Thing 14!

I felt that "thing 14" was a little tricky to understand at first, but then when I got the hang of it I started to like it. My favorite website that I found while exploring this thing was Gliffy. I could differently see myself using Gliffy because it is a website that is free and it lets you create diagrams, and I know in my classroom I will be using a lot of visual aides like diagrams and such. Also, I made a Vin digram on Gliffy today it talked about who likes fast food, and who does not like it, and who does like it. I felt this was a good example of the kind of Vin diagrams that I will be making soon in my classroom. I can also see myself using Gliffy with other things besides my classroom. I can see myself making charts for my day to do life. For example when I want to compare things, I can make a diagram to compare the results with. I can also use this in my classroom. I am so happy to have found out what Gliffy was all about. I feel when I start teaching it is going to be a life saver for me.

Another thing I came across in "thing 14" was mind maps. I did not learning about mind maps at all. It really confused me and it took me forever to get the hang of it. I want to teach PK-3rd grade and I feel that mind maps would be used in older grades. I do not even remember learning about mind maps when I was in elementary school. Mind maps can be useful if you are brainstorming; that is probably about that only thing I would use it for if I did teach older grades and had to use a mind map.