Concept+Map

One of the things we learned how to do in class this year was to create a concept map using pictures and colors to organize them. While concept maps are used a lot in English classrooms, many people don't realize that they can be used in almost every classroom. History classrooms can use a concept map to relate important events; math classrooms can use them to relate different concepts and theories; science classrooms can use them to organize different elements or different types of matter. This specific one was created for a middle school English classroom. It is a very simple one that was made to help students remember the main characters, themes and symbols from __The Giver__ by Lois Lowry.

Here is the concept map:



I thought learning how to make these concept maps on the computer was a very useful tool. I never knew you could make them on something other than a piece of paper, so I was always hesitant to use them to organize myself because I could never write small enough to make them look organized instead of a jumbled mess. I think knowing how to make concept maps on the computer is going to help a lot in my future career, allowing me to keep projects organized or having one to show my bosses that might allow them to understand my ideas better.