INSPIRATION
THE ULTIMATE THINKING AND
LEARNING TOOL
WHY VISUAL THINKING
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
IN OTHER WORDS, UNLEASH…
FOUR ENVIRONMENTS
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1. DIAGRAM VIEW
2. MAP VIEW
3. OUTLINE VIEW
4. PRESENTATION MANAGER
DIAGRAM VIEW- TO SHOW RELATIONSHIPS
BETWEEN CONCEPTS/IDEAS
MAP VIEW- CREATE MIND MAPS – DEVELOP
THINKIING AROUND A CENTRAL IDEA
OUTLINE VIEW – ORGANIZE AND
WRITE REPORTS AND TAKE NOTES
PRESENTATION MANAGER
• CREATE POLISHED PRESENTATIONS FROM
ALL/ANY OF THE ABOVE AT THE CLICK OF A
BUTTON
COME ON, GET ORGANIZED!! BUT “HOW” IS THE
QUESTION??????
TYPES OF GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
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CONCEPT MAP
IDEA MAP
MIND MAP
WEB
STORYBOARD
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
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IB IAS
TOK
CAS
CAREER PLANNING
FIELD TRIPS AND PROJECTS
COMPARING LITERARY NOVELS
CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS
DEVELOPING UNDERSTANDING AROUND
COMPLEX CONCEPTS
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
IDEA MAP
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BRAINSTORMING IDEAS
PLANNING
PROBLEM SOLVING
CREATIVE WRITING
LET IDEAS FLOW FREELY, MAP THEM AND
THEN STEP BACK AND IDENTIFY COMMON
THEMES/PATTERNS EMERGING THEREIN
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
WEB
• VISUAL MAP
• MORE USEFUL FOR ANALYSING A STORY OR
PLAN
• SUPPORTED WITH VISUAL IMAGES FOR
CLARITY AND DESCRIPTION
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
CAUTION!!
POSSIBLE MILESTONES
• LET US BEGIN!!