Concept

Tools =Concept Maps and Graphic Organizers= //Research on concept maps has indicated that students develop a better understanding of what they are reading and what they have read when they map out chapters or research.// [|Inspiration] (30 day trial) & KidSpiration (30 Day Trial) www.inspiration.com [|Creately] creately.com online diagramming built for collaboration [|C-Map] cmap.ihmc.us/conceptmap.html [|FreeMind] freemind.sourceforge.net/ [|Mindmeister] www.mindmeister.com/ [|MyWebspiration] www.mywebspiration.com/ [|Thinkgraph] www.thinkgraph.com/ [|Gliffy] www.gliffy.com/ “With Gliffy online diagramming software, you can easily create professional-looking flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, technical drawings, and more!” [|Bubbl.us] bubbl.us/ “[Online] brainstorming made simple” [|Time Line Maker] www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timelines/ “This generator can be used to make time lines of up to 9 events of your choice.” [|VYM - View Your Mind] www.insilmaril.de/vym/#id49041 [|Belvedere] belvedere.sourceforge.net/ [|Compendium] compendium.open.ac.uk/institute/about.htm This is a "software tool providing a flexible visual interface for managing the connections between information and ideas.”
 * Use these tools to promote deeper understanding and connections with the content materials.
 * Help students form relationships between concepts - similarities and differences.
 * Prepare students for a new learning activity with an advance organizer
 * Create collaborate environments using Web 2.0 mapping tools

[|Visuwords] www.visuwords.com/ online graphic dictionary Creates a Visual graphic organizer for a word.