What is Bubbl Us
Bubbl Us is an online tool which allows you to create mindmaps.
Example of Bubbl Us
Below is an example of a Bubbl Us mind map I created on the Learning Theories.
As you can see from the above example the image is bright and colourful and visually appealing.
How to Use Bubbl Us
First you need to go to the Bubbl Us Website which is located at http://www.bubbl.us and create an account. It is free to create an account.
For more information on creating a Bubbl Us please watch the following video:-
How to Use Bubbl Us in the Classroom
There are many ways in which Bubbl Us could be used in the classroom including:
- To create mind maps summarising the information being taught
- To identify kep notes on a topic
- To outline the steps to follow in a task, for instance how to create a web site etc.
- Students could use Bubbl Us for study notes
- The list is endless.
PMI Analysis
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Interesting
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It allows information to be displayed in easy
to understand mind maps
· It is bright and colourful and visually
appealing
· It promotes Constructivism Theories of Learning.
* It assists visual, sequential learners
* Provided the content is appropriate for mindmapping, it promotes TPACK.
* It promotes "remembering", "understanding", "analysing" and "evaluating" thinking in the Blooms Revised Taxonomy
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If too much information is put into the bubble
the text gets small and if you increase the size of the text the mind map
becomes too large.
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With each new bubble that is made a new colour
appears
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Bubbles can be linked together to show that
one piece of information relates to other information bubbles.
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Personal Reflection
I absolutely loved Bubbl us. I thought it would be a very useful tool in the classroom and one I am sure I will use. I had never heard of Bubbl Us before this course and am so glad that I know it exists. I have seen mind maps used before but never knew how to create them. I found the Bubbl us extremely easy to use. It was also very quick. When looking at a mind map it looks like a lot of effort has been put into it when really they are quite simple and easy to create. I think students would benefit from the use of these types of diagrams to assist them in learning. A great tool.Referencing
- www.bubbl.us
- K Lein, ELearning Pedagogy (no date) - online resource - Link to Elearning Pedagogy
- R Felder and B Solomon, Learning Styles and Strategies (no date) - online resource - link to Learning Styles and Strategies
- Blooms (Revised) Taxonomy of Learning Domains (no date) - online resource - link to Blooms Taxonomy of Learning Domains
- You Tube
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