The Educational Ecstasy

 A cognitive map is a visual tool used to organize and represent knowledge. It involves connecting concepts with labelled links that illustrate the relationship between them. It is mainly used in education, research and problem solving because they help simplify complex ideas.  The several uses of concept maps include to teach or summarize a topic, to generate or organize ideas, problem solving, planning, research. The units taken for cognitive mapping were Beyond the Horizon and Heights of Harmony. The former unit contains 3 chapters, which includes a poem, travel experience and story. The latter unit contains 3 chapters which includes Q poem, story and one act play. The former unit focusses in travel and different experience it gives. The Heights of Harmony emphasize the relationships, harmony, cooperation, friendship and corrupting power of money.

 As part of B.Ed. curriculum, ICT lesson plan has been prepared for the first lesson plan on the lesson The Nightingale and the Rose. As it was the first hour the students were so thrilled and energetic. They listened well. On the first day itself I completed the first lesson plan on the lesson 'First Showers'. Students were so excited to see the model of the seasons. I completed the poem on the next day and moved on the next lesson The Nightingale and the Rose. It was an ICT lesson plan and the students were so excited to see the videos and pictures. Students seemed so active to see images and videos. They understood about the soothing power of nature. The video of nightingale singing made them realize how sweet the voice of nightingale is.