Brainstorming, Collaborative Planning, and Mind Mapping

 by        Virgie A. Faulk  and  Sharon A.

Williams

 Introduction

Brainstorming with the use of technology, is a method of shared problem-solving in which members of a group spontaneously contribute ideas.Collaborative Planning is the opportunity for people to work together online on the same activity that demands permanent planning and collaboration.

A mind map is made up of objects and features, which represent information. One can describe the anatomy of a mind map in two ways; by the feature names, and by their purpose when used in a map.

• Mindmeister is a web application that allows you to create mindmaps and share them with others. It is ideal for visual thinking and problem solving.

• During classroom discussions, this tool can be projected onto a whiteboard or screen  and student ideas can be added to the map. [Click on video]

 

 http://www.mindmeister.com/maps/show/57382596

 

Let's Engage!

 

 • Mindomo Desktop is a

mind mapping application which can be deployed to your desktop and run across operating systems.

• Teachers can use Mindomo for lesson plans, lectures and for gathering research materials.

 www.mindomo.com   

We learn by doing; click on the link below!

http://www.mindomo.com/demo.htm

 Wall Wisher an online Notice Board maker...it is ideal for making announcements, wishing people, keeping notes and things you can do with Post-its...and more...

lino it is a free sticky and canvas service that        requires nothing but a Web browser.

http://en.linoit.com

Lino It

www.wallwisher.com/wall/xwildcat

 

 

This is a real-time collaboration tool for students working on projects and allows each student to communicate by editing and adding comments to the diagram while working simultaneously.[Click on the video! ]

To set up accountwww.cacoo.com

To engage https://cacoo.com/diagrams/IOmOTwC7KO5uwRkH/edit           

TOOL ACCOUNT REQUIRED

FREE BASIC PLAN

SHARE & COLLABORATEWITH ANYONE

OFFLINE CAPABILITY

IMPORT/EXPORT CAPABILITY

CACOO Y FREE TRIAL

Y N LIMITED

MINDMEISTER Y 3 MAPS FREE

Y Y Y

MINDOMO Y Y Y Y Y

LINO IT Y Y Y N N

WALLWISHER N Y Y N Y

COMPARISON CHART

  Let's Sum up what We have Learned!

http://www.mindomo.com/edit.htm?m=399d7d5c0cc246208b886cbe25549941

 

To access the link above, use the following information. login: techteacher  password: chem14istry