MindMeister Creation

In module 6 I learned how to use MindMeister to create a thinking map. Since in many Spanish classes a student is not learning just a new language but a culture as well I created a map of the countries in Central America with a specific interesting fact. The one thing I enjoyed about taking a foreign language was learning new and intersting facts about different countries.


Below is the link to the map that I created.

http://viking.coe.uh.edu/~mrbeemer/CUIN7316/Countries_in_Central_America.pdf

Screencast-O-Matic is Easier Than I Thought

When I noticed that I had to do a different type of Web 2.0 tool this week I got nervous. I decided to use Screencast-O-Matic while I created a map with Mindmeister. Here are the URL's for these two websites, www.screen-o-matic.com and www.mindmeister.com. I was a nervous a wreck when I started looking at all the different things that are possible with these two tools. I thought to myself what kind of information do I want to use for a mind map. Then it came to me when I was taking Spanish I, II, III, IV, and V I could have used this mind map program to make my life easier in learning all of the Spanish speaking countries in the world.

So, I decided to make a mind map of the Countries in Central America! The map that I created was a simple map with simple facts. Look below to see what the end result was.


http://www.mindmeister.com/maps/show/84630499
I created an amateur tutorial of how to create a mind map using www.screenomatic.com. This was my first audio file that I have created so please be gentle in your critiques of my performance.

Please click below to see the tutorial that I have created.

http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cXeQ0m2wQ