Popplet: A Graphic Organizer Tool
Popplet is a tool that allows students and teachers to organize their ideas graphically. The app which is available on iPad but can also be used on a laptop or computer can create graphic organizers, timelines, and many other forms of visual organization. Popplet is very easy to use. After making an account, you simply double-click on the "canvas" and text can be added to a new popple. Additional popples can be added which can be connected to other popples in order to show connections between ideas or a flow of information. In addition, videos and images can be imported into the Popplet from any saved fail on your computer or from sites like YouTube or Flickr. The drawing tool can also be used to sketch a diagram or write hand-written notes. Popplet also allows for collaborative work. The comment function allows students to leave feedback on other students Popplets.
Students could use Popplet as their platform to convey and organize their ideas using a multi-modal approach. This app would align well with the CCSS that requires students to "Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue," In science, students could use this tool to present that life cycle of different organisms by combing text, images, and/or. It could also be used as a way to show graphically the differences between plants and animals using graphical evidence. In addition, it is a great platform for students to use in order to present arguments using the Claim:Evidence:Reasoning (CER) framework that is used in the Next Generation Science Standards. Students could use a popple for each one including both text and pictures. They can then connect the popples to show how their ideas are related.
Below is a Popplet I created to organize the ideas/linear flow of my digital story.
Students could use Popplet as their platform to convey and organize their ideas using a multi-modal approach. This app would align well with the CCSS that requires students to "Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue," In science, students could use this tool to present that life cycle of different organisms by combing text, images, and/or. It could also be used as a way to show graphically the differences between plants and animals using graphical evidence. In addition, it is a great platform for students to use in order to present arguments using the Claim:Evidence:Reasoning (CER) framework that is used in the Next Generation Science Standards. Students could use a popple for each one including both text and pictures. They can then connect the popples to show how their ideas are related.
Below is a Popplet I created to organize the ideas/linear flow of my digital story.
I like how your Popplet is short and to the point. You know where you need to go from here based on your outline. That is the best thing about Popplet outlines - they give you a clear outline for the remainder of the project. Can't wait to see the finished product!
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