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BUBBL.US: MAPPING THE MIND Timothy Dedeaux The University of Southern Mississippi IT780

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BUBBL.US: MAPPING THE MIND

Timothy Dedeaux

The University of Southern Mississippi

IT780

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WHAT IS CONCEPT MAPPING?

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WHAT IS CONCEPT MAPPING? A way to organize information visually

A way to show hierarchies, categories, and connections

A tool for brainstormingReference: Dr. Steve Yuen,

http://dragon.ep.usm.edu/~yuen/teaching/it365/handouts/concept_mapping.pdf

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COMPONENTS OF A CONCEPT MAP

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COMPONENTS OF A CONCEPT MAP Concept Maps are made of Nodes and Links

Nodes are the Bubbles, Boxes, or Pictures that represent concepts

Links are the lines that represent connections

Reference: Dr. Steve Yuen, http://dragon.ep.usm.edu/~yuen/teaching/it365/handouts/concept_mapping.pdf

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WHY CONCEPT MAPPING?

Concept Mapping helps visual learners by allowing them to organize information in the way that they learn: visually!

Reference: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/SUSE/SEAL/Reports_Papers/Vanides_CM.pdf

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WHY CONCEPT MAPPING?

Concept Mapping helps pre-literate students create stories, organize information, and categorize concepts

Reference: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/SUSE/SEAL/Reports_Papers/Vanides_CM.pdf

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WHY CONCEPT MAPPING?

Concept Mapping helps students construct their own understanding as they organize information in their own ways

Reference: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/SUSE/SEAL/Reports_Papers/Vanides_CM.pdf

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USING CONCEPT MAPPING

Reference: http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech164.shtml

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WHY CONCEPT MAPPING?

Concept Mapping can help students categorize and connect content that could otherwise be overwhelming.

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CONCEPT MAPPING EXAMPLES

In History Class,Students could organize the complex web of alliances and family

ties in Europe just prior to World War I

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CONCEPT MAPPING EXAMPLES

In English Class Students could map the characters (and their relationships) in a long and difficulty

play or novel

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In Science Class Students could map the classifications and food chain interactions of different animals

within a specific ecosystem

WHY CONCEPT MAPPING?

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THE BUBBL.US INTERFACE

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USING BUBBL.US Bubbles are

moved Graphically

Add new Bubbles with a single click

Links are drawn automatically

Easy Menus for Bubble Color, Text Color, Size, etc.

Screenshots taken from http://bubbl.us/beta

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WHY BUBBL.US? Bubbl.us is a powerful tool for concept mapping.

Bubbl.us is available on any computer with Internet access

Bubbl.us is free

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WHY BUBBL.US?