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Graphic Organizers are something that always found fun, and helpful! I like to keep all of my stuff organized, and color coded, etc... so graphic organizers are slices of heaven for me. For students, they can be rather taunting though. Sometimes students stress about how the graphic organizer is presented (most often they are presented in a way that intimidates students and makes them feel pressured to find the perfect information to pt on their organizer). Graphic organizers do not have to cause such a panic, they can look however you want them too! Then can even be created by the students themselves in a writing journal so that students know exactly what is expected of them from the organizer. There are so many great ways to use them in a classroom.

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The great thing about graphic organizers are that they are great at providing a visual for the students. After we read a book creating a graphic organizer together will be a great way to see what the students know. It is also a great opportunity for the students to work together. A large part of the elementary standards are comparing texts. A graphic organizer is the most effective way to do so.

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Graphic organizers are a useful tool that can be used in any subject area. I have not yet used them in a lesson but I know that I will end up using them when I have my own classroom. When I was in school, I did find them effective because they helped me to comprehend texts and see comparisons and contrast between words and other things.

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I also think that graphic organizers are a great tool for students to use and allow them to organize what they read effectively. However, I also believe that there are so many create ways to make different organizers. Some students tend to panic when they see graphic organizers, so teachers should make them fun! Here is an example of one that I quickly made for the student I tutored!

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When I was in elementary school, I personally did not like graphic organizers.  They did not help me greatly, so I was never a fan of when my teacher required for us to complete a graphic organizer.  I believe the biggest reason for this is because the main graphic organizer my teacher would have us use is the concept map.  Because they were overly used, I grew to dislike graphic organizers.  However, they are an extremely useful tool.  Varying the type of graphic organizers that are used can greatly benefit students by helping them organize their thinking while not wearing out one specific type of organizer.

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I personally like graphic organizers. As an IS many students with disabilities find the graphic organizers to be very useful. They can separate their thoughts while still seeing the connection among them all. I feel that they should be utilized in the classroom. I have used them when teaching lessons. It was successful. They have used Venn diagrams to compare characters, stories, or a movie to a story. I have used T-charts, and brain storm webs. All of which enhanced their thought processes. Some students require the implementation of graphic organizers as part of the accommodations or goals on IEP documents.

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I believe graphic organizers are a great tool to help students organize their thoughts. I have seen graphic organizers be used to help students who struggle with sequencing stories. Graphic organizers can be simply used by students at different ability levels. I have seen the use of graphic organizers be implemented in goals on students IEPS.

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I personally believe graphic organizers are a great tool in the classroom. In the earlier grades you can use them for students to describe
traits of characters in books using pictures and drawings. I have not used them yet while teaching a lesson, but I plan on incorporating them often. I will use them collaboratively where I will have them on the board and write what students tell me to. They are effective from what I have seen my various CT's use with the students. They are often used as reference materials.

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I think graphic organizers are a great tool. I love how they allow me to organize my thinking and is definitely beneficial since I am a visual learner. On the other hand, I think students complete too many worksheets. Additionally, often times there is no end product and students just throw the worksheet away since there isn't a place to put it. Because of this I tend to favor interactive notebooks over graphic organizers because they are similar but notebooks can be used as a reference instead of fuel for recycling.

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I believe that graphic organizers can be a very beneficial tool in the classroom. Graphic organizers are a great way to visually display thoughts and ideas to students. Not only can it be used as an extension of learning, it is also a great way to make connections between texts and ideas. Therefore, I believe that students should be taught how to use graphic organizers. I personally have not yet used graphic organizers in a lesson; however, I do plan on using them in the future. Furthermore, I have observed my CTs successfully use graphic organizers in lessons and hope to apply/use similar concepts.

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I have always been the type of person that thinks graphic organizers are helpful in some situations, but if students learn better with other methods, they should not be required to use graphic organizers more than it is helpful to them. I do think that they work really well with younger students and have seen how helpful it is for them to organize information and reference the organizer later to compare and contrast. I just think that with older students it can be a fine line to walk as they begin to understand what learning strategies work for them and what they do not always find helpful.

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Graphic organizers are perfect for sorting out thoughts, details, and ideas. Students do not even need to just write words in the bubbles but they can draw images to represent an idea. This is the perfect tool for students to engage in brainstorming, fact finding, sorting, and breaking down a text or thought. Professor Dubusky recently showed as a website to create online graphic organizers, called popplet I believe, and that would be extremely relevant and innovative for the classroom.

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I have always been a fan of graphic organizers to an extent. I am one who prefers my classwork to very organized. I always have. So when one of my teachers would provide a graphic organizer of some sort, I usually was on cloud nine. However, sometimes, I think it is important to organize information independently of the graphic organizer. Students need to practice finding the facts, drawing conclusions, compare and contrast, amongst other skills on their own. They should be used as a guide but not as a requirement (at least not all the time).

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I have found that graphic organizers are very effective. I recently did two different lessons with two different leveled reading groups in fourth and fifth grade. These lessons involved them using two different graphic organizers to observe a nonfictional text. I think graphic organizers are effective because there are so many different kinds of them. With a variety of them posted online you can pick out which ones that you feel would be developmentally appropriate for different students.

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I love graphic organizers because you can find them for anything you need to write visually. Plus you can make them specifically for any project or book. They also are very effective for all students including students with disabilities. We sometimes even write IEP goals around them.

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LOVE LOVE LOVE! I love graphic organizers because I am a visual learner. I like to draw in some of the "bubbles" in my graphic organizer. I think they are effective because they are great for visual learners and learners that learn best through words/writing. You could also incorporate auditory by recording yourself explaining the graphic organizer in words and listening to it.

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I like graphic organizers because they allow students to not only compare information but also keep track of what they have learned. I have never used a graphic organizer when teaching lessons yet. But I think they would be great to include in a future lesson. Maybe I will plan to include them in my unit plan or my next lesson

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Graphic organizers are so much more than just venn diagrams and concept maps. When I think of a graphic organizer I think of many different thinks. They are great tools to just get a student's thinking down on paper. It could be a list for them to brainstorm or a chart like a KWL. I think about how a graphic organizer is a way for a struggling writer to just get that first step down, knowing what they want to write about and what topics they are going to cover. I know that growing up, I always have struggled with starting a paper because I never know where to start, however, if I do something as simple as jot my thoughts down, I don't have such a hard time starting my paper.

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I believe that graphic organizers are great tools for both teachers and students. Teachers can display examples of graphic organizers throughout the classroom for students to reference. Students can use these graphic organizers to make sense of a concept or text. There are so many graphic organizers out there for teacher and students use besides a venn diagram. I think its important for teachers to display a number of the formats so students are aware of their options

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I find graphic organizers to be a great resource in the classroom. I frequently use them for vocabulary lessons, and sometimes for cultural components. For visual learners, they can help them to see connections between words and concepts. I am currently working on a lesson in which students use a graphic organizer to learn the items on a Dia de los Muertos altar. I'm so excited for the students to use it!

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Graphic organizers can be a great tool to help students organize and make sense of the text. However, many times, graphic organizers are the traditional Venn Diagrams, etc. and they are not used to their fullest potential. I think that if you are going to use a graphic organizer, you should allow the students to pick the organizational design that makes the most sense to them. They should be able to lay out the organizer however they choose, or they should be able to pick their own from a variety of options. Just like everything else, this is not one-size-fits-all.

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I think graphic organizers are great most of the time, if they are used properly. A graphic organizer is a great way for students to clearly state their ideas and organize them as well. A graphic organizer can help students understand what they read as well as document important information. However, sometimes I think teachers use graphic organizers too much. Graphic organizers are a really easy thing to give to students and have them work as somewhat of a time filler. I think as teachers we need to be careful that there truly is a purpose behind giving students graphic organizers to fill out, instead of simply using them as a time filler.

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Graphic organizers are a great way to get students thinking about a text or about a writing prompt. I think that graphic organizers help students organize their thoughts and direct their thinking. Graphic organizers help students decipher what they just read or help them organize ideas for what they may want to write about.

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I think graphic organizers are a great way to summarize the text and organize the meaning behind it. For me, as a visual learner, graphic organizers are helpful in seeing the bigger picture and making connections with what Im reading. I think there are so many different ways to use graphic organizers- so many different types. It's really important to choose the appropriate type for each text, otherwise it will be really confusing.

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I think that graphic organizers definitely have potential, but can be overused and wrongly used so often. I often see teachers (even some of our profs) using them as busy work. There is no depth or true meaning or conversation attached to it. I think it is important that we use G.O.s for genuine purposes. I have used G.O.s in some of my lessons and if I am intentional about how it is used, it works really well and students better understand the concept. But there have been a few times that my G.O. was just for work for students to do and the quality of work was less than good.

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I think graphic organizers are a great tool but, can be used in effectively. I remember growing up and filling out graphic organizers for what felt like busy work. I think that if you are going to use graphic organizers there needs to be a purpose and you need to reference them more than once. I have not used graphic organizers in a lesson yet but, I have seen them used in classes and I plan to use them in the future.

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I think graphic organizers are good tools for the classroom and can be very useful to students. Graphic organizers are a great way for students to organize thoughts and pick out the main idea and details of the work. I think graphic organizers can be used to see what students know before the lesson and to find out their knowledge gain. I do use them when I am teaching lessons. I actually have at least one planned for my unit. I do find them effective because it allows me to see what the students know with a quick and easy glance. It helps students to organize their thoughts.

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I grew up completing graphic organizers in every class and I began to have a bitter attitude towards them. Now that I'm becoming a teacher and looking at them in a different way, I like the concept of an organizer. I think they are a great way for students to organize their ideas and pick apart stories or topics that are being studied. I used a venn diagram in my preschool lesson when I was teaching the students about comparing and contrasting. I would like to learn more about different types of organizers and how they can be used in the classroom.

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I think graphic organizers can be useful for visual learners, if done correctly. They can be overdone (not every topic needs a graphic organizer to be understood) or misused (a Venn diagram for two things that are unrelated). I personally will skip a reading in a textbook and look at a graphic organizer to understand information better than by just reading it. I use Venn diagrams in lessons and the kids love them. I have not used any other kinds yet, but I hope to soon!

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I personally like graphic organizers in the classroom. I think they are effective when teaching on different ideas and concepts that overlap and differentiate. However, I don't think that you should use graphic organizers for every lesson. I think doing a graphic organizer as a whole group and having it on the board is beneficial for students to understand how to start comparing and contrasting, as well as doing a whole group lesson.