Tool 9 : bubble.us

Retrieved from http://teachersfirst.com/20/getsource.cfm?id=1207 is an easy and free online tool allows you to brainstorm ideas, save your mind map as an image, share with students, and create colorful mind map organizers. My first impression of Bubble.us is that this online tool itself portrays the fun and excitement in learning new things. According to our respondent, he clearly stated that they use technology mostly in lectures and even for mind mapping, and for discussing things, online. Besides, if you have multiple tasks that need to be done, in Bubble.us, they offered multiple sheets that can be edited in tabs. In other words, you can apply your multitasking techniques onto this online tool. Another feature that I think is quite helpful for users is the drag and drop sheet sharing. This can be done with the copy and paste feature. With this feature, the flows of creating mind maps are flawless and quicker. After a user is done with his or her mind map and he or she is ready to present it with confident, the print button is always at the top of the page, and is a click away. I personally think that this online tool is somewhat perfect for users at any age since the features are once again, easy and simple to use. The first time a user open this tool, he or she can easily create a mind map by clicking on a button says “Start Here”. From there, you can simply click the arrow which shows to direction that you prefer. I honestly think that this tool should be used at both schools and university levels because the file can be transferred to any other users. Thus, according to this user, he or she tends to chat through discussion boards, and this online tool has its solution. When files are being transferred to other users, they can communicate and discuss upon any confusions and curiosity online. Therefore, this can also be considered as discussion board. This feature is by far, the most vital since users are exposed to few situations, which by our laptop can somewhat get stuck at all of the sudden, or even the battery ran out suddenly. When those things happen, you definitely do not have the time to save your work, and this is where this online tool comes in handy. Therefore, I think, auto saving is the most important feature among others.

By: Fatin Atiqah bt Rahim