Popplet

Here is a simple Popplet that I created about myself. I have talked with my teammate about using Mindmaps with our writing so I am excited to try a few more out. I would love to do one of these together as a class to show the pre-writing process and getting their thoughts organized before writing a story. My only concern would be having it be printer friendly and effective with keeping the kids on track with their writing and not taking up too much time. This would also be a great way to have the kids introduce themselves or a friend to the class.

http://popplet.com/app/#/391140

Tagxedo

This is the Wordle that I created for the book Holes. My students could create these for any of the class books or literature groups that we do. I like this activity because it can be as general or specific as you want to make it. It could be about an entire book or they could be given the task of describing one character or event in the book. They could also create one at the beginning of the year to describe things about themselves. I thought it was very simple to use and offered lots of options for the kids.