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The concepts in chapter seven opened my eyes to new ways of sorting information, studying, and presenting ideas. Outlines are already such a huge part of my life, but then taking the information from the outline and making it into an idea map is a great way to study. I can make myself a quiz, make someone else a quiz, and learn off of it. Storyboards are a more elaborate way of sorting the information from the idea map and is also very helpful. I plan on using the computer as my most reliable source of technology. I construct my outlines and maps on MS Word. 

I would require my students to construct an idea map so they can become familiar with how to make them, how useful they are, and how they are a great study tool. I would give them an outline or summary of a subject, and have them create a map out of it. Or, for a quiz I could have them fill in the blanks. I use outline almost everyday in all of my classes. It is so important for students to learn early on how to make a clean cut informative outline. It is a great way to stay organized and learn material. I would require them to outline a chapter and use that as their study guide. After they master the idea map, I would have them do a storyboard for a more challenging assignment. All of these concepts are very helpful and used in a students everyday life.

In the last week I learned more about outlines, knowing how to find good websites and research, and inspiration. I plan on teaching my students about how you identify a legitimate website vs a non-legitimate source. I hope to learn more about inspiration, as I am new to it and never heard about it before. I can see it being very useful in the classroom. Mail merge is also still very new to me. That is something every teacher should learn how to do. It is easy, necessary, and efficient.