Teaching With Technology Modules
This course is a practicum in which educators and future teachers learn how to implement researched-based practices for teaching with technology across their respective content areas. Course content is framed by the TPACK model of technology integration. Participants learn to guide instructional planning by formulating learning goals, matching pedagogical approaches to goals, identifying appropriate activities and assessment strategies, and choosing technology tools that most effectively support content.
Module 4: Concept Mapping
What is a concept map and how do I create one? Watch this brief video tutorial to find out:
Then read the following article about classroom examples of concept maps:
- Tomaswick, L. and Marcinkiewicz, J. (2018). Active Learning--Concept Maps. Kent State University Center for Teaching and Learning. https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/file/Teaching Tools In a Flash - Concept Maps.pdf
Concept Mapping with Popplet
In this course, your final project is creating a two to three-minute flipped classroom video on a topic of your choice. Before creating this video, however, you will use Popplet to create a concept map that diagrams the logical flow and sequencing of ideas that your video will comprise.
Creating Your Popplet Account
To create your Popplet account, follow this link to Popplet.com. In the upper-right corner of the Popplet home screen, choose the option to Log In. The first time you do this, Popplet will step you through the process of creating your account.
Making a Popplet
The following video shows you how to make a concept map with popplet:
- Bellow, Adam. (2011). Popplet [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxLDsWHsQ1g
Popplet's website has a blog explaining even more aspects of concept mapping. Follow this link to explore the Popplet blog.
Submitting Your Popplet
You will submit a screenshot of your Popplet map as part of the document you create in your response to the Concept Mapping assignment. As you work on this assignment, think about the points that the Concept Mapping assignment asks you to address, as follows:
- What is the learning goal? What standards does it address? (CCS, NGSS, DE)
- Will students come to the same conclusions when completing the lesson (convergent) or their own conclusions (divergent)?
- Will students need to rely on few prior experiences or more prior experiences to understand the lesson?
- Does the lesson focus on surface comprehension or deeper, complex comprehension?
- Is the lesson very structured or less structured?
- Describe the resources required for this learning experience.
- Describe the activity types used in the lesson.
- Describe the assessment strategies used in this lesson.
- How did using Popplet help you define the learning goals and organize your pedagogical sequencing in this lesson?
In particular, be sure to address the following elements that the concept mapping rubric comprises:
- The narrative writeup explains your flipped classroom final project's learning goal and states the standards it addresses.
- Your Popplet contains a logically coherent mapping of the concepts your topic comprises.
- The narrative writeup explains how you will assess the extent to which students achieve your learning goal.
- The writeup reflects on the usefulness of Popplet in helping you plan your flipped classroom video's instructional sequencing.
