Mind+Maps

=Mind Maps in the //Traveling the World// lesson plan=

The following file is an example of an Inspiration Mind Map. Students can use the Inspiration program in the Traveling the World lesson plan. Students can create a mind map of historical and interesting facts they learned from studying their third destination. Similarly, students can also use this program while they are researching the contemporary information of the places they have "traveled" to. This mind map should be created prior to the newsletter to help organize the information they will include in their newsletter. This process is highlighted in #13-15 in the lesson plan.



Here is the rubric for the mind map project:

Here is a link directly from Inspiration that explains the full power of the program: @http://www.inspiration.com/node/1889

Finally, here are articles that describe the benefits of using Inspiration in classroom activites:

@http://www.inspiration.com/sites/default/files/filemanager/file/CaseStudy_Insp_CathedralSchool%281%29.pdf

@http://www.inspiration.com/sites/default/files/filemanager/file/CaseStudy_BESA.pdf
 * This article is particularly interesting since this lesson plan was designed primarily for an ESL classroom.