The final version of my Bubbl.us presentation for IT780, without sound. A with-sound version will be added presently.

1. Bubbl.us: Mapping the MIND Timothy Dedeaux The University of Southern Mississippi IT780

2. What iS Concept Mapping?

3. What is Concept Mapping? A way to organize information visually A way to show hierarchies, categories, and connections A tool for brainstorming Reference: Dr. Steve Yuen, http://dragon.ep.usm.edu/~yuen/teaching/it365/handouts/concept_mapping.pdf

4. Components of a Concept Map

5. Components of a Concept Map Concept Maps are made of Nodes and Links Nodes are the Bubbles, Boxes, or Pictures that represent concepts Links are the lines that represent connections Reference: Dr. Steve Yuen, http://dragon.ep.usm.edu/~yuen/teaching/it365/handouts/concept_mapping.pdf

6. Why Concept Mapping? Concept Mapping helps visual learners by allowing them to organize information in the way that they learn: visually! Reference: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/SUSE/SEAL/Reports_Papers/Vanides_CM.pdf

7. Why Concept Mapping? Concept Mapping helps pre-literate students create stories, organize information, and categorize concepts Reference: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/SUSE/SEAL/Reports_Papers/Vanides_CM.pdf

8. Why Concept Mapping? Concept Mapping helps students construct their own understanding as they organize information in their own ways Reference: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/SUSE/SEAL/Reports_Papers/Vanides_CM.pdf

9. Using Concept Mapping Reference: http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech164.shtml

10. Why Concept Mapping? Concept Mapping can help students categorize and connect content that could otherwise be overwhelming.

11. Concept Mapping Examples In History Class, Students could organize the complex web of alliances and family ties in Europe just prior to World War I

12. Concept Mapping Examples In English Class Students could map the characters (and their relationships) in a long and difficulty play or novel

13. In Science Class Students could map the classifications and food chain interactions of different animals within a specific ecosystem Why Concept Mapping?

14. The Bubbl.us Interface

15. Using Bubbl.US Bubbles are moved Graphically Add new Bubbles with a single click Links are drawn automatically Easy Menus for Bubble Color, Text Color, Size, etc. Screenshots taken from http://bubbl.us/beta

16. Why Bubbl.us? Bubbl.us is a powerful tool for concept mapping. Bubbl.us is available on any computer with Internet access Bubbl.us is free

17. Why Bubbl.us?