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This infographic shows you the variety of components used in other infographics visually.

"Here's a collection of terrific social media infographics that might come in handy. As you probably know, infographics are visual representations of information, data, or knowledge. They illustrate information that would be unwieldy in text form and they act as a kind of visual shorthand, making information easy to understand and consume. They are driven by the same information as charts, but they're often a better form of communication because of their pleasant aesthetics - charts and graphs can communicate data, but infographics turn data into information."

This infographic touches on points that future teachers should consider when looking into education as a profession. What also makes the infographic interesting is that the data comes from the UK.

his site will provide you with links, ideas, tips, and much more for supporting the use of infographics as an assessment option in the classroom. The site has three informational pages, linked on the right. The first page provides a list of links to support my infographics presentation. The second page includes a Google Form for you to add your own ideas, practices, or links to information you have found. The third page provides contact information for me, in case you have ideas, suggestions, criticisms, witticisms, or just want to chat!

Let's be honest, we don't like to read big pieces of text. Text-heavy graphs are rather difficult for understanding, especially when we deal with numbers and statistics. That is why we use illustrations and flowcharts for such kind of information. It's no wonder that today we know a method to make our life easier. It called an infographic - a visual representation of study or data. But like anything else, it can be done right or wrong ( I'm sure you saw poorly ones). How to create a cool infographic? The secret is in a long time brainstorming. You need a really cool idea and good design.

"5 Great infographic Creation Tools for Teachers"

"How To Create An Infographic - With No Discernible Talent Whatsoever"

"A List of Top Educational Infographics ( Slideshow )"

"Easiest way to make interactive infographics"

"The Anatomy Of An Infographic: 5 Steps To Create A Powerful Visual"

"Cyberbullying increases in line with mobile phone usage? (infographic)"

Infographic on social networking provides great insight. I like how it breaks it down by country too.

Very nice post by @Langwitches on how students can create infographics to visually explain facts.

Very interesting infographic illustrating education budget cuts 2008-2009, 2009-2010, and other details via Angela Maiers blog.

Another nice infographic to visually illustrate history of Twitter.

Kathy Schrock's web resource of infographic materials, books, and examples.