1. Go over basic skill-building on Inspiration.
Help students apply their concept maps from butcher paper to the computer. Inspiration concept maps allow students to visualize dimensions (by embedding text, graphics, and concept maps) and how concepts can relate through these dimensions.
2. Form small groups. Members of each group select one of a, b, or c below (relative to their Invention) and complete an inspiration map.
a. Concepts related to the function and underlying science of your invention.b. Address how the current culture has influenced your invention.
c. The benefits and limitations of your invention to environmental and societal groups.
Each map must contain: a minimum of 1 hotlink (URL), an embedded note (text),
an embedded concept map and graphic (suggestion: require also that at least one of the symbols or embedded graphics needs to be obtained from a "library" other than inspiration or from a copyright free site.)Other ideas for your map may include: a name for your invention, what problem it is solving, background information, who will be able to use it, any applications, and anything else related.
3. Members in each small group "cycles" their disk to other group members until each member has all 4 maps as a part of one map on their invention. The name of the Invention should be the top concept in this combined map. The other maps can be part of the main concept map or embedded maps (in upper right red square).
4. Each small group presents their combined group map.