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Throughout my own education I have considered myself a “visual learner”. I always found mind-maps and diagrams very useful because I could remember the information by displaying it in a visual format. If you want to read about mind mapping, click HERE There are many online mind maps makers but Popplet is one of the simplest. Watch this video to have a better idea of this online tool:   Adavantages:  The site is clean and simple. Ideal to use with children Popplet gives you the possibility of organising and synthesising information in more sophisticated ways than if it is just a list of information on a page. Popplet inspires creativity because its colours and interface. It is very easy to upload images (or grab them from Flickr) and add video. You can turn a PowerPoint into a Popplet . One of Popplet's best features is the fact that it is easy to share and collaborate. You can invite people to collaborate, send a link or copy some ...

Popplet is an application for the web and iPad, where you can collect, curate and share your ideas, inspirations, and projects.  It is a combination of wallwisher, glogster and field for webspiration which offers a lot of  possibilities: users can type, draw, upload images , embed videos or draw in the virtual “post-its” called “popplets" .  Advantages: Teachers can use it for collaborative work  Popplets can be connected It doesn’t have an limit on the number of characters you can use. . At the moment   is in beta and you need to request an invite.  Here is a video explaining how it can be used.  http://popplet.com/ Related posts: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2011/01/03/popplet-looks-like-a-winner-its-wallwisher-on-steroids/ http://2sparkley.edublogs.org/2011/01/05/popplet/