Concept Maps

This activity was by far my favorite assignment to do because it is something that we can use as teachers. I had a really good time working on this project and being able to add my own personal touches to the project. At first, I did not understand anything but once I started playing around with it, I understood it more. This is something that teachers as well as students can do in the classroom to improve various skills such as comprehension, technology skills, and creativity. Students can use this to go more into depth on explaining topics that are crucial in learning. Teachers can use these to give better examples of what they expect out of the student. There is so much that you can do with this software. I especially loved the part where you can add text notes to the bubbles. By doing this you can add little notes here and there to give more information on the specific topic. You can also connect the bubbles to relate to what you would like them to. The software has a wide variety of pictures that you can use on the map but you can also add pictures from the internet or a flash drive. I found all the pictures that I needed for my map on the software but you could really take the assignment a lot further if you wanted to. This assignment was the most beneficial to teachers in the classroom because it is affordable, and is compatible to most computers.The standards that were used in this assignment are 2a: design or adapt relevant learning learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.

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