October-22-2014

=Workshop Topics=

1) Infographics – See Below

2) PowToon
 * a. Edu Version: []
 * b. Wow ‘Em with Powtoon: []
 * c. My PowToon Resources: []
 * d. The Power of Cartoon Marketing: []
 * e. Storyboard: See the workbook in C or []
 * f. PowToon & PBL: []

3) Remind: [|www.remind.com] Other Options - These allow two way messaging.
 * Class Messenger from Scholastic: []
 * Celly: []

Infographic Topics
1) Activity 1 – What are Infographics?


 * a. The Beauty of Data Visualization: []
 * b. Infographics Defined: []
 * c. An Infographic of Infographics: []
 * d. 13 Reasons Why Your Brain Craves Infographics: []

2) Activity 2 – Examples of Infographics


 * a. Stem vs. Steam: []
 * b. Back to School: []
 * c. Fun with FIFA: []
 * d. Higgs Boson: []
 * e. Sample Classroom Infographics: []
 * f. Military Infographics: []
 * g. Elementary Infographics: []

3) Activity 3 – Model Lesson Part #1 – Created by Alicia Bynum, Flatwoods Elementary

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 * a. Informational Handout & Lesson: [|http://bit.ly/infographiclesson (PDF)]
 * Word Document - [[file:uatim/infographics questions.docx|Infographic Questions]]
 * Word Document - [[file:uatim/Infographics handout.docx|Infographic Lesson]]
 * b. Infographics from Activity: []
 * c. How can you transform this design into your own lesson?

4) Activity 4 – Educations Resources for Infographics


 * a. Schrock Infographics: []
 * b. Infographics Lesson Plans: []
 * c. Dr. Hancock’s TMT Presentation: []
 * d. Starkey’s Infographics Livebinder: []
 * e. The Daring Librarian: []
 * f. Primer on Infographics in the Classroom: []

5) Activity 5 – Model Lesson Part #2 - See 3a for lesson plan.


 * a. Piktochart: [|http://piktochart.com]
 * b. Piktochart Tutorials: []
 * c. Dr. Hancock’s Water Quality Lesson: []

6) Activity 6 – More Resources > (remember this works on Piktochart even though the example is with Animoto)
 * a. Nerd Graph: [|http://www.nerdgraph.com]
 * b. Schrock’s Infographic Topics: []
 * c. Facts & Design Resources: []
 * d. Lesson & Data/Info Resources: []
 * e. How to create student accounts with one Gmail address: []
 * Printing Infographics: http://www.blockposters.com/

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