Mind Mapping: Use your Inspiration

Presenter: Rick Bell

HS Neptune Lab (114)

Mind mapping activities include spatially laying out a brainstorm, pre-writing of a story, using a graphic organizer, or concept mapping an idea. Two software programs, Inspiration and Kidspiration have many templates already created for you. Learn about Mindomo, a Web 2.0 tool, which can be used for collaboration. For MS Office 2007 users, learn how to easily insert graphic organizer in PowerPoint or Word using SmartArt. Participants are asked to bring curriculum materials that could be used for mind mapping activities.

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Session Outline

What is mind mapping? 

• Introduce Programs
• Worktime: Create a web "about me"
  • Kidspiration
    •  All About Me
      • All About Me Blank.kid
    • Activities
    • Examples:
      • rhyming_sight_words.kid
      • Out_of_Order.kid
      • Tabby Map.kid
      • Hedgehog Map.kid
      • Making change.kid
    • Create Your Own
      • Picture
      • Writing
      • Examples
        • Syllable Sort.kid
        • Seed Story.kid
  • Inspiration
    • InspirationTIP sheet.doc
      • Similarities
      • Differences
      • Rapid Fire
      • Examples
        • Background Web.isf
    • Teacher Created
      • Animals Inspiration STUDENT.isf
      • Animals Inspiration TEACHER.isf
      • 3_Irregular Plural Nouns_Little Grunt.isf
    • Student Created
      • Explorer Report.isf
      • Book Map.isf
    • Map a unit

• Plants Unit Map.isf
• Technology Integration Plan.isf

• Mindomo  www.mindomo.com   username: rbell@np.k12.mn.us

                                                            password: isd721

• Demo

• How can mind mapping be used in the classroom?
• How do you do that?
  • Worktime: Use Inspiration/Kidspirtaion to create a mind/concept map
• How do you assess student learning?  
  • Connections made 
  • Higher-level thinking 
• How do you do that?
  • Worktime: Create a lesson using Kidspiration or Inspirtation (could be a template) 
  • Share 

• Resources:

  • Graphic organizer blackline masters

  • TIP Sheets

• SmartArt (Middle and High School Only)

  • SmartArt Demo.wmv