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brainstorming tool as a prewriting strategyvisual representation of student responses to before and during reading predictions, reactions, connections after reading organization and clarification of concepts and details visual design to present important story elements or devices outlining and organizing writing from paragraph to essay to paper ======

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Collaboration and cooperative learning by studentsVisually appealing, academically useful tools to coordinate with before, during, and after readingStudent creation of mind-maps to assist in teaching and learning concepts and skillsengaging and creative ======

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 * what went well and what was challenging?
 * How might you use this in your classroom?

If I use the phrase "great potential" one more time, glue my fingers together, but I enjoyed struggling through my first 3 Bubbl.us Mind Maps as a learner and as a teacher. I could imagine uses for before, during, and after reading and for teacher or student directed projects. After the initial complaining and head banging, it did seem fairly easy to use. The bubble children are easily birthed, the color of background and text easily changed, and the placement of parents and children a manipulative marvel. The first visit was frustrating, the next few, less so.

Bubbl.us seems easy to use for both brainstorming about story elements, predictions, inferences, conflicts, etc. or pre-writing activities as well as follow-up projects, presentations, and planning and revision individual or group writing assignments could be facilitated using Bubbl.us.

I did not find the page set up as expected, had a heck of a time saving the work and copying the embedding code - hence the #3, but imagine repetition will ease the pain. Anything that is visual, engaging, simplified, informative, and fairly easy to learn is helpful to differentiate instruction and engage those with little internal motivation for academic challenges. The fact that critical thinking and decision making factor repeatedly in the creation of the map is another substantial advantage to mind mapping.

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