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SWK 703 Policy

Canva

You can make a free account, you won't have all the options a paid pro account has, but you will be able to create a nice project

(Design elements with a small gold crown in the corner are pro account only)

Click here to start https://www.canva.com/create/infographics/  or https://www.canva.com/infographics/templates/education/  

If you enter Canva via this link you will have access to the Infographic templates - you can browse these or search to find one to use as a base for your work (in the example below I searched for policy brief but you don't have to)

From there add your content!  

Add your own photos or add stock photos or videos or add photos from the web; add text; add links

screenshot of the Canva platform showing an infographic template

 

Some tips​​

use the menu on the left to complete your design

 

 

 

Click on Share to Save as a PDF

screenshot of share options in Canva

Google Drawings

Some tips

 

 

Add your own photos or add stock photos or videos or add photos from the web; add text, Wordart, charts, shapes, etc. 

Save as jpeg

 

Padlet

 

Sign in for free version (only allowed 3 boards) using your Google account if you would like

Click on "Make a Padlet!"  --> Choose layout and start adding!

Add your own photos or add stock photos or videos or add photos from the web; add text, Wordart, charts, shapes, links to websites, docs, etc

 

Add and edit a post

 

Modify the look of your board

 

 

Additional Resources

 

A guide to making infographics in PowerPoint

 

Creating Effective Infographics - RMCAD.edu Blog, 2025