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This document discusses 5 different digital tools that can be used for brainstorming and mind mapping in the classroom: Wordle, Kidspiration, Bubbl.us, Mind Meister, and Wonder Wheel. All of the tools allow students to cluster ideas and develop thinking strategies around a topic in an interactive visual format. Some of the tools are accessible as free websites while others can be embedded into class blogs or wikis.
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'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.
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- 3. It can be easily used in the classroom Alternative to pen and paper brainstorms. To cluster ideas so students can formulate questions. To develop thinking strategies.
- 4. Defining the topic What do we already know? Prior Knowledge. Identify key topic words.
- 5. Creates a brainstorm chart of text, topic related words. You can change your brainstorms font, layout, and colour. Free website. Can be embedded into a class wiki or blog. http://www.wordle.net/
- 7. Uses words and visual images (younger students). Cluster and group ideas. Develops thinking using writing view to expand ideas. Can be embedded into a class wiki or blog. http://www.inspiration.com/Kidspiration
- 9. Create colourful mind maps. Cluster and group ideas together. Free website. Can be embedded into a class wiki or blog. http://www.bubbl.us/
- 10. Cluster Ideas
- 11. Mind mapping - branches Clustering ideas. Mobile – used on i-phones, i-pads Can be embeded into a class wiki or class blog. Collaborative – students can all add to same mind map. B instorm http://www.mindmeister.com/
- 13. Accessed through Google. Type in your key word search. Select Wonder wheel Creates a mind map of topic related search results. http://www.google.co.nz/