Inspiration

*The information for the concept map created in this assignment, refers to the Universal Design for Learning.

Similar to photoshop, the inspiration project was one in which I could have worked on for quite some time, tinkering with the layout or the information I wanted to include. The program is easy to use, whether you choose to use the outline or graphic layout, to create the concept map. What I found most difficult was choosing the right amount of information to include. For this particular assignment, there was a lot of information, thus the original notes I had taken down made the graphic appear too busy and extensive. I chose to “clean it up,” making the information concise and keeping what I believed to be significant/pertinent.

Inspiration is a wonderful educational tool. As a teacher or student, you can use the program to create graphic organizers or concept maps as part of a lesson, study guide, project, etc. As a teacher, you could create one for the students and provide them with it as a means of breaking down a lesson and easily understanding the information. This may be especially beneficial to students who are visual learners. You could become creative and create ones with blank spaces, having the students complete it as an assignment. Also, as a group or individually, you could have the students create their own to demonstrate their understanding of the unit (etc). Allowing the students to create and work on their own concept maps, teaches them how to be concise and to include what it is most relevant and important.