Mindmapping on Inspiration and Gliffy.com

I used Inspiration to make a mind map diagram. I signed up for the thirty-day free trail. I watched the tutorial and found it very helpful when creating my mind map. I liked the many pictures from clip art, note pads, templates for different subject areas and easy to use link to urls.
I chose to make a graphic organizer called Sense Sketcher. Students have to fill in the graphic organizer with the senses and emotions they pictured from the reading. Then they can use the points from the graphic organizer to draw their own picture. I also put pictures that corresponded to the five senses. This will help the students to visually remember and identify the five senses.

I used gliffy.com to make my second mind map. I did not find this program as easy to use as Inspiration. However I did like how easy it was to save and to make into a webpage and the various ways that you could save the picture (in different sizes).
I chose to make a graphic organizer Tips for studying abroad in Oxford, England. I went to England and thought students who are going to travel abroad this summer might find this map mind helpful.



Overall, I enjoyed using these programs to make mind maps. In the future, I will use these programs in my classroom to make mind maps and graphic organizers!!