Assignment 5.1: Survey of Analytic Tools

The following list reflects 5 analytic tools I have chosen to evaluate.

1.bubbl.us

Type of learning:

Remembering- By creating mind maps, students can refer to them when trying to remember connections. 

Creating- Students can build mind maps to help visualize how ideas are interconnected. 

Type of learning experience:

Visual/Verbal symbols- Mind mapping combines the use of visual and verbal symbols to create a map.

Integration of Bubbl.us for teaching and learning:

    Bubbl.us lets users create mind maps. Thinking about instruction in the makerspace, I could see using mind maps to visualize to students how different makerspace tools can be used and what they are used for. By creating a visual map, students may be able to make better connections with what tools are needed for different results. I would like to create a poster with this tool that could be used as a resource in the makerspace.  

2. spiderscribe.net

Type of learning:

Remembering-Teachers can create mind maps on spiderscribe.net that students access to retrieve information in a variety of formats.     

Analyzing- Students can create mind maps to show the correlation between different ideas.

Type of learning experience:

Exhibits- Spiderscribe.net lets users add information through a variety of formats.  These mind maps can provide written, visual, and auditory information that can digitally exhibit a topic. 

Integration of spiderscribe.net for teaching and learning:

    This website is great. I already have several ideas about how this tool could be used. The library could create a mind map on this site related to the monthly book displays. We could include further information on the topic. For example, for Hispanic Heritage Month, a mind map could be created with interviews on YouTube from Hispanic authors, suggestions of movies and documentaries, or short stories. We could then provide a QR code with the display and add a link on the library website. 

3. Cacoo

Type of learning:

Remembering- Students can select correct paths to get answers. 

Applying- Students can use what they have learned to choose how to proceed through a process.

Type of learning experience:

Verbal/visual symbols- Cacoo lets users create visuals such as flow charts to display ideas or processes. 

Integration of Cacoo for teaching and learning:

    Cacoo offers a variety of diagrams, although I have focused on their flowcharts when evaluating. I think creating flowcharts could be valuable in the library. I could create flowcharts for student employees to show how different processes are done, for example, what is done with different types of books that are returned. Flowcharts could also be used to show how different processes happen in the makerspace. I have a feeling there will be a few new posters in the TEC Lab soon. 

4. Ditch that Textbook: Google Graphical Organizers for the Classroom

Type of learning:

Applying- Using graphical organizers help students to display ideas.

Type of learning experience:

Visual/verbal- Students fill shapes with words to create a cohesive reflection of their thoughts. 

Integration of Ditch That Textbook graphical organizers for teaching and learning:

    Just browsing the graphical organizers on this site gave me a few ideas that I could use with younger students (4-12). Several times throughout the year Miami Regionals hold workshops and camps that the library participates in by holding sessions in the TEC Lab. I could use a graphical organizer to teach students what happens during the process before letting them try things hands-on.  For example, I could teach students the process of sublimation printing so they learn about how the heat reacts with ink to adhere to the fabric, they would then have a better understanding of how what they create is made.

5.shout.com

Type of learning:

Evaluating- For Shout, I focused on the online quiz builder function. This can be used to assess students after completing instruction. 

Type of learning experience:

Demonstrations- Student workers could first watch demonstrations of how tasks are completed and demonstrate their knowledge.  The quizzes are then used to assess how impactful the demonstrations are. 

Integration of Shout for teaching and learning:

    I am a big fan of Google Forms. I currently have a quiz created for new student employees to make sure they have received adequate training. I really like Shout because it can be used on mobile, tablet, and desktop.  All of my current student workers prefer mobile versions when possible. After using Google Forms for so long, I am excited to have different visual options as well.