Organizing+Tools

Organization is very important for student success. It can be used in many ways in the classroom. Bean, Readence, and Baldwin write on the importance of graphic organizers in the classroom and their many uses. "It may be used as an introductory strategy....A graphic organizer may also be used as a post reading technique to reinforce and summarize. Additionally, the graphic organizer is one strategy that can be used on the same lesson to enhance both readiness and recall of material" (Bean et. al, 2011, p. 193). One of the ways to help students organize their thoughts and ideas is through the use of graphic organizers. Graphic organizers are a great help for all kinds of learners. The Web 2.0 Organizing Tool I liked was "Bubbl.Us" This website allows the user to log-on for free and create a visual graphic organizer that can be customized. This type of organizer allows the user to create a middle concept. Once the chosen concept is developed you can insert more bubbles from this central idea. This tool allows you to change the order of the bubbles after they have been created, add more bubbles, and delete if needed. You can even change the colors to help with more detailed organization and visual learners. According to Morrow and Gambrell electronic concept mapping and graphic organizers have been a successful tradition to technology implementation in the effective reading comprehension instruction according to the National Reading Panel's recommendations (as cited in McKenna et. all, 2010).

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