Kim NL9-Piktochart
For my major assignment project in this class I am planning to ask students to create an infographic flyer to go along with their research essay. As such, for my next few note taking challenges I'm going to try out programs to infographic representations. This week I tried out Piktochart. Piktochart's tag line is "make information beautiful." They have several templates you can chose from in the free version, to access the other templates you need to "go pro" and pay for it. You also have the option of working without a template. One of the things I really liked about this program was how easy it is to manipulate content on it. Though the template gives you suggestions of where things could go and icons to use, you can move, re-size, and delete at will so your project isn't over determined by the template. The program has a database of images and icons within the program that you can use; a notification when you first sign up let's you know that you have access to 4000+ icons. You can also upload content. Thinking back to some of the challenges of copyright images and proper attribution, I decided to avoid this issue and see what I could do if I just limited myself to the available images in the program. There is a decent supply, though certain topics might lend themselves better to the selection. One thing that does not seem easily done in this program, however, is collaborate. I'd like as a scaffolding assignment to have students work in groups in an infographic program in class before setting them loose to make one themselves; this program does not appear to lend itself well to that undertaking.
This week I looked at Mike's use of Quizlet and Amy's use of Animoto.
This week I looked at Mike's use of Quizlet and Amy's use of Animoto.
I was really impressed with the way Quizlet supported different types of studying/learning with traditional flashcards, multiple choice questions, fill in the blank, etc. I also thought the audio capability was awesome because it supported multimodal learning and accessibility. I am really interested to see how collaborative this program is. I had a thought of creating a class reference site where students are assigned and contribute flash cards based on class information. If this site doesn't support collaboration though, this would be more difficult.
In thinking about Amy's use of Animoto, I was struck by the differences when I used the program. Some of the differences were in the video itself. Using the free trial allowed a longer video with more features. I though she used animation in moments effectively to support visual stimulation. I also appreciated Amy's discussion of the benefit of a limit of the amount of text you can display. While I focused on the negative or challenges of not being able to incorporate much text, Amy noted how it helped her focus on the visuals, which was perfect for the chapter.
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Comment on Kim's NL9 (Heather)
Your Piktochart is fantastic! I used that program in a previous week, but I didn't know how you could use it to collaborate either. I did not read New Learning this week and I find your summary about textbooks versus video games super interesting!Posted on 28 October 2014, 6:41 pm by Heather Laslie | Permalink
Amy's comment to Kim on Piktochart
This is such a great flier/infographic! I really want to do more with these types of programs as I think they allow us to capture "the guts" of a concept (like citation guides, for example) in a powerfully visual way.Posted on 31 October 2014, 11:42 am by Amy Locklear | Permalink
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