The learning objective of this mind-map is to help first grade students sequence and organize their daily morning routines in getting ready for school. I decided to create my mind-map on "Getting Ready for School" because some first grade students might not quite understand what they are expected to do after they get out of bed, and could also easily forget important steps such as checking to see if they have their homework and supplies in their backpacks before heading out the door. I've numbered the steps in order from the moment they get out of bed until they wait for the school bus (or parents' car), and placed them in clockwise direction to make it easier for first graders to read and understand the mind-map. With this mind-map, I hope my first grade students will be able to fully understand, organize, and remember each step in getting ready for school by literally mapping out the mind-map in their minds.
I think the most important lesson I learned in this activity is realizing how simple mind-maps can be used as effective tools in teaching valuable lessons to students. The only mind-maps I've used in the past were for purposes in the writing process, but learning to use the mind-maps as a teaching tool was a fun, new way of adding more ideas to my teacher memory bank!:)
The Inspiration software is extremely user-friendly and has numerous colorful, creative templates, designs and ideas that anyone can easily use, but I found the web-based online mapping tools to be quite confusing in signing up and downloading. I got scared at first at the idea of having to learn to use a new software, but I'm so glad I didn't stick with my original plan of using Microsoft Word in creating this mind-map.
The next time I use Inspiration to create more mind-maps and other diagrams for my classroom, I would like to explore more with advanced editing and designing tools so my students and I can easily outline even the hardest, most complex topics like....rocket science!:)
I think the most important lesson I learned in this activity is realizing how simple mind-maps can be used as effective tools in teaching valuable lessons to students. The only mind-maps I've used in the past were for purposes in the writing process, but learning to use the mind-maps as a teaching tool was a fun, new way of adding more ideas to my teacher memory bank!:)
The Inspiration software is extremely user-friendly and has numerous colorful, creative templates, designs and ideas that anyone can easily use, but I found the web-based online mapping tools to be quite confusing in signing up and downloading. I got scared at first at the idea of having to learn to use a new software, but I'm so glad I didn't stick with my original plan of using Microsoft Word in creating this mind-map.
The next time I use Inspiration to create more mind-maps and other diagrams for my classroom, I would like to explore more with advanced editing and designing tools so my students and I can easily outline even the hardest, most complex topics like....rocket science!:)
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