WEB APP OF THE DAY: INFOGRAPHICS CREATOR

I found a great web tool and tried it. It's useful to create infographics, which are visual representations of information, to organize it in a clearer way. It's great when you want to put together all the info you've learned with your students after you finish a unit or topic. I think it's a good resource for the English class, especially for students who have a visual memory. 

What I like about this app is that it was easy to find and I learned to use it fairly quickly, you don't need to register to use it and it's FREE! 

Following Nik Peachey's criteria for evaluating web based tools, I can say that:

• It's got good accessibility: All students can use the app, since there's no need for special toolbars or anything or the sort
• It's quickly learnable and easy as well
• It's free
• There's no need to register to use it, which can be a drawback for some people
• Regarding authenticity, I think it's a tool students can use outside the English classroom. It can be useful for other subjects as well, or to organize any kind of information, like your favourite band's bio! 
• There is a clear learning goal, which is to organize what you've learned in a clear way, but it can also be used as a mindmap to keep the topics you have to tackle at hand
• It's reusable, since you can turn it into a regular tool for a specific moment of the class/ unit
• You get satisfactory results right away
• There´s no premium version and no advertisements. What you see is what you get
• It's not aimed at students specifically, so it can be of use to anyone with any purpose, anywhere
• There is no apparent risk in using this app, since it does not support any form of interaction or communication. 
• There are no safeguards for the info
• The only way to interact is to connect with Google Drive. If you do so, you are allowing Google to make use of your e-mail account info, so bear that in mind.
• You can upload images to make your infographic more appealing or clearer

In case you want to take a look, you can access the site here:

https://www.draw.io/

So, summing up, I think it's very useful and I'll be keeping it in mind for the future. I've already added it to my Diigo library. 
In case you're curious about what you can do with Draw, but lazy to visit the site, here is the infographic I made to try the app out. It's quite basic but it's gives you an idea. Enjoy!