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Designing a mindmap for a project in class

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Welcome to a new post of this educational learning journal. Today I would like to talk about mindmaps for educational purposes. As you know, here in Mars we use a lot of mindmaps so as to explain contents, projects, planning, etc. 




I have been thinking of sharing with you this fantastic tool as it is pretty simple and useful to use in class. The tool I am referring to is coogle. It's a free website in which you can create your online mindmaps for different purposes. With just a google account, you have access to create as many mindmaps as you want. 




As I have said earlier, it is free and easy, but sometimes it gets stuck and you cannot go backwards to undo a mistake. However, it offers visuals to explain many things in class and it makes learning fun. 




I have used this tool to present and explain a project to carry out in the class. The challenge has been successful, as the students understand perfectly what they have to do. In this case, I have used coogle to present a project about magnetism. They would have to design a model about a train track, for example, and make the train move along a track designed on a board using magnets.




Below, you can see the example of my mindmap to visualise what the students would have to do. I hope you enjoy it!

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