Innovative

Innovative... being ahead of the times and building something never seen before.

Children make charts and graphs, but do they really understand? Are they stand-alone information sources? Students need opportunities to introduce new solutions to problems that reflect new processes, customs, or ways of thinking about a subject.

Combine innovative ideas with graphic tools.

NETS1c. Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.

Make it Authentic... create an information graphic based on locally collected data.

Go to NASA City to learn about how space impacts where you live. Create an information graphic related to how space impacts your life.

Real-World Data Sources

• Encourage young people to explore creative ways to share understandings in a visual way.
• Real-World Data Sources
  • Debate Graph
  • FedStats
  • Gapminder.org
  • Public Data from Google
  • Visual Economics
• Interactive InfoGraphics
  • Where Americans Are Moving
  • Waterlife
• Info Graphics
  • Cool InfoGraphics - Visual History of Presidency
  • Information about Information - Humorous Park Ranger Handbook
• Examples
  • The Big Wild
  • Awesome Examples of Information Graphics
  • 22 Educational Social Media Diagrams
  • 50 Great Information Graphics
  • USA Today Snapshots
• InfoGraphic Resources
  • Alltop: Infographics
  • InfoGraphics Links

Survey and Poll Builders

• Fo.reca.st
• Poll Daddy
• Poll Junkie
• Snap Poll
• Survey Monkey
• Wufoo
• Zizu
• Zoho Polls
• Google Forms

Graphics Tools

• Online Tools
  • Draw.to
  • Editor.pho.to
• Free and Open Source Tools (tools to download
  • GIMP
  • Inkscape
  • Paint.net
  • Photobie
  • Pho.to
• Poster Tools
  • Glogster

TRY IT
Explore sources of information graphics. Create a slide show of examples to inspire your students.