Concept mapping using Bubbl.com

My experience with this tool to map out ideas didn't go as planned.

I had started an account with bubbl.us and mapped out my ideas, but it was a bit fidley to use to start with and was very scattered.  When I went to publish it and save it as a jpeg file to upload it last week it only saved two - like this.

That was my first attempt.
After going over it today I had discovered somehow it had highlighted the two topics that were showing. Here is the version I tried to upload.

After that, and a bit of practice to navigate around the tool I started to get the hang of it.
I think it would be a good idea if teachers learn the tools before getting the students to do it as they would get highly frustrated and give up.

The good thing about this tool is that it is free, you can export it as a jpeg which can be uploaded in blogs or any online upload environment, it can be shared amongst group, it's online and can reach a lot of readers.  The main thing is Brainstorming can be taken to another level where ideas go global or public students have a sense of ownership!


This is my final attempt to mind map my assignment:

Some ideas for students to use a concept map:

Topics for discussions, essays, reports or reviews to gather all information or considerations of that topic. For example: Media & teenage identity, media & teenage eating disorders, media & fashion.

Ideas for video recording project. For example:  Interviewing member of public about youth today, youth and enployment, youth in schools.

When using concept mapping here are some considerations:

With the free edition it has limited graphics and to get more tools available one will have to pay for registration.

Other concerns in using this tool are:

• If it is a collaborative project other students can change the content and also sabotage a student’s idea.

-         Measures will have to be taken, policies and agreements set in place for students to sign over changing content and ideas made from another student.

-         Share only with a teacher and place as read only when sharing so no editing can take place.  This can be done on Bubbl.us.  Or only share as a Jpeg file. (Editing tools, Photoshop can also sabotage.)

• Requires patience as can be very intricate to work with and students can get very frustrated.

-         Make sure to learn about the tool first.

-         Demonstrate the use using an overhead projector and work it through with the students together before they do it on their own.

• Inappropriate content and language used.

-  Make sure to go through code of ethics when using online tools on an online environment.

References:

Bubbl.us retrieved from https://bubbl.us/

 

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