Bubbl.us

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=Overview by Laura and Amanda= Bubbl.us is a tool that allows users to create a visual web to organize information. It was created in 2006. The web can be manipulated in anyway. Users can use different colors for each part or stick with the color pattern given when they start a web. The goal is to provide users with a simple tool to organize information. media type="youtube" key="owYAUOs2Bck" height="315" width="420"

=Ideas for Classroom Use by Laura and Amanda= > //Math// > > //Science// > > //Social Studies//
 * **Brainstorming** Have students brainstorm online instead of on paper
 * **Research Project Collaboration** Have students share their Bubbl.us word webs with each other to get more feed back on research paper ideas
 * **Assessment** Teachers can use a mind map that students create as a way to see what they remember about a topic
 * **Mind map a book or chapte****r** of a book instead of typical outlining
 * **Note Taking**
 * **Timeline** Events can be put under a heading and organized in time order.
 * //Language Arts//
 * Mind map a book chapter or entire book instead of outlining in the traditional sense.
 * Vocabulary lesson can be used with this.
 * Create word webs to share with classmates who may have related words
 * Introduce note-taking strategies to analyze literature
 * Use as a writing graphic organizer by creating the concept map and then using it to compose the paragraph
 * Solve equations by different methods
 * clarify the relationship of shapes such as quadrilateral, parallelogram, rectangle, square, rhombus
 * Flow-chart style mapping of problem solving strategies.
 * Science Processes such as Precipitation Cycle can be illustrated.
 * Show relationships such as classification of living and nonliving, classification of animals
 * Individual student can reflect lesson learned for a specific subject.
 * Students can make a family tree when studying family heritage
 * Students (individually or in groups) can make a timeline for a specific historical period or event