Mindmapping

= Using Mind Mapping with Kidspiration =

Verna Roberts and kids from Manakau School

 * //This session used kids working on kidspiration to create different types of mind maps//**


 * Good for chn at beginning of writing program because of audio cues


 * Introduced mindmapping first - double-bubble


 * Debono's hats as basis for bubbles


 * Double bubble like venn diagram using bubbles






 * inside two circles - topic and what they already know / next circle - what they want to know / outside circle - what they have discovered by the end of the unit / outside of the circles is a list of resources they can use to find out the information


 * ear button will read the story back to the kids


 * Manakau School - using with older computers

Ideas for our school

 * ask parents for donations of older machines (winxp/win98) some to add to server some as standalone


 * use mind mapping on paper **FIRST** so that children get used to using the format **BEFORE** teaching on computer