mind mapping with bubbl.us
DESCRIPTION
This slideshare is part of the subject advisors first phase training and give basic instructions of how to use bubbl.us in an educational context eg the NCSTRANSCRIPT
Basic ICT Skills: Mind-mapping using ICT
Bubbl.us
Using Bubbl.us to explain the NCS
Basic ICT Skills: Mind-mapping using ICT
Bubbl.us
By the end of this e-torial, you will be able
to:
Use the online mind-mapping tool
Bubbl.us effectively in a educational
context?
Explain how the National Curriculum
Statements framework works
This e-torial make use of the following programmes or tools: A browser (Internet
Explorer/Firefox) Bubbl.us (an online collaborative
mind-mapping tool)
Outcomes
Tools
Basic ICT Skills: Mind-mapping using ICT
The National Curriculum Framework
Can you explain the NCS to
your teachers so that they
have an overview of how it
all “stick together”?
A mind-mapping (brainstorming tool) can be a handy way to organise elements in order to understand the bigger picture
How can we use technology to make it easier and more interesting?
1. Look at the keywords on
the following slide and
explain it to the person
sitting next to you
(10 mins)
2. Create a mind-map of
how the keywords relate
to one another (you can
use paper, pen…)
(10 mins)
Basic ICT Skills: Mind-mapping using ICT
The National Curriculum Framework
I ACTIVITY
The Constitution
Critical & Developmental
Outcomes
Learning Fields Learning Outcomes
Assessment Standards
Skills
Knowledge
Values
Subjects
12 Organising Fields of the NQF
NCS
Learning Areas
Basic ICT Skills: Mind-mapping using ICT
Create a mind-map of the National Curriculum Framework
Basic ICT Skills: Mind-mapping using ICT
Mind-mapping using Bubbl.us
How can ICT make it easier to
mind-map ideas and work
together?
Go to http://bubbl.us
Click on
Start Brainstorming
You do not even have to register to be able to create a mind-map!
There are various free online and offline mind-mapping tools (egFreemind (offline), Mindmeister and more (see directory)
Video: Click on picture to Play
To start brainstorming, click inside a bubble and type, or Press ENTER key to add a bubble below, orPress TAB to add bubbles next to the one selected.
You can even set the colours for your bubble!
Right, middle, click!!Brother/sister balloon!!
Middle, bottom, click.Voila!
New child balloon
Right, bottom, drag !!Let’s connect them bubbles up!
Top Right delete
the bubble! Puff its gone!!!
To remove links… Double click on the line…
To link bubbles up…Just drag and drop them on one another
My bubble- map is getting tooooo BIG! How do I move it around?
Click anywhere on the white. Hold down your left mouse button and drag
Want to export your masterpiece as a picture? No problem! Tick like thisOK!!!
Want to export your masterpiece? No problem! Click on Menu (bottom)
Have a look at what it looks like….and now you can print… File print
Save as a picture in your folder for later use
Right-click in your documentPaste. Voila!
Right-click on the picturecopy
Create your own account
Share your bubbl.us with friends/ colleagues
Create a collaborative mind map!
Basic ICT Skills: Mind-mapping using ICT
What else can I do with Bubbl.us?
This e-torial was developed by maggiev
for the Department of Education for use
by subject advisors and teachers.
All e-torials can be found on the
Thutong portal:
www.thutong.org.za
For more information about Bubbl.us please go to http://bubbl.us
Basic ICT Skills: Mind-mapping with ICT
About this Presentation information
Sources and credits: www.flickr.com (Creative commons
photos) The teachers who came up with the final
version of the framework after much debate