Hi everyone !
Today I will write about a tool that we have presented in class with my friends Öznur and Sıla. The tool that we are going to put under the scope is called Easel.ly. And it is an "infographic" creation tool. ( You can visit the site from here )
What is an Infographic?
It is basically information + graphics
An infographic uses visuals(and sometimes text) to represent information or data in a way that you can easily understand at a glance. It is especially valuable for visual learners.
Let's get back to "Easel.ly?"
Easel.ly is used to make infographics to represent your ideas. It can be used to make charts, posters, maps, timeline etc. The site provides many themes and objects, the users choose the ones they need and make a cohesive infographic.
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One thing is that you can log in with a gmail account and use it but it will be limited. But fortunately there are public templates that people made, you can choose one of them and play on it too.
And also Easel.ly provides support on your projects with a team of professional designers. You can access to articles and webinars, they can help you to express your ideas using the platform.
You can also download ebooks to help you use infographics in classroom.
There is also another feature of this site. You can create groups and invite people or join other groups with a password.
Who uses it?
Easel.ly is ideal for educators, students,
business owners, and executives who need to convey a thought, lesson plan, or
concept in an easy-to-follow visual form.
For those who lack the time, experience
or ability to generate
graphics and themes on their own, to get the message across in a quality infographic.
Ideas For Usage In Education
There are a lot of ways for a teacher to use Easel.ly in education because making posters, timeline, etc. is always a good way to teach people especially children.
You can prepare a task that is interesting for the students. For example, you can ask them to choose a book they have read and to make a movie poster of that book.Or you can ask them to present their favourite food or animals... Or you can ask them to make an infographic showing the general and important points of the topic you discussed in class and many more.
And I have two examples here to give you a general idea of how to use infographics in class. We made these infographics for our presentation in class.
And finally I have a video for you about easel.ly.
I hope you found this post useful and it gave you and idea or inspiration to use infographics in your classroom.
As always, thank you for reading:)
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