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7 Ways to Use Mind Map in Education

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 > Mind Map Knowledge > 7 Ways to Use Mind Map in Education

Posted by Chelsea Yang | 12/23/2019

Some far-sighted teachers have already introduced mind maps
into their class, thus improving both class efficiency and
quality. This articles introduces 7 ways to use mind maps in
education.
Mind maps are used as a popular tool in more and more fields nowadays. For
teachers and students, mind maps play an important role in education. How can
mind maps be applied into teaching? How can students improve learning
efficiency and effect by using mind maps? Read this 7 ways to use mind maps
in education.

Use Mind Maps to Learn Vocabulary

Vocabulary is the source of knowledge. However, it's not always easy to

remember words of your mother tongue, not to mention learning vocabulary of
a second language. With the help of mind map, you can create maps of word
groups in different theme and add new words to corresponding groups at any
time. The radiant structure of a mind map suits the way human brain works in
diverging an idea.

To create a vocabulary mind map, Edraw MindMaster allows you to insert

images, notes and hyperlinks into a mind map to add detailed information and
strengthen visual memory. Definitions, sample sentences, comments, audio and
video can be added as attachments in a vocabulary mind map. The following is
a mind map of English collocations with "DO", through the map, it's easy to see
and remember the collocations at one glance. Detailed information and more
examples can be added to the existing word map at anytime.
Use Mind Map to Learn Grammar

Grammar is the groundwork for effective lauguage learning. However, we

always hear people complaining grammar learning as a pain. The grammar rules
such as sentence structures, tenses, and part of speech make us headache.
Usually we read grammar book and write down grammar notes to learn
grammar, but it's difficult to have a clear overall understanding in mind and hard
to avoid confusion.

Mind maps provide a much more effective approach for sorting out grammar
rules. The radiate structure is perfect for summarizing and presenting grammar
points in a bird's eye overview then drilling into details. It reflects relationships
and shows connections of different grammar points visually. Also, this map
format is easier for you to review, preview, and navigate than a book. What's
more, you can use eye-catching colors, shapes and icons to make it more
attractive than grammar books to read.
For example, if you are learning English Parts of Speech, you write down
"English Parts of Speech" as the central topic. Branch off the topic with
different branches such as nouns and verbs, and then break down each branch
into detailed catalogues. In this case, it's quite easy for you to get the main
content with a glance at the map.

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Use Mind Maps to Make a Teaching Plan

Making a teaching plan is essential to teaching, but it's usually time consuming.
For teachers, mapping a teaching plan can not only save them time but also
show a clear picture of the lesson on the whole. Here's how I make teaching
plans with mind map software:

First of all, write down the name or general content of the class as the central
topic on the center of the canvas. Then branch off the central topic with several
main parts in preparing a class, including teaching objectives, details, resources,
preparation, activities, evaluation and assessment. Teaching objectives lay the
foundation of the structure and process in a class. Details are information about
when and where the class is given, what is going to be taught and who will
attend it. Search for the resources of teaching materials and figure out what will
be used in which part clearly. Plan class activities with concrete instructions, set
evaluation criteria and assessment methods to ensure what students will do. Do
"3 checks" to ensure the teaching plan is practical - check the teaching and
exercising materials, check teaching equipment and check assignments.

Use Mind Map to Do Class Presentation

In class, teachers like using presentations to assist their lectures, and students
sometimes do presentation activities to practice their learning and
communication skills. Powerpoint and keynote are two most well known class
presentation tools. However, one of the challenges with the slideshow is that it
isn't easily understood how the entire picture is. What you see are individual
slides one by one, and you couldn't figure out their relationships in between.

That's why lots of people turn to mind maps for class presentation. Mind map
shows everything in a single page. It structures information in a logical way and
shows the web of relationships clearly. What's more, mind maps are more
flexible for presentation. If you only want to show the content overview to your
audiance, you can collapse all the details. If you want to focus on a special
branch when talking about that part, you can drill the branch.

Edraw MindMaster offers two ways to do presentations. One is slide by slide

presentation, and the other is full picture dynamic presentation. You can choose
any way you like. You can also add visual elements such as images, icons and
colors to the topics, and insert hyperlinks such as website addresses and local
files to enrich your presentation.
Use Mind Map to Take Notes in Class

Taking notes is a requisite for students. The most common way of taking notes
is to copy down what the teacher wrote on the blackboard or copy contents on
the book to notebooks. However, almost all the notes are densely dotted texts in
a linear structure which is often lengthy and difficult to read. In a mind map, the
topics are expressed with keywords or short phrases following a radiant
structure, which forces students to extract key information from interminable
book texts.

No matter the mind map is made on a blank piece of paper or software canvas,
do remember to show relationships, hierarchies and connections between
individual pieces of information at a glance. Images can be inserted to topics to
help comprehend corresponding content better. Detailed information can be
added as a note, but make sure that the information is meaningful. Mind map
notes can help students a lot when preparing for an exam. Comparing with
going over a book, a mind map is easy to read and carry with. The process
of taking notes in a mind map is how students understand and digest the content.

Use Mind Map to Boost Students Creativity

Mind maps are developed in a radiant structure which is exactly how human
brain naturally works. Students are prone to copy-paste and imitate others
because they are restricted by textbooks and certain frames. However, if a blank
piece paper is given, they are way more creative and active to express their
opinions than usual.

For example, in classes that involve imagination, the teacher can create a new
mind map which is a blank canvas, and then put his idea in the central topic to
ask students for solutions to the idea. Since no requirements and restrictions are
laied out, this will greatly provoke students' creativity and their ideas explode
like a volcano. The following is a mind map of summer plan, a teacher writes
the central idea and students give ideas on whatever they think of, helping
develop creative thinking skill.

Use Mind Map to Make a Book Summary

When I was in junior, I was required to read 3 books each semester and make
book summaries respectively in the final. The whole class handed in piles of
notebooks which mainly consist of excerpts from the books we read. Later,
some students were asked to give an oral statement on the book, and most of the
presentations were reciting excerpts rather than plots, themes and comments.
Obviously, such kind of book summary didn't work out.
After I went to college, my teacher was annoyed at my "excerpts" book
summary and he taught me to make a book summary of Call of the Wild with a
mind map. As is mentioned above, a mind map forces students to extract key
information from lengthy book texts with key words and short phrases. This
process makes students focus more on thinking rather than copy-pasting, thus
understanding the book better.
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Edraw mind map software. This software also covers mind map examples in
other fileds such as business and daily life.

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plan plan plan
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