https://www.facebook.com/groups/onlinelearningcollective/permalink/738016123495755/
I’m planning on having students build a concept map throughout the semester. This is my first time doing this without them being able to just do it on paper and hand in random pieces of paper taped together to make it able to grow as much as they need throughout the semester in any direction. A google search for “free concept map generator” reveals that there seem to be about a gazillion options out there. Does anyone have any experience with any that they would recommend using or not? (Trying to avoid the time sink of sifting through the options and/or unnecessarily burdening my students with this decision.) Thanks in advance!
responses/suggestions:
Creately Concept Map Maker: https://creately.com/lp/concept-map-maker/
Padlet: https://padlet.com/
Cmaps: https://cmap.ihmc.us/
Lucid chart: https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/
google draw , Google Jamboard
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more on mind maps in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=mind+map
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-10-18-what-the-samr-model-may-be-missing
Developed by Dr. Ruben Puentedura, the SAMR Model aims to guide teachers in integrating technology into their classrooms. It consists of four steps: Substitution (S), Augmentation (A), Modification (M), and Redefinition (R).
![The SAMR Model](https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/photo/image/6208/The_SAMR_Model-1539811196.jpg?w=216&h=108&auto=compress,format&fit=crop&blur=10&px=4)
The problem with many personalized learning tools is that they live mostly in realm of Substitution or Augmentation tasks.
It’s in moments like these that we see the SAMR model, while laying an excellent foundation, isn’t enough. When considering which technologies to incorporate into my teaching, I like to consider four key questions, each of which build upon strong foundation that SAMR provides.
1. Does the technology help to minimize complexity?
2. Does the technology help to maximize the individual power and potential of all learners in the room?
use Popplet and iCardSort regularly in my classroom—flexible tools that allow my students to demonstrate their thinking through concept mapping and sorting words and ideas.
3. Will the technology help us to do something previously unimaginable?
4. Will the technology preserve or enhance human connection in the classroom?
Social media is a modern-day breakthrough in human connection and communication. While there are clear consequences to social media culture, there are clear upsides as well. Seesaw, a platform for student-driven digital portfolios, is an excellent example of a tool that enhances human connection.
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more on SAMR and TRACK models in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2018/05/17/transform-education-digital-tools/
more on personalized learning in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=personalized+learning
Social Teaching by Design: 6 Assignment Ideas
http://www.slideshare.net/SidneyEve/6-ideas-for-social-and-mobile-assignments
http://www.flipbook.tv/
mind/concept mapping:
http://www.mind-mapping.org/blog/2013/11/mindmup-browser-based-free-easy-and-open-source/
http://coggle.it/
http://www.mindmup.com/#m:new
online photo editor
http://pixlr.com/
infographics
http://piktochart.com/
digital posters
http://www.coveritlive.com/
Google Hangout +
flashcards
http://quizlet.com/
http://www.studyblue.com/
social bookmarking
https://www.diigo.com/
https://storify.com/
booklist
Amazon Listmania
Pinterest: pinboard annotated bibliography