Popplet in Classroom
What a great tool for presentations, mindmapping and brainstorming within the classroom?
This tool is a online place where you can include, improve or give impact (why not?) to your ideas, knowledge, experiences, thoughts, best practices etc. through an presentation our mapping some sobject with your colleagues, friends, peers in the classroom, individually or in working groups.
“As an online bulletin board, Popplet is a snap to use. The user interface may not be as elegant as other sites such as Stixy.com, but it is quite functional. Even younger students will have no problem creating content. After you have created an account and new Popplet (think of a Popplet as a bulletin board), simply double click anywhere on the screen to create a new popple. A popple can hold text, images, videos and even Google maps…perfect for a digital bulletin board project. To create a mindmap, create a popple and type your content. While it is selected, click one of the four small circles found at each side of the popple. This will create a link to a new popple. You can also drag links to existing content and delete links as necessary. Use the mindmap functionality for any activity where students brainstorm and organize their thoughts. Popplet is also an excellent presentation tool alternative. Once the content is placed on the board, the presentation order is determined via the presentation menu. Then, while presenting, the application will zoom in on each popple in the order you selected. This provides and excellent, non-linear approach to presenting similar to Prezi.com but with a much easier learning curve. Popplet is one of the few webtools that is not only easy to use, but is also versatile and powerful. Give Popplet a try and post your comments on the Teacher Experience Exchange.” (Brumley, 2011)
How to use it?You just need to run to its website - http://popplet.com/ - and create your own account for free. Also you can follow the video below to help you:
This tool is a online place where you can include, improve or give impact (why not?) to your ideas, knowledge, experiences, thoughts, best practices etc. through an presentation our mapping some sobject with your colleagues, friends, peers in the classroom, individually or in working groups.
“As an online bulletin board, Popplet is a snap to use. The user interface may not be as elegant as other sites such as Stixy.com, but it is quite functional. Even younger students will have no problem creating content. After you have created an account and new Popplet (think of a Popplet as a bulletin board), simply double click anywhere on the screen to create a new popple. A popple can hold text, images, videos and even Google maps…perfect for a digital bulletin board project. To create a mindmap, create a popple and type your content. While it is selected, click one of the four small circles found at each side of the popple. This will create a link to a new popple. You can also drag links to existing content and delete links as necessary. Use the mindmap functionality for any activity where students brainstorm and organize their thoughts. Popplet is also an excellent presentation tool alternative. Once the content is placed on the board, the presentation order is determined via the presentation menu. Then, while presenting, the application will zoom in on each popple in the order you selected. This provides and excellent, non-linear approach to presenting similar to Prezi.com but with a much easier learning curve. Popplet is one of the few webtools that is not only easy to use, but is also versatile and powerful. Give Popplet a try and post your comments on the Teacher Experience Exchange.” (Brumley, 2011)
How to use it?You just need to run to its website - http://popplet.com/ - and create your own account for free. Also you can follow the video below to help you:
Source: Rhymer (2012). Retrieved from Youtube
References:
Brumley, M. (2011). Webtool of the month-Popplet. Teacher Experience Exchange. Retrieved from http://h30411.www3.hp.com/posts/1018225-Webtool_of_the_month_Popplet
Rhymer, A. (2012). Popplet in the Classroom. Youtube videos. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRH4j49lr78
Hi Madalena,
ReplyDeleteI signed to http://popplet.com: it's, indeed, very easy and funny. I really liked the idea of Brainstorming, we used to have it at school a lot. It helps to arrange ideas, select between them and choose the best of the best.
This app is easy to use and can be helpful when writing essays or looking for new ideas and thoughts. Of course, it isn't a powerful tool for education, but it can be extremely useful as an extra help in sharing and developing ideas.
Thanks for information!