many features, it can get overwhelming — especially when you'd so much rather take a big old nap. In an effort to help you learn more about Evernote's potential, we explored its branded products and partner apps. Apart from Evernote's basic note, memo and archive tools, these products expand the functionality of the app for a richer, more organized experience. SEE ALSO: 7 Photo Editing Apps to Use With Instagram Use these tools to document your travels, save online content, sketch over photos and even create food porn. How do you use Evernote?