Many of you have seen me on my BrainPOP Make-A-Map tour. I truly believe concept mapping (or mind mapping) can really help our student connect information. Earlier this week, at a session in Trenton, concept maps were suggested as a diagnostic assessment. I came across this post from ISTE that takes this concept and shifts it into the flipped classroom.
If I say BrainPOP and all you think about are the cartoon videos- you are missing some of their newest features. Make-A-Map debuted last year and allows you to create a concept map online in BrainPOP. You can select images, screen captures, key words as well as adding your own text. This is a sample from a 6th grade class today.
Want to get started? There are numerous BrainPOP resources here. Or watch the Concept Mapping video to become an expert. At this time, the Make-A-Map tool is only available in BrainPOP (and not in BrainPOP Jr).
