For this week's blog post, I tried the Popplet Graphic organizer to arrange my thoughts for my Digital Storytelling project. I found the tool to be very easy to use and I think students could pick up on it quickly. I used my graphic organizer to document the important elements of my story - like the characters, setting and plot, but also to map out the butterfly lifecycle and important moments along the way. Some of the important moments in this scientific process will make way for elements of my story - like when butterflies come out of their chrysalis with crumpled wings, the main character can be confused and frightened, and work through that challenge as her wings get ready to fly for the first time. I haven't yet decided on the tool I'd like to use yet- I wanted to use illustration to make it more like a narrated children's storybook - but I haven't yet found a tool I like that has illustrations of caterpillars and butterflies.
I think Popplet could have many potential uses in the classroom - students can map out important elements in a story they've read or in a story they'd like to write. They can also use it to brainstorm ideas and make notes about how the different ideas relate to each other. This tool could be used to support many of the CCSS, including creating and publishing work online, researching, writing collaboratively, etc.
Below is my creation with the tool as well as a link to the full view.
References
Popplet for School. (n.d.). Retrieved March 05, 2017, from http://popplet.com/
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