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Friday 15 April 2011

Digital Tool: Online Concept Mapping






The concept map above was so quick and easy to produce. I had a pleasant experience with the program and developed a basic concept map. Its use will become invaluable in the classroom for a range of uses from outlines requirements to explaining concepts of a lesson. For students the concept mapping could be used in assignments and for general brainstorming of ideas.

SWOT Analysis


Strengths
- quick to use
- very easy to navigate site
- simple to produce
- organises information logically
- suits many learning styles
- professional
- brainstorming made simple
Weaknesses
- difficult for elaboration
- becomes messy and difficult to follow with too much information

Opportunities
- chance for creativity with choice of backgrounds, fonts etc
- applicable in a range of contexts

Threats
- can lead to lower order thinking




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