TWT+2012-Session+8

TWT 2012 - Session 8: Designing Information: Infographics as Literacy
Patricia Russac librarybcds@aol.com Library Director/Teacher & Mercer Hall mhall@buckleycountryday.com History Teacher Buckley Country Day School Grades 5-12 Subject areas: All Level of experience recommended: Advanced
 * [[image:E_Shell.jpg width="151" height="144"]] || ** With the onslaught of information generated today, there is a need to pictorially represent the multi-dimensional world of 3D and 4G information. Knowing how to categorize and reshape it in innovative, recognizable, image-based ways is a necessity. Graphicacy is the ability to analyze and interpret information in a visual form from decoding it for understanding to creating it through the process of encoding. Every type of media from magazines to web sites use text, visuals and data; therefore, teaching learners how to read and design infographics by interpreting content is crucial to understanding facets of meaning. **


 * Creative graphics can parse information for a range of learners and make sense of concepts for all levels of thinking. The technologies available allow for the slicing of data, images and words into layers of information to construct meaning. A myriad of easy to use Web 2.0 applications such as Strange Maps, Chartle, Many Eyes, Piecolor, and Supalogo are just some of the many tools that students can utilize to convey knowledge in a visual form. **


 * After taking this workshop, participants will learn to use the best examples and create original images; instruct students in parsing information; and guide students in designing their own infographics. **


 * Instructions for attendees: No equipment required. **

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