My First Infographic made with Canva
Infographic:
This week I completed my first Infographic on why Social Studies is important [image below]. An Infographic is a visual representation of data and information. These are great to use in the classroom because they are visually pleasing and can organize information. Infographics can be made with multiple different tools. Below are some tools that can help you get started:
Venngage
Canva
Easel.ly
Piktochart
10 Free Tools for Creating Infographics
This week I completed my first Infographic on why Social Studies is important [image below]. An Infographic is a visual representation of data and information. These are great to use in the classroom because they are visually pleasing and can organize information. Infographics can be made with multiple different tools. Below are some tools that can help you get started:
Venngage
Canva
Easel.ly
Piktochart
10 Free Tools for Creating Infographics
Canva:
I chose to use Canva because I made my Infographic on the computer, and Canva has a great and easy to use website. What is great about Canva is that you can access it through the app store or online, and it is FREE! When using it online you can sign in using your Facebook, Google account, or sign up with an email. My favorite thing about using this tool is that I can pretty much navigate through the website and figure out how to work everything by myself because it is very organized and user friendly. To make my Infographic I went to the Canva website and clicked the “more” option under the “create a design” title at the top of the page. Once you are redirected, if you scroll down you will find a section titled, “Blogging & eBooks.” Under this section is where there are multiple Infographic templates that you can access to help you get started. This made it very easy to me to complete a visually pleasing Infographic because I did not have to start from scratch or a blank page. I had a great experience making my Infographic using Canva, and it is definitely something I will do more often. I think using Infographics is a great way to organize information, teach something, or even hook people into important information. I can use this in my classroom in multiple ways, but also in my personal life. I chose to do my Infographic on why Social Studies is important because I felt like it is something I could use in my classroom. I can use it as a poster to hang in my classroom as a reminder to my students that History is important, and I can also use it on the first day to try and hook my students into the material we are going to learn throughout the year. I think that a lot of students are not told why what they are learning in school is important for them in the future, and if I can help them understand the why, they will be more willing to be present and engaged in the material.
App Store Description:
Edit photos, create beautiful designs and professional graphics with Canva. Get started in seconds with more than hundreds of professional templates and tweak them to suit your need. Use your own photos or choose from more than one million layouts, stock photographs and illustrations. Search for the best fonts, photo filters, graphics, stickers and shapes, then use Canva’s simple drag and drop tool to create a design. Share your design to your favorite social media, email or text.
Edit photos, create beautiful designs and professional graphics with Canva. Get started in seconds with more than hundreds of professional templates and tweak them to suit your need. Use your own photos or choose from more than one million layouts, stock photographs and illustrations. Search for the best fonts, photo filters, graphics, stickers and shapes, then use Canva’s simple drag and drop tool to create a design. Share your design to your favorite social media, email or text.
Tutorials:
Fast-track your ability to create amazing designs by completing the Design Essentials tutorials course. Using the tutorials, you can learn advanced tips, background information, and other helpful information on how to use Canva.
Fast-track your ability to create amazing designs by completing the Design Essentials tutorials course. Using the tutorials, you can learn advanced tips, background information, and other helpful information on how to use Canva.
Canva in the Classroom:
Not only is Canva great for creating Infographics, but it has so many other tools and templates that can be applied to education and my future classroom. Canva is a great tool to create and edit beautiful, custom made designs. These designs can spruce up your blog, social media, posters, cards, documents, resumes, business cards, email header, and more! Both the students and teacher can use the numerous tools that Canva provides to create an engaging classroom environment. I think that a project centered on Canva would be a great way to integrate technology, creativity, and meaningful learning to any subject in the classroom. As a future teacher, I also feel like Canva is something that I can personally use for my classroom. I can create posters to hang in my class, Infographics to convey information, or even spruce up my presentations so that the students have great visuals to learn from. These examples are just the beginning of what can be done with Canva in education and the classroom, so go check it out and start spreading creativity! To check out some other creations I made using Canva, read my “Design like a Pro” reflection about how to create Pinterest boards and posters.
Check out Canva’s education page that has Teaching Materials and lesson plans created by leading educators. You should also visit Canva’s Design School for teaching materials, classroom lesson plans, and more. Canva can be a tool used to help introduce visual literacy in the classroom with ideas from the community and education experts.
Not only is Canva great for creating Infographics, but it has so many other tools and templates that can be applied to education and my future classroom. Canva is a great tool to create and edit beautiful, custom made designs. These designs can spruce up your blog, social media, posters, cards, documents, resumes, business cards, email header, and more! Both the students and teacher can use the numerous tools that Canva provides to create an engaging classroom environment. I think that a project centered on Canva would be a great way to integrate technology, creativity, and meaningful learning to any subject in the classroom. As a future teacher, I also feel like Canva is something that I can personally use for my classroom. I can create posters to hang in my class, Infographics to convey information, or even spruce up my presentations so that the students have great visuals to learn from. These examples are just the beginning of what can be done with Canva in education and the classroom, so go check it out and start spreading creativity! To check out some other creations I made using Canva, read my “Design like a Pro” reflection about how to create Pinterest boards and posters.
Check out Canva’s education page that has Teaching Materials and lesson plans created by leading educators. You should also visit Canva’s Design School for teaching materials, classroom lesson plans, and more. Canva can be a tool used to help introduce visual literacy in the classroom with ideas from the community and education experts.
Canva in Personal Life:
Exploring Canva not only got me thinking about how I can use it in my classroom, but it also got me thinking about how I want to start using it in my personal life. I can use Canva to make personalized cards for people that I love. There is nothing better than a card that is personalized, and Canva offers great templates to create beautiful and custom cards for your loved ones. I can also use Canva to spruce up my social media. They have templates for Facebook event covers, YouTube thumbnails, banners for various social media, and more. This is just the beginning of me using Canva, and I can’t wait to see all of the great designs I make and use to spruce up my everyday life.
Exploring Canva not only got me thinking about how I can use it in my classroom, but it also got me thinking about how I want to start using it in my personal life. I can use Canva to make personalized cards for people that I love. There is nothing better than a card that is personalized, and Canva offers great templates to create beautiful and custom cards for your loved ones. I can also use Canva to spruce up my social media. They have templates for Facebook event covers, YouTube thumbnails, banners for various social media, and more. This is just the beginning of me using Canva, and I can’t wait to see all of the great designs I make and use to spruce up my everyday life.
My Take Away:
As technology is growing it is important for the education community to grow with it. Canva is just one tool that can help us accomplish this. Whether it is creating Infographics or assigning creative projects to match your lesson, Canva can help bring technology to the classroom. Canva is a great tool that I will definitely continue to use for personal projects, educational projects, and in my future classroom. You should try it out too, go download it in the app store or visit their website!
As technology is growing it is important for the education community to grow with it. Canva is just one tool that can help us accomplish this. Whether it is creating Infographics or assigning creative projects to match your lesson, Canva can help bring technology to the classroom. Canva is a great tool that I will definitely continue to use for personal projects, educational projects, and in my future classroom. You should try it out too, go download it in the app store or visit their website!