Graphic/Visuals – Piktochart

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For this thirteenth week of class, we were asked to create a graphic/visual via online tech tools. Lucky for me, I have more of a visual learning style, and creating material like this is enjoyable! Needless to say, I had fun with this assignment, and I definitely think that I will be using tools like this in my future as an educator. Now I will go into detail the process I went through to create my particular infographic.

I chose to use the online creation tool called Piktochart. An online description of Piktochart stated that it is a web-based infographic application which allows users without intensive experience as graphic designers to easily create infographics and visuals using themed templates. Even though the options are a bit more limited, there is also a free option in which you can still sign up and create visuals without cost! For my assignment, I decided that I wanted to create something that I could potentially use in my future teaching profession.

https://piktochart.com/

Using Piktochart was a slower process at first, like with anything, but once I got the hang of the application, it was quite easy to use! In my opinion, the set-up of Piktochart is very well-done. It is pretty easy to maneuver around, and, in my experience, it provided everything I needed to create the infographic that I wanted! I would have to fiddle with it a little bit more to figure out what needs to be improved. I can truthfully say that it has all of the basic needs and that I thoroughly enjoyed the process!

As stated above, I wanted to create something along the lines of math education. I took five of the top high school mathematical concepts and created an infographic briefly explaining these concepts. From templates provided, I selected one that would work best for the idea that I had in mind. After that, it took about one, short hour to complete my visual project.

In my future career as a teacher and a coach, I can certainly see myself using online creation tools such as this. Providing graphic visuals like this will help my students and athletes to learn and visualize important aspects that I cover. Every individual learns in a unique way. Providing materials such as these will help to maximize learning in educational and athletic settings!

Source: https://www.tejedastots.com/teaching-different-learning-styles/

I learned a number of things from this week’s assignment. Online creation tools such as Piktochart will surely be a resource that I utilize in my ensuing career as an educator!

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Published by Caleb Haskell

My name is Caleb Haskell and this is my third year here at Chadron State College! I am currently earning a degree in Secondary Math Education and a Coaching Endorsement! I am also a part of the Eagle Wrestling Team! Jesus, family, friends, fitness, and sports play large parts in my life!

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17 thoughts on “Graphic/Visuals – Piktochart”

  1. Your graphic looks great! I would have expected to see that in a store alongside other posters, which I suppose is the point of Piktochart. Using things as simple as graphics can help to reach even more students, good work!

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  2. That math one looks like it would be a great poster for a classroom if you blew it up to a larger size. I hadn’t even considered using these as posters for a classroom, but now that I think about it, they are perfect for little reminders involving equations and processes.

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  8. Great job Caleb!

    I really like the idea of the cheat sheet for the math concepts. I would allow my students to create one of these if they were going to take a test that I allowed for a cheat sheet. Great post.

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