Tuesday, 13 October 2015

How to use Popplet: Theory and Tutorial

Popplet


A popplet is a bubble that is filled with information and images and that is connected with other popplet in order to organize all the information.
Popplet can be perfectly used for learning. Used as a mind-map, Popplet helps students think and learn visually. Students can capture facts, thoughts, and images and learn to create relationships between them. Students can do a collaborative brainstorming.


 Peachey, N. (n.d.). Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers. Retrieved October 13, 2015. 


Tutorial


1. First of all, you need to create an account. If your account is free, you can only create up to 5 popplets. After that, you can start a new project.


2.Click and drag to resize the popplet. You can move the whole popplet board.


3. Name your popplet. You can change its colour if you want.

4.Double-click to create a new popplet. Type in the popplet. You may change the popplet’s colour and draw or add an image in it. You can also add videos.


5.Click on “Make new popplet.”



To have a look at a sample activity, click on this link:Popplet sample





Click here to try out an activity using this tool: How to use Popplet: Activity

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