1. ICW #4 INSPIRATION / KIDSPIRATION
Create Effective and Efficient Technology Example
EDUC W200 Week 4

2. Overview OF ACTIVITY
• Use of Inspiration (or Kidspiration):
• Concept Mapping tools
• Graphically/visually organizes thoughts and ideas
• Includes audio, dictionary, highlighter features
• Why?
• When have you used Concept Maps?
• What was useful about the Map?
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3. WHAT ARE CONCEPT MAPS?
• Concept Maps:
• Connecting past and present knowledge
• They represent the connections between concepts
(Shapes, Patterns, Natural World, Man-made world)
• Precise and verifiable
• Uses hierarchical structures for concepts
• Cross links between ideas (red+yellow=orange)
• How do teachers use Concept Maps?
• Design their curriculum overview
• Evaluate students learning of concepts
• Deliver and organize new information/concept
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4. HOW TO MAKE A CONCEPT MAP
• 6 Easy Steps to Concept Mapping:
o Concept – what’s the main idea?
o Generating sub concepts – related to the central theme
o Ranking your concepts -sorting and rating their relevance
o Finding the links – how do concepts cross-link?
o Representation of statements – Add aids: images,
diagrams, examples?
o Structuring Map – How will you organize these, linear? 2
sided persuasive argument? Cyclical process?
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5. EXAMPLE OF A CONCEPT MAP
• What is this map about?
• What are the hierarchical
features?
How many levels?
Inspiration Examples
Image from :https://www.msu.edu/~luckie/ctools/
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6. DEMONSTRATION OF TOOLS
TO CREATE A CONCEPT MAP
• Inspiration (Create and Export) & Inspiration
Templates
• Kidspiration (Create & Export) (El Ed. & Early Ed only)
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7. ICW #4 – Part 1
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8. ICW #4 – Part 1 continued…
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9. ICW #4 – Part 2
Submission
1.Go to Teacher Website >> Class Materials
2.Use the following outline and fill content:
Title: Inspiration/Kidspiration (Concept Mapping)
[Please add hyperlink of the tool to the title]
Screenshot: Insert the concept map image you saved in
Part one.
Description: Describe the tool briefly and write your
reflection (Hint: 3Es)
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