Bubbl.Us as an ICT Tool

Bubbl.Us is a wonderful ICT tool.  In every classroom I have entered I have seen the teacher’s brainstorming with the students.  Bubbl.Us brings the brainstorm to a new and inventive way to help the students interact with technology and the brainstorm in a creative way.  Bubbl.Us allows the students to change colours, font colour and type, add new branches to any bubble and add multiple branches to one bubble.  They also have the control to move the bubbles around.  By being interactive the learners can get excited about brainstorming and be interested in contributing their ideas and thoughts. 

Strengths:

·         Interesting

·         Fun

·         Creative

·         Safe

·         Easy to use

·         Saveable

Weaknesses:

·         Need access top computers and internet

·         If students do brainstorming in small groups, it can be quite a task to make a class one and add all the points together.

·         Needs lots of time allocated to creating the Bubbl.Us

Interesting:

·         Colours can be changed

·         Fonts can be changed

·         Anyone can sign up and it takes less than 1 minute

My Teaching Context:
Bubbl.Us is a valuable ICT tool and should be used in the classroom to engage learners and get them interested in discussions and brainstorming.  Creativity has been lost in many classrooms, especially high school.  Creativity is a major part of development and leaners need this to grow as a person.  Creativity is a valuable lifelong skill that is used in every workplace.  Bubbl.Us can give the students some of this creativity to help them rise into the future!