Who loves graphic organizers? I do! I do! For all of my fellow classmates who are new to this MAT program, all of the professors at APSU love them too.
When I taught my unit on Napoleon for 5501 I entered a flowchart into my PowerPoint to help explain the main reasons for the fall of Napoleon. Anyone know the answer and want to comment?
I first used bubbl.us. I was not too thrilled with it. It seems a bit simplistic, but effective. It was a bit confusing getting started with trying to figure out what kind of "bubble" to put where. It would be better if they had templates to pick from and then fill out. Then, when you were more comfortable with the site you could create your own. I think the bubbles are best to help visualize learning topics that have clear steps.
The second site that I explored was the mindmiester. This I really liked. It seemed complicated, but once you read the tutorial it's pretty easy. This could be used by students to help them think their way through a process. Groups in class could work together on a mind map and help them come to conclusions. I think the best way is for the teacher to show an example of a mind map and then have the students create on of their own.
Fourteen down and nine to go!
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