More sites with graphic organisers
The following links all came from http://www.bayworld.net/ferlazzo/index.html on the “Teachers page” there are links to all sort of things - take a look.
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
This next site is subscription only, but at $20 a year it seems like pretty good value to me - or just use the designs as a basis for making your own! http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/cycle/
This site lets you design your organiser on line, adding titles etc and then you can save and print them out http://myt4l.com/index.php?v=pl&page_ac=view&type=tools&tool=graphicorganizers
This site has over 20 organisers to download in either pdf or word format http://www.thinkport.org/Technology/template.tp
Graphic Organizers that Support Specific Thinking Skills
http://www.teacherxpress.com/f.php?gid=16&id=51
Some research graphic organisers to download
http://www.teachers.answers.com/main/research_center.jsp
You will be asked to fill in a form, but it takes only seconds.
Yet more graphic organisers
Cause and effect chart http://www.teacherfiles.com/downloads/graphic_organizers/Cause_and_Effect.pdf
Basic story map http://www.teacherfiles.com/downloads/graphic_organizers/Basic_Story_Map.pdf
Character web sheet http://www.teacherfiles.com/downloads/graphic_organizers/Character_Web.pdf
A photo scrapbook http://www.teacherfiles.com/downloads/graphic_organizers/Character_Web.pdf
Just the facts sheet http://www.teacherfiles.com/downloads/graphic_organizers/Just_the_Facts.pdf
Plot graph http://www.teacherfiles.com/downloads/graphic_organizers/Plot_Graph.pdf
KWL Chart http://www.teacherfiles.com/downloads/graphic_organizers/KWL_Chart.pdf
A story map http://www.teacherfiles.com/downloads/graphic_organizers/Story_Map.pdf
Character grid http://www.teacherfiles.com/downloads/graphic_organizers/Character_Grid.pdf
Thumbs up, thumbs down sheet http://www.teacherfiles.com/downloads/graphic_organizers/Thumbs_Up_Down.pdf
A graphic organiser which focuses on the 6 thinking hats
http://www.thinks.co.nz/st_freebies.html
This also shows a students response to the sheet and how he/she used it
Some more graphic organisers
http://www.itcpublications.com.au/PDF%27s/Icon%20Prompt%20template.pdf
http://www.itcpublications.com.au/PDF%27s/decision_making_matrix.pdf
http://www.itcpublications.com.au/PDF%27s/problem_solution.pdf
Lots of graphic organiser resources including online software etc
http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/graphic_organizers.htm
Examples of mindmaps from Tony Buzan’s site
http://www.mind-mapping.co.uk/mind-maps-examples.htm
Some visual organiser charts
http://www.in2edu.com/downloads/thinking/index.htm
http://www.in2edu.com/downloads/thinking/ThinkinMaps_Charts.pdf
http://www.in2edu.com/downloads/thinking/ThinkinMaps_Charts2.pdf
http://www.graphic.org/goindex.html
http://www.itcpublications.com.au/PDF%27s/problem_solution.pdf
http://www.nhcs.k12.nc.us/htree/Curriculum/ThinkingMaps.html
http://www.in2edu.com/downloads/thinking/Thinking%20MAPS.pdf
http://www.itcpublications.com.au/PDF%27s/y-chart.pdf
More online mindmap programmes
Graphic organisers to download
There are a range of charts her - I’ve not looked at them and so I don’t know how good they are
http://www.thecanadianteacher.com/downloads/graphic
Make flowcharts on line
Flowchart.com offers you a way to create your flowchart online. No software install. No downloads. No Plugins required. Just sign up and start creating your flowchart.
bubble.us - an online brainstorming programme
- Create colorful mind maps online
- Share and work with friends
- Embed your mind map in your blog or website
- Email and print your mind map
- Save your mind map as an image
More Whiteboard files - visual organisers
These 3 files are organisers. The first is another compare and contrast sheet and the other two are decision making sheets - both are the same layout, but the colours are different (would use one on the board and the other to print out and give students).
Another compare and contrast chart (compare_and_contrast_chart.notebook)
A decision making chart (decisiion_making_chart_1.notebook)
De Bono Yellow Hat Thinking Poster (yellow_hat_poster.pub)
Pdf file which includes great ideas for using visual organisers
The following is a link for booklets for Rationale software (http://www.austhink.com/)- however it contains lots of ideas about how to use organisers and has both completed and blank examples. Well worth a look!http://www.austhink.com/pdf/Secondary_Educators%27_Supplement__August_2006.pdf
For a word document (also provided as a Rationale file) giving a concept map showing how to organise debates click on the link http://wiki.austhink.com/Debating+templates