Thursday, June 18, 2015

Visual Learning: Mind Maps & Word Clouds

   Today I explored a neat little website called bubbl.us. Here you can create mind maps for writing, breaking down topics, studying, or even planning your life. I teach a poetry unit and created this mind map I could possibly turn into a bulletin board or poster in addition to showing notes to my students.



   I had the information in front of me, so creating it wasn't too hard once I figured out how to use the program.

   The other tool I explored tonight was using word clouds. In the past, I have used the webtool, Wordle. My teacher provided us with a list of other word cloud builders I could use as well. I had some technical difficulties, so I am going to stick with Wordle.
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  1. Jacqui Murray--Writer-TeacherJune 19, 2015 at 8:28 AM

    I think Bubbl.us is the simplest of all the mind maps. They get fancier, with pictures and videos, but not that all-important simple for certain learners.

    Can you share what technical difficulties you had with the word clouds? I'm always interested in what stops learners from using a tool.

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  2. UnknownJune 25, 2015 at 6:11 PM

    Jacqui, the problem I have had in the past is with Wordle. I made some great word clouds, but struggled with saving the image to use elsewhere.

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  3. Jacqui Murray--Writer-TeacherJune 25, 2015 at 6:14 PM

    Ah. I've seen more than one person struggle with the embed codes. Often, we settle for a screenshot!

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