Have you ever got into a mess when you receive too much information at a time? Of course, you have. And students may have the same problem sometimes in your lessons. So, how can you help them? Easy, introduce them to the world of mindmaps!
Mindmaps are a great tool, not only for students but also for teachers. They permit us to organize ideas in a simple and visual way. You can have a quick view of the terms you think are important, or maybe you want to do a mindmap for making clear the steps of a project. There are many possibilities.
As many as possibilities, there are also digital tools. Mind42, SpiderScribe, Bubbl.us, GoConqr, or Creately are some of them. They are very similar, but they may have some differences when talking about the things you can add. For example, in some of them, you can embed videos while in others you must put them on a link. However, the ones that I prefer the most are Coggle and Mindmeister. This is due to their most incredible feature: they are collaborative.
If you want to see an example, this is a quick mindmap I did for my students. It is about European relief. They can give a quick look to check the important elements, and they even have links to videos. What I could do in my next session would be to share the mindmap and make them complete it with more information about each river, mountains, and sea. They would be able to add images, videos, and webs they find interesting. Definitely a great way to study.
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