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​Mind Mapping

 LEARN
Use Mind Mapping when:
  • Listening to a lecture (live or on video)
  • Reviewing a PowerPoint presentation
  • Watching a video
  • Reading a text
  • Brainstorming ideas
  • Planning for an essay
  • Collecting together material from multiple sources

Mind Maps are good for:
  • Showing how different categories of information relate to each other
  • Visual learners
How to Make Mind Maps: Visualize Your Ideas for Better Brainstorming
 EXAMPLES
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Source: FOCUS: The Creativity and Productivity Blog. https://www.mindmeister.com
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Source: Medium, Rebecca Thering.
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Source: FOCUS: The Creativity and Productivity Blog. https://www.mindmeister.com
 PRACTICE
Watch the video in full.

As you watch the video a second time, create a mind map reflecting your learning. Pause the video as you work.

​Finally, add a brief, 1 sentence 
Summary​.
 REFLECT
On a scale of 1 (yuck) to 4 (yay), rate how effective this strategy was for you.

Explain why or why not you liked Mind Mapping​.
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  • Home
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    • Find Books @ Kilmer
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    • eBooks
    • Book Talking
  • Research
    • General Research >
      • Citation
      • Note Taking
      • Biography
      • Careers
    • All FCPS Online Databases
    • English >
      • Team Martians PBL
      • Social Issues
      • Celebration of Culture
      • Anne Frank
      • Etiquette Resources
      • Writing SOL
      • Chew On This
      • Malala
    • Science >
      • Ecosystems
      • Water Quality Information
      • Creepy Crawlies
      • Watershed Resources
      • Bay Critters
      • Biomes >
        • Ms. Douthit's ZOOseum
      • Food Chains
      • Bats
      • Chemical Elements
      • Physical/Chemical Properties
      • Nature of Materials >
        • Wood Skyscrapers
      • Cooking as Science
      • Scientists
    • Social Studies >
      • Current Events
      • Progressive Era Research
      • Westward Expansion
      • Communism
      • Industrialization
      • 1920s
      • Jacob Lawrence
      • Great Depression & New Deal
      • Post World War II
      • Election 2018
      • Supreme Court
    • Health & PE >
      • Personal /Community Health >
        • Four Dimensions of Health
        • ATOD
        • Physical Activity
        • Sleep
        • Nutrition
        • Hydration
        • Academic Success
      • Kilmer Medical Center
      • Learn.Build.Play (ATOD)
    • World Languages >
      • Country Research
      • Español
      • Hispanic Holidays
      • Latin
    • FACS >
      • Babysitting
      • Nutrition
      • career
  • Makerspace
    • About the Makerspace
    • MakerCare
  • Teachers
    • Finding Leveled Texts
    • Literacy
  • KMS Home
  • Blog