I like concept mapping as a tool to see how well kids understand their topics as well as from an organizational point. Inspiration was the tool used, but it is an added cost for schools. Erica noted Gliffy.com as a free tool. Are there others? We have used Microsoft Word as well as Excel in some classrooms.
I am personally still not a big fan of this tool, but I do think it has great uses in the classroom. I seem to be fairly adept at seeing the picture of the project or whatever it is in my head. When I start to break things out in a diagram, I seem to get lost in what I am trying to do. And then the project gets too large for me. I do think, though, that if I used it more I could become better at keeping things narrowed down--especially for my audience!
2 comments:
Love your Voki! I spent the last 20 min. making one for myself. Very fun! You did an excellent job on your concept map and incorporating it into your blog. I can tell you put some thought into this project. You clearly identified the key concepts and arranged them around a focus point. You have experience with many of the tech tools. I hope this class adds some more to your list.
Jennifer Jenkins
Thanks Jennifer,
I really have fun with this stuff. The hard part is finding the time to incorporate it into useable info for my teachers or the public.
Dan
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