#14 Mind Mapping and Creating Flow Charts.
My first thoughts are, why did I chose the programs I chose. In this case it was fairly simple, their design appealed to me. I liked the colors and the ease of use. I was attracted to their little advertising icon. Amazing the power of that first consumer hook!
So I decided to take Gliffy and bubbl.us out for a little test drive. See if it could withstand the clutter in my mind without over loading the server! I have to admit at first blush I was favoring Gliffy. All the fun shapes, the pretty color text, ease of use. And then I tried bubbl.us *angels sing aaaaaaa*! And I fell in love! I loved the little pop up boxes, the way everything connected, how easy it was to start a new set or add new boxes... I adored it!!! I would certainly put it down as my go to mind mapper or flow chart creator!!
As it turns out Science is perfect for these types of tools. And what a great activity to be able to have each student on a computer creating a mind map of their current knowledge of a subject before each instruction, and then one after!! It would be great for genetics. For teaching students cause and effect. For helping students get organized! Did I say I loved this particular app? I do!!
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