Popplet (free version)

 

Popplet is a simple, content free tool that has a lot of uses. It's immediate use is as a brainstorming tool, but it can also help students plan organize a piece of writing, create timelines, make vocabulary word maps, integrate video, sound, graphics, and illustrations, and provide a color-coded, visual representation of a story or article.

The Popplet web page says:

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"Used as a mind-map, Popplet helps students think and learn visually. Students can capture facts, thoughts, and images and learn to create relationships between them".

 

Other creative uses include outlining a reading, creating timelines, and making vocabulary word waps. It's an incredibly versatile tool.

 

Tutorials

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Popplet has a built-in tutorial that starts when the user begins to create a new Popplet and it identifies the use of each item as the mouse runs over it. Other tutorials and examples can be found at :

• educade.org (online tutorial)

• engagingeducators.com (online tutorial)

• A video by A. Bellow, who uses the registered version of Popplet

 

 

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