Tech Tuesday - Popplet




Hi there! It's Tech Tuesday again, and time to share an online app that I find useful for organizing thoughts, and sparking collaboration and conversation for group projects, teacher presentations, and more.

Where to find it?

Visit the Popplet website at www.popplet.com. Then log-in or register as a first-time user.  The Popplet app is also available for android phones and iPhones.  You can use the free membership that allows for 10 Popplet presentations, or upgrade for more features.

What will you find?

Every Popplet project begins with a blank canvas.  From there, double-click to add a popple, and then insert text, links, pictures, and YouTube clips, and draw inside the popples.  Popples can be moved by clicking on them and dragging them around the canvas or by dragging them into each other to form links between popples.  The popples can also be resized, relabeled, and color coordinated for organizational purposes.
Collaborators for a popplet are invited by email and are given access to edit the project.  The collaborator's registered name is shown on each popplet they add/edit, and comments can be added to each popplet by anyone with access to edit.  Finally, when the popplet is complete, popples can be snapped in place on the canvas.
Once saved, popplets can be shared using Facebook and Twitter, and can be embeded or linked on other sites.  There is also the option to make the popplet project public, export the project, or print it.
Below is a popplet for the reading incentive program I am using in the Redwood Library for this year.



What I like about Popplet?

Popplet is a free app that is easy to navigate, share,and edit.  The canvas allows for free movement of popples, which works well when collaborating and sharing ideas.  Popples can be organized as needed: in columns, rows, as a mind map, or any other configuration required.  I recommend that first-time users use the user-friendly tutorial, which does a great job of leading you through the process of creating your first project.  This is also a great tool for creating timelines, creating story boards, and mapping out curriculum content, like food chains or summaries and reviews.  
   

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