Bubbl.Us
Located at: https://bubbl.us/
The purpose of Bubbl.us is that it is a graphic organizer creation tool that is freely accessable online. Users can create free accounts or sign up using existing social networking accounts such as facebook or twitter.
This tool can be used educationally as it provides students and teachers with an easy way create various graphic organizers or mindmaps. This allows for visual representation of ideas, describing processes, and brainstrorming that can be shared with others.
This tool could remove or reduce barriers in the classroom by catering to the needs of students who have difficulty writing, or are visual learners. Typing allows for students to contribute their ideas without having to worry about the process of handwriting. Visual learners can also benefit from this tool as it allow them to visually organize their ideas, allows for customization, zooming features, and adding images.
There is no listed age requirements for this tool according to the terms of service, and I feel that this tool would be beneficial for all grades in elementary school and beyond. I feel this is a great way to introduce students to technology and typing, as well as to introducing the proper use of brainstorming and word webs.
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