Tool #5: Easel.ly

Tool: Easel.ly

Cost: Free!

Link: http://www.easel.ly

What is it? Easil.ly is an awesome tool that allows you to create your own infographics.  Infographics, according to the dictionary, are “visual images such as charts or diagrams used to represent information or data.”  This type of tool could be used in virtually any subject area, but check out how a teacher used it for reading assessment!

What do I need to do? Login was ridiculously easy; all it requires is a quick registration.

Want to check one out? Here is a quick infographic I put together!  It took me roughly 15 minutes to go from the template I chose to my end result. (*Graphics will enlarge if you click on them)

This is the end result of my testing!

This is a basic Easel.ly template

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loving the idea but struggling to make it work? Here is a quick video tutorial to help you get started!

Connected Standards:

*NETS*S: 1.d: Creativity and Innovation – Identify trends and forecast possibilities 

*NETS*S: 6.d: Technology Operations and Concepts – Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies

Website #3: Getting Smart

Tool: Infographics as Assessments for Nonfiction Reading

Link: http://gettingsmart.com/2014/01/infographics-assessments-nonfiction-reading/

Sponsor: Susan Lucille Davis

What is it? Today I wanted to give a little bit different website – it’s actually a blog post! Susan’s post on GettingSmart caught my eye when I saw how she was integrating technology into reading/writing for her classroom.  For anyone who is looking for an alternative way to assess nonfiction comprehension, here is one innovative way. Check out her blog post above and see what her suggestions are and if you have any you’d like to add!

Wanting to try using out infographics yourself? Check out my Toolkit to see how!

Connected Standards:

*NETS*S: 1.d: Creativity and Innovation – Identify trends and forecast possibilities 

*NETS*S: 2.b: Communication and Collaboration – Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats

*NETS*S: 6.d: Technology Operations and Concepts – Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies

*CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.9: Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.