Make a Map. 1) Log in to BrainPOP as a student or teacher. 2) Visit a topic page and click the MAKE A MAP button.

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1 1) Log in to BrainPOP as a student or teacher. Make a Map 2) Visit a topic page and click the MAKE A MAP button. 3) The Make a Map concept mapping tool adds incredible utility to BrainPOP! Students and Teachers can use the tool for taking notes, organizing ideas, studying vocabulary, creating digital stories, and more. On the Make a Map page, the movie is on the left and the canvas is in the center. Students or teachers logged in with their My BrainPOP accounts can save their concept maps, add movies to their maps, or edit them using the NEW, OPEN or ADD MOVIE buttons located on the top left of the screen.

2 4) Click to play the movie and a camera icon will appear in the corner. When you reach an important moment, click the camera to take a snapshot of the movie and add it to the canvas. The snapshots will appear in the upper left hand corner of the canvas. Simply click and drag to move them. 5) You can type underneath the snapshot you took. We suggest ideas, thoughts, keyword descriptions, or anything to help organize the map. Clicking the > button will replay the moment from the movie. To provide context, the movie clip begins a few seconds before the specific captured moment. 6) Continue adding snapshots to the canvas. You can select each snapshot node and apply different colors. Color coding is terrific for organizing, categorization, and notetaking! The TRASH button will delete the selected node. 7) Click a KEYWORD and add it to the canvas. Clicking the play button will replay a clip from the movie in which the keyword is defined. Just like the movie snapshots, the keyword is defined in context.

3 8) Click ADD MOVIE to show related topics. Select a RELATED MOVIE to watch in the Make a Map player. Or add any BrainPOP topic movie from our entire topic library using the search field provided. Then, all of the associated resources for that selection will be loaded into the tool for you to begin adding to your concept map.

4 9) Some movies have associated images. Click IMAGES to see them all. 10) Click an image or keyword node and it will be automatically placed in the upper left hand corner of your map canvas, or drag and drop the nodes directly into the canvas to place them wherever you d like. 11) Add a blank shape node to your canvas by clicking a shape icon. Then, add your text.

5 12) Link nodes by clicking and dragging the arrow into the center of the node you would like to connect. Initially the arrow will be red. When you select the arrow it becomes green. Once you pull it to another node and release it, the arrow will turn black. Click in the middle of the line to add a linking phrase to the connector line. And, if you need to MOVE a connecting line you can always grab the squares on either end of the connector line and drag it to another node to re align as desired. 13) Change the appearance of the connecting line by first selecting the line on the canvas and then selecting a style in the CONNECTING LINE drop down.

6 14) Change the scale of your canvas using the SLIDER tool. Click the Expansion Icon (highlighted in red) to hide the resource material and maximize the mappable canvas area. This is a great mode for studying. 15) Write NOTES for your concept map. Click on the Notebook Icon. All notes written here are saved and attached to the map and viewable in the Teacher and Student Timeline View. 16) Continue building your concept map. When you finish, submit it to a teacher for feedback! * Some features will not be accessible if you are not logged in with your My BrainPOP account. Only when you are logged in with a My BrainPOP account will you be able to save, edit and add to your concept maps. Non logged in users will be able to print their maps. For more information go to : getting started make map/ BrainPOP and Related companies. All rights reserved. BrainPOP is a registered trademark of FWD Media Inc. d/b/a BrainPOP. For the full list of trademarks referenced on this page, please visit