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5 Great Online Tools for Creating Infographics

5 Great Online Tools for Creating Infographics | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From www.coolinfographics.com - October 13, 2014 10:00 PM
Professional infographic designers rely primarily on a core vector graphics software program to cr...
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Here is an up-to-date review of five tools that allow you to create infographics. Each tool is described. There is a list of pros and cons for each tool. All have free versions available, and some have more robust versions that cost additional money.

The five tools that are discussed are:

* Visme

* Canva

* Easel.ly

* Piktochart

* Infogr.am

Providing opportunities for students to create infographics allows them to create graphs, use a different style of writing, and have some fun while showing that they understand key concepts and ideas.

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Allison Kenney's curator insight, October 14, 2014 5:06 PM

Who doesn't need these tools?
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10 Fun Tools To Easily Make Your Own Infographics | Edudemic

10 Fun Tools To Easily Make Your Own Infographics | Edudemic | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From edudemic.com - August 19, 2012 12:48 PM

There are so many tools now available to help you make your own infographic, and this post shares information on ten tools that will help you visually represent data. For each tool a short description is provided as well as a visual. The tools discussed are: Visual.ly, Dipity, Easel.ly, Venngage, Infogr.am, Tableau Public, Photo Stats (for iPhone), What About Me? (create an infographic about your digital life), Gliffy, and Piktochart.

Ten great tools that will allow you to create (or have your students create) infographics for this school year!

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13 Free Web Tools Students and Teachers Should Know About

13 Free Web Tools Students and Teachers Should Know About | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From blogs.kqed.org - July 11, 2013 7:17 PM
Web-based tools continue to proliferate, giving teachers more to add to their arsenal, but it can be hard to determine which resources are worth spending time exploring.
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This post presents 13 free web tools selected by "Adam Bellow, founder of EduClipper, and Steve Dembo, Online Community Manager for Discovery Education." Each has a brief explantion and provides suggestions on how to use in the classroom. Below is a list of four of the tools.

* Ipiccy

* The Noun Project

* BigHugeLabs

* Padlet

For more information on these tools plus 9 more click through to the post.

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Kristi O'Neil's curator insight, July 12, 2013 1:17 PM

Definitely going to have to check some of these suggestions out. Knowledge is power.
Thays Miranda's curator insight, November 15, 2014 12:52 PM

First of all, basic information about web tools.
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easel.ly - create free infographics online!

easel.ly - create free infographics online! | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From www.easel.ly - May 4, 2012 2:31 PM

Create infographics online...easel.ly defines itself as "a theme-based web-app for creating infographics and data visualization."

easel.ly is in beta and provides drag and drop pre-designed themes (currently five choices) and the ability to customize objects (as in people, animals, backgrounds, maps and more), creating rich infographics. easel.ly supports Firefox, Chrome and Safari.
If you are interested in having students create infographics this is definitely worth checking out! 

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