Title: Visual Organizers Introduction and Quests
Course: 21 Things for Students > Section: Visual Organizers

Visual Organizer

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Introduction

You have been selected by your SSI (Secret School Instructor) to carry out two important quests Quest #1: Fire Rescue and Quest #2: Thrill Ride.   As part of this mission, you will be learning how to create visual organizers. The information on the organizers will be presented by you to your SSI Chief at the end of each quest.

If you are successful, you will be awarded with a Strategist Badge! So, secret agent, are you ready?

Briefing

Your first assignment in this mission will be to help a family in need by organizing a relief effort and organizing these efforts using a visual map.  In your second quest,  you to go on a top secret covert mission to an amusement park to find the most thrilling rides.

Quest 1: Fire Rescue

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Special Agent Briefing

Your task for this quest is to rescue a family from the ruins of their former home by organizing a relief effort. You must create a visual map of your ideas using one of the top secret programs called Gliffy or bubbl.us Remember to be successful, in this mission, you need to include everything from activities, supplies, food, clothing and volunteers that are needed.

The graphic organizer will be used to organize your efforts to help this family in need. You will need to create a secret image capture (screen shot) and save it to your secret file space. Check with your SSI Chief to find out where your secret file space is located.

Steps:

1. Watch one of the secret training videos – or- read the top secret training manual.

Bubbl.us Top Secret Training Video

Gliffy Top Secret Training Manual

2. Create your visual map using one of the links below.

bubbl.us

Gliffy

3. Create a secret image capture (screen shot)

4. Save it to your secret file space.

Completing this Quest

In order to complete this quest, create a secret image capture (screen shot) of your graphic organizer and save it to your secret file space. Make sure to have a top secret meeting with your SSI Chief about your secret file space. This is extremely important that you have access to your secret file. You may need this in a future mission.

 Check off this quest

Resources:
http://creately.com/

This site requires you to download the program. Please check with your tech department first.

http://www.xmind.net/

This site requires you to sign up and then sends an activation email

http://www.mindomo.com/pricing.htm

Quest 2: Thrill Rides

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Secret Agent Briefing

You have been selected by your SSI to carry out this top secret covert mission named Operation Thrill Rides. In this mission, you will need to travel to an amusement park and investigate the rides to find the most thrilling roller coaster and water ride. Your information will need to be organized in a visual map. Remember you must organize your rides into the appropriate category, along with your review of the rides. Remember to capture your findings in a secret image capture (screen shot). This secret image will need to be saved to your secret file space for your SSI to review.

Steps

1. If you need to review the secret training videos, click one of the links below.

Bubbl.us Top Secret Training Video

Gliffy Top Secret Training Manual

2. Travel to Cedar Point using the virtual pathway below.

Cedar Point Amusement Park

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3. Create your visual map using one of the links below.

Bubbl.us or  Gliffy

4. Create a secret image capture (screen shot).

5. Save it to your secret file space.

6. Take this roller coaster survey and make a prediction (click here), then look at what everyone else said (results link).

Completing this Quest

In order to complete this quest and earn your badge, create a secret image capture (screen shot) and save it to your secret file space. Make sure to have a top secret meeting with your SSI department chief about your secret file space. This is extremely important that you have access to your secret file.

To earn Expert Strategist status:

Explain which Thrill Ride has the most potential energy and which ride would have the most kinetic energy. You must also explain why this would be true. This secret document needs to be saved to your secret file space and presented to your SSI for review.

Having trouble remembering what Kinetic and Potential Energy mean? Try the links below to review.

Definitions of Kinetic and Potential Energy

More interesting information about energy and roller coasters

How roller coasters work

This site explains and demonstrates how roller coasters work!

Check this Quest off on your Tracking Document

Resources

If the link above does not work, try the following link to another visual mapping site.

http://creately.com/

This site requires you to download the program. Please check with your tech department first.

http://www.xmind.net/

This site requires you to sign up and then sends an activation email

http://www.mindomo.com/pricing.htm

If you would prefer your students select another amusement park, try the link below

Links to amusement parks around the world

Visual Origanizers Introduction Question

You are working on a new graphic organizer and need to add a “child” bubble. How do you add a sub-category, or child bubble to your graphic organizer?

- Click on the bottom of the last bubble or press enter.
Feedback: Great job!
- Click on the right side of the last bubble or press tab.
- Double click on a bubble
- All of these answers

Visual Organizers Introduction Question

How can a person quickly distinguish the parent bubble from the child or sibling bubbles?

- By reading each bubble.
Feedback: Great job!
- You can’t tell the difference
- Each category of bubbles is a different color.
- None of these answers

Visual Organizers Introduction Question

You are asked to create a floor plan to help rebuild the home destroyed in the fire. Which program would be most useful?

- Bubbl.us
- Gliffy
Feedback: Great job!

Visual Organizers Introduction Question

You have been assigned to a group to complete the quest Operation Thrill Ride. Which program will allow you to work on your  graphic organizers without ever meeting in person?

- Gliffy
- Bubbl.us
- Both answers are correct.
Feedback: Great job!

Viusal Organizers Introduction Question

How can you manipulate your graphic organizer in bubbl.us?

- Use the + or – to zoom in or out.
- Use the mouse
- Both Answers are correct

Visual Organizers Award

4. Visual Organizers
Mission Completed

Congratulations you have completed the Visual Organizers Mission.

To receive your Badge or certificate for completion from your SSI Chief :

1.  Take this Visual Organizers Quiz .  The password for the quiz is visual21 .  Do your best!

2.  Take a screenshot of your quiz results to show your SSI Chief.

3.  Please take this short survey to share your ideas on how to improve these activities and this 21things4students resource.

4.   Show your completed work for this mission to your SSI Chief to receive your Visual Organizers Badge.