Journal #7 Collaborative Idea Maps NETS-T #1,3,4

Journal #7 Classroom 2.0 –Collaborative Idea Maps
The technology tool that I chose was collaborative idea maps, which is a digital tool that allows creation of flowcharts and “Brain Storming”. This organizational tool provides a resource for teachers, and students to express and personalize information. A collaborative map can illustrate main ideas and other sub sections that support the overall theme. The following are two threads that I followed;
Collaborative Idea Maps: Success with bubbl @ http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:7014
This idea map encouraged students to participate and reflect on events or research topics in a creative way. The post was introduced by a teacher who had his students complete assignment in a virtual world. An example of his tool was called, “via virtual word web”, which was a collaborative tool for students to continue working on at home. This digital resource uses a series of bubbles that carry information, and when deleted, the bubbles explode. The students are engaged in this type of discussion when the tools are interactive. This collaborative idea map also allows participants to add friends and leading to an interactive community.
Collaborative Idea Maps: Web 2.0 for Storyboarding @ http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:7014
This thread was introducing how to use a digital storyboard that included collaboration between students. The site illustrated the benefits of meeting the needs of all learners by introduction to a variety of resources. Some examples of different storyboarding sites other teachers are using include: inspiration and a free program available on line is webspiration, http://www.mywebspiration.com/ . Another reference was to Directors board, which is another idea map that was established to insert pictures, and other data/information. Most of us are familiar with PowerPoint, a tool to visually represent information, and was introduced to another tool Prezi. This program is designed to have main ideas and move from point to point along the path of data. Lastly one tool that I was not familiar with was a comic generator called Pixton.com, which actually incorporated the storyline into small clips.