Cinco de Mayo, more commonly referred to as Cinco de Drinko, is a Mexican holiday celebrating the Battle of Puebla, a small city in Mexico. No, it’s actually not a holiday dedicated to drinking copious amounts of margarita mix. Shocking, right? Well in case you were wondering how to actually demonstrate the history behind this …
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It’s Teacher Appreciation Day, which is part of the longer Teacher Appreciation Week in the United States. Today is the day to let your teachers, your children’s teachers, and your college professors know how awesome they are (or were). They don’t hear it often, so make sure you let them know.
Are you using infographics to explain or teach the election? If not, you should be. The election is a treasure trove for infographics and data representation. There are so many things to analyze during election season–candidates, issues, numbers, polls, statistics–this is the infographic lover’s jackpot. Without visuals, we surely would drown. The 2016 election is …
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If you’re the English teacher or drama coach, you’re probably pretty up on your Hamlet and MacBeth. The rest of us–not so much. These works can be pretty daunting for students and mere mortals alike. Even with Sparknotes, Thugnotes, and reading Amazon reviews, the classics are tough to understand. They’re classics for a reason. Students …
Family tree infographic My students are reading “One hundred years of solitude” with another teacher, and they told me how difficult they find to read a book with so many characters, many of them sharing the same names. I remember that when I was in high school and we read the same book, I made …
This is a new game I designed for Brain Awareness Week. The player must draw a line from the Roman numerals of the cranial nerves to the place where they belong in the drawing, and then, draw a line from the origin of the cranial nerve to one of two options: motor or sensorial. The …
This is the first in a series on using data and infographics in new and creative ways in your classroom. This is a guest post by Dawn-Casey Rowe. My third-grade son is learning charts and graphs. I love charts and graphs–there’s something magical about being able to take information and distill them into a simple …
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This semester I’m teaching preparation courses for high school students who want to study science at Uni, and only 3 of those students are girls (in a class of 25!). I asked these girls why were they the only ones to choose this course (is an elective course) and they told me that other girls …
Updated on 07/27/21 by John Beattie with new Sports Infographics and examples The sports world is a huge and diverse one, with a whole lot of various stories to tell. From kindergarten ball games, through high school club activities, to the pro fields, sport is an irreplaceable part of our lives. Our sports fans friends …
Whether you’re standing in the ticket line out in the city or rotating your furniture and monitor for the ideal home cinema experience, there’s nothing quite like watching a good movie with some friends – especially if there’s a tasty snack involved. Regardless of what we look at – the stories themselves or the industry …
The world of technology is rapidly advancing, and it’s really like every day brings a new game, new app, program, a new piece of hardware or at least some kind of an update. In that kind of a hectic and constantly expanding universe, the small planet of visual aids is not an exception. Someone might …
Infographics are versatile tools that can be a huge help in basically any given field of work or study. They’re catchy, concise, engaging and easy to remember. The trick to it, though, is that sometimes they can turn out totally tumbled up. Common infographic mistakes To put together the best possible template for your particular …
Infographics Gone Bad – What to Avoid in Your Design Read More »
