Overflowing waste paper bins, pencils that have lost their length to the jaws of the electric sharpener and diagrams that just don’t seem to make sense…oh, how I wish I could call a friend or my teacher for some help but, I guess I’ll just have to wait until I get to school tomorrow. Why wait?
Webspiration is a remarkable concept mapping tool that will awaken your creative spirit. Create, edit, add graphics and hyperlinks with just a touch of a button and even rearrange your diagram to get an outline view if you prefer. What’s more, the comment, chat and collaborate options allow you to invite colleagues to share and give feedback from your home, office or school so you no longer have to wait in line. The ‘rapidfire’ or brainstorming tool is awesome. It allows students to see their ideas come alive on the screen (Brabeck, Fisher and Pitler, 2004). Altogether, these features or “intelligence extenders” are very motivating and can help struggling learners to make revisions, reformat and rearrange a concept map or document (Hawisher & Selfe, 1997). So, why not enhance teaching and learning with this concept mapping software that allows us to do so much in a small space. If you try it you just might like it!
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