Thing 14

The tools that I chose were Bubbl.us and Mind Meister. The main difference between a mind-map and a flow chart is that when you are using a flowchart, you are following a process or processes. When you use a mind map you are relating cause/effect relationships and words or ideas that are related in some way. You link them by relationships. I have used and will continue to use mind maps in social studies. For example, I did a unit on the Civil War. During this unit I discussed the causes of the Civil War and the effects of Reconstruction on the South. The mind maps that used really helped the students keep track of important ideas and concepts and helped them to link those ideas and concepts together. I chose Mind Meister because it was really easy to use. I chose Bubbl.us because it seemed like students could have fun creating their own mind maps here. I thought that it was really cute and funny that when you delete something it blows up lol:)