BUBBL.US: MAPPING THE MIND

Timothy Dedeaux

The University of Southern Mississippi

IT780

WHAT IS CONCEPT MAPPING?

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

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

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

USING CONCEPT MAPPING

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

WHY CONCEPT MAPPING?

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

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

CONCEPT MAPPING EXAMPLES

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

WHY CONCEPT MAPPING?

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

WHY BUBBL.US?

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