1. INSPIRATION THE ULTIMATE THINKING AND LEARNING TOOL

2. WHY VISUAL THINKING

4. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH INSPIRATION • BRAINSTORM IDEAS • STRUCTURING THOUGHTS • VISUALLY COMMUNICATING CONCEPTS • TAKE NOTES • ORGANIZE EFFICIENTLY • TRANSFORM ANY/ALL OF THE ABOVE INTO POLISHED PRESENTATIONS

5. IN OTHER WORDS, UNLEASH…

6. FOUR ENVIRONMENTS • 1. DIAGRAM VIEW • 2. MAP VIEW • 3. OUTLINE VIEW • 4. PRESENTATION MANAGER

7. DIAGRAM VIEW- TO SHOW RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CONCEPTS/IDEAS

8. MAP VIEW- CREATE MIND MAPS – DEVELOP THINKIING AROUND A CENTRAL IDEA

9. OUTLINE VIEW – ORGANIZE AND WRITE REPORTS AND TAKE NOTES

10. PRESENTATION MANAGER • CREATE POLISHED PRESENTATIONS FROM ALL/ANY OF THE ABOVE AT THE CLICK OF A BUTTON

11. COME ON, GET ORGANIZED!! BUT “HOW” IS THE QUESTION??????

12. TYPES OF GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS • CONCEPT MAP • IDEA MAP • MIND MAP • WEB • STORYBOARD

13. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS • IB IAS • TOK • CAS • CAREER PLANNING • FIELD TRIPS AND PROJECTS • COMPARING LITERARY NOVELS • CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS • DEVELOPING UNDERSTANDING AROUND COMPLEX CONCEPTS

14. CONCEPT MAPS • HIERARCHIAL DIAGRAM • BEGINS WITH THE MOST GENERAL AND WORKS DOWN TO THE MORE SPECIFIC • CONNECTS KEY CONCEPTS WITH LINKS AND DESCRIPTIVE WORDS • EXPLAINS RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CONCEPTS • EG: TO ILLUSTRATE SCIENTIFIC OR HISTORICAL CONCEPTS

15. IDEA MAP • BRAINSTORMING IDEAS • PLANNING • PROBLEM SOLVING • CREATIVE WRITING • LET IDEAS FLOW FREELY, MAP THEM AND THEN STEP BACK AND IDENTIFY COMMON THEMES/PATTERNS EMERGING THEREIN

16. MIND MAP • SIMILAR TO IDEA MAPS, BUT MORE HIERARCHIAL IN THE SENSE THAT A CENTRAL IDEA IS DEVELOPED INTO RELATED AND SUPPORTING IDEAS • EXCELLENT TOOL FOR RECALLING AND RECAPTULATION

17. WEB • VISUAL MAP • MORE USEFUL FOR ANALYSING A STORY OR PLAN • SUPPORTED WITH VISUAL IMAGES FOR CLARITY AND DESCRIPTION

19. STORYBOARD • PLANNING GROUP PRESENTATIONS • EXPLAINING STRUCTURE OF THOUGHTS AROUND PRESENTATIONS • A GOOD AREA OF APPLICATION WOULD BE TO CREATE A STORYBOARD BEFORE BEGINNING INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION PROJECTS

20. CAUTION!!

22. POSSIBLE MILESTONES

23. LET US BEGIN!!