Concept Maps as
Hypermedia Components - by Brian
R. Gaines and Mildred L. G. Shaw, Knowledge Science Institute,
University of Calgary "Concept mapping has a history of
use in many disciplines as a formal or semi-formal diagramming
technique."
The Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How To Construct Them - Joseph D. Novak, Cornell University - "Concept maps are tools for organizing and representing knowledge. They include concepts, usually enclosed in circles or boxes of some type, and relationships between concepts or propositions, indicated by a connecting line between two concepts. Words on the line specify the relationship between the two concepts."
Kidspiration®
in the Classroom - offers 32 standards-aligned lesson plans
in reading and writing, science, social studies and math.
Inspiration
in Language Arts - Standards-aligned lesson plans.
Achieving
Standards with Inspiration 7 - offers practical, content-rich
lesson plans for grades 6-12 in language arts, social studies
and science.
Concept maps offer a method to represent information visually. There are a variety of such maps.
Concept Mapping is a visual format that lends itself to a wide variety of interesting applications and products of unique design and personal value.
Examples ( Applications in the Classroom )
Social Studies - Grades 9 - 12
Language Arts - Grades 9 - 12
Science - Grades 9 - 12
Planning - Grades 9 - 12
Inspiration in the Classroom - created by teachers.
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Inspiration
Software - educator resources
Inspiration
in the Classroom - Vicki
Blackwell's two hour workshop for classroom teachers to learn
how to use Inspiration in curriculum integration.
Kidspiration
in the Classroom - Vicki
Blackwell's two hour workshop for classroom teachers to learn
how to use Kidspiration in K-4 classroom curriculum integration.
Inspiration
7.5 - Atomic Learning, Inc. - Inspiration® is a great
tool for developing ideas, organizing your thinking and presenting
your conclusions. These tutorials were made using the 7.5 version
of the software and support Inspiration 7.5 and higher.
Inspiration 7.5 - Teachers' Resources compiled by Eastern School
District, Prince Edward Island.
Microsoft Draw -is the most primitive concept mapping software. It is built into Microsoft Office, and it comes up when you click on the Draw toolbar in Word, Excel, or Powerpoint.
Kidspiration®
- inspires students K-5 to think, write and comprehend.
Inspiration®
- is used by students Grade 6 to adult to build thinking skills
and organize writing.
Inspiration 8® - what is new
CmapTools - this software empowers
the users to construct, navigate, share, and critize knowledge
models respresented as Concept Maps.
Decision
Explorer - is another program that expresses concepts in
diagram form - designed for working through decisions and their
ramifications. Very powerful, but not suited to large chunks
of verbatim text.
- it runs only on the Macintosh OS X operating
system. Omnigraffle seems to do everything Inspiration does,
combined with everything that MS Draw does.
FreeMind - is open source software for mind-mapping, available for Windows, OS X, and Linux. As it's only a mind-mapper, it's not as powerful as CMap or Compendium.
On Making Your Own Concept Maps - visit this site for many interesting and useful hints before you start creating your own concept maps.
Tech Tips - Hints for using Inspiration
Graphic Organizers -here you will find four types: webbing, conceptmapping, matrix, and flow chart. There is a table showing how each type can be used for various purposes.
Kinds of Concept Maps - There are four major categories of concept maps. These are distinguished by their different format for representing information. Examples of the various types of concept maps are presented here.
WriteDesign On-Line - Graphic Organizers -this site distinguishes between five main types of organizers: star/web, chart/matrix, tree/amp, chain, and sketch.
