Infographics and Data Viz

Infographics are quite the thing these days = appealing visualizations of information (= data viz) to tell a story. Infographics can (and do) include 'traditional' data charts, but commonly use icons, graphical elements, and non-traditional charts for displaying quantitative data. Here are some sources about infographics and how to use them for teaching and learning:

• Kathy Schrock's Infographics as a Creative Assessment
• New York Times Teaching With Infographics
• visual.ly How to Turn Infographics Into Effective Teaching Tools
• Stephanie Richter (Northern Illinois U.) Teaching with Infographics
• Bad Infographics and How to Check for Accuracy

How do you make an infographic? Here is a compilation of data visualization tools and apps I found while digging around (sorted approximately from simple to fancy).

Teaching with Infographics from Stephanie Richter