Concept Mapping Summary

Kelly O’Neill
Concept Mapping Software
October 1, 2007

Inspiration is a tool used to help students link concepts together for better understanding. Using this software rather then making these maps by hand will be more useful for students today who are use to doing things on the computer. Using the mapping techniques to link concepts will provide students a better understanding and possibly help student become more engaged in the topic. Three ways that I found interesting this software could be used in the classroom are to help students visualize ideas, improve writing, and plan and organize project.
Visual learners especially will benefit from this type of learning. Students will be able to see the connection between different concepts and are able to understand them better. Students will also improve their writing. According to the inspiration web site, students will be improving their writing skills by making notes and outlining their ideas. A third way that this software could be used is to help student organize their ideas. This software will allow students to create and organize their own ideas so they can understand the concepts.
There are many ways that this software could be used in my future classroom. Many projects could begin using this computer program to help students visualize and organize their ideas.

http://www.inspiration.com