Graphic+Organizers

These tools are perfect for creating strong visual images that enable students to see relationships and connections between information, facts and terms. Students can create visual maps, outlines, write and make presentations.


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Elementary Grades K-5 ||  || * Creates mind-mapping webs with clipart images. student computers.
 * **Tool** ||  || **Description** ||   || **Account Information** ||   || **Equipment Needed** ||   || **Included in these** **Professional** **Learning** **Session(s)** ||
 * ===Kidspiration 3===
 * ===Kidspiration 3===
 * Records voice notes.
 * Easily transitions from mind-mapping webs to writing view.
 * Pre-loaded with templates for reading, writing, math, science and social studies. ||  || Paid subscription by CMCSS ||   || Loaded on Elementary teacher and

Free app for iPad - Kidspiration Lite ||  ||   || Middle School Grades 6-8 ||  || * Easily transitions from graphic organizer to outline view. student computers.
 * ===Inspiration 9===
 * ===Inspiration 9===
 * Creates slide presentation from outline view.
 * Word Guide - dictionary /thesaurus tool
 * Hyperlinks can be inserted.
 * Rapid Fire features allows quick addition of ideas by linking to a symbol or as unconnected ideas.
 * Note feature allows you to expand on ideas.
 * Transfer option allows document to be transferred to word processor. (Microsoft Word, iWork Pages, OpenOfice.org Writer) ||  || Paid subscription by CMCSS ||   || Loaded on Middle School teacher and

App for iPad- Inspiration Maps TM ||  ||   || High School Grades 9-12 ||  || * Creates concepts maps with linking phrases.
 * **Cmap Tools**
 * **Cmap Tools**
 * Resources can be linked to concepts.
 * Cmaps that are saved on CmapServers, are saved with a version that can be viewed as a web page on any web browser.
 * Cmaps can be located inside nested nodes.
 * Cmap tools can be used to search the internet.
 * Cmap tools have a dictionary, thesaurus spell check.
 * Collaborate with multiple users of Cmap in Cmap Network if collaboration lock is released.
 * Records audio.
 * Cmaps can be compared with detailed analysis of comparison. ||  || Free download for students and teachers ||   ||   ||   ||   ||