May 25, 2016 | Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities
By Patricia Helmuth The move to integrate career awareness and work readiness skills into our already existing adult education programs is gathering momentum. One career centered activity that has made its way into the program where I teach is helping students to...
Mar 24, 2016 | Inspiration and Ideas, Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities
By Patricia Helmuth What are Infographics and why should I use them? Infographics are visual representations of information and graphics that combine in a way that captures interest, conveys complex information quickly, and enhances cognitive abilities, so there’s...
Feb 4, 2015 | Opportunities and Resources, Tech Tools
Today’s guest post by Isabel Wiliams outlines a range of online or downloadable tools that you can use for making infographics and other types of charts and graphs. Most are free, or have a free version with optional upgrade packages. Of those that have a fee, most...
Feb 6, 2014 | Inspiration and Ideas, Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities, Tech Tools
By Leah Peterson I recently attended a workshop by Arielle Winchester on creating infographics and it got me thinking about how infographics could be used as a classroom activity. Generally speaking, infographics are visual representations of data, but they can be...
