Graphic+Organizers


 * ===**Graphic Organizers ** are found in the form of **diagrams **, **maps ** and **webs ** and illustrate information in a graphical format. ===
 * ===Diagrams may be drawn by hand or designed on the computer with programs such as Padlet, Lucid Chart, Popplet, MindMeister, Inspiration (grades 6-12) or Kidspiration (grades K-5), and many more tools. ===
 * ===This strategy/tool can be used when - **brainstorming ideas **, **analyzing stories **, **analyzing characters **, **<span style="color: inherit; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.5;">comparing and contrasting information **<span style="color: inherit; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.5;">, **<span style="color: inherit; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.5;">storyboarding **<span style="color: inherit; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.5;"> (planning projects) **<span style="color: inherit; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.5;">prewriting during the writing process **<span style="color: inherit; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.5;"> and **<span style="color: inherit; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.5;">breaking down concepts to show the relationships with parts **<span style="color: inherit; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.5;"> (such a the parts of a cell). ===
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">These graphical representations of information have been found to make information easier to learn and understand, especially complex information (Dye, 2000). ===
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Further, using visual learning strategies have been found to be effective with struggling learners (Bulgren, Schumaker & Deschler, 1998; Gardill & Jitendra, 1999 cited in O'Bannon and Puckett, 2007). ===