Thinking+Maps

=Welcome to Thinking Maps Wiki=

For those of you who were interested in the origin of the wiki...here are some links to wiki information:
 * [|Wiki Defined] - Wikipedia's meaning behind wikis.
 * [|A Wiki Walk Through] - an introduction to the world of wikis from an educational view
 * [|Our Wiki Homepage] - an educational wiki
 * [|Curriki] - A global learning community - very project based and FREE

We are going to use this wiki to keep in contact with the implemention of Thinking Maps into your classrooms. Please post any questions, stories, examples, or student work that you have done. When reading your colleagues' posts, feel free to use this forum to respond to their experiences.

__Example__:

I am a sixth grade teacher at the IU. My class was doing a geometry lesson and students were having a hard time learning the parts of a cube. I decided to use a brace map. The students were familiar with this particular Thinking Map. Their thought process was put on paper and became more concrete for them.They really enjoyed this method and made sense!

__Another Example__:

Here's a quick example of the same map that Steve Spengler did at Gliffy.com. If you've never heard of [|Gliffy.com] before, it's a free (yes free!) online graphic organizer tool much like Inspiration, Kidspiration, and CMAP Tools. You can save the maps online, print them out or even export as a graphic...like this one! There is one difference with Gliffy.com however, you can also share and collaborate through the maps! Talk about utilizing technology to benefit Thinking Maps! To learn more about Gliffy.com, click [|here].

__Science Bubble Map__ The bubble map is linked with the cognitive process of describing. In science, you can use this map to define properties of an object. Below is how it can be implemented by listing the properties of an element.