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BUBBL.US: MAPPING THE MIND

Timothy Dedeaux

The University of Southern Mississippi

IT780

WHAT IS CONCEPT MAPPING?

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

COMPONENTS OF A CONCEPT MAP

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

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

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

within a specific ecosystem

WHY CONCEPT MAPPING?

THE BUBBL.US INTERFACE

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

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

WHY BUBBL.US?