7th grade students learned how to build mind maps online, collaboratively. We had to remember our e-mail addresses as we used them to create secure accounts on mindmeister. We worked in pairs and had as many as 10 groups working on one mind map at different computers at the same time. Mindmeister is an online collaborative tool that can be used for brainstorming purposes. Some teachers have expressed interest in using it to assess students as they write about a chapter, show some scanned examples of their work and possible link to resources.
We were looking at the various systems we have today, why we would call them systems and how we think they can help us in school. It gave us an opportunity to practice working as a team.
Here is one of our maps (best viewed with full screen), expand the nodes, put your mouse over the notes to see more info. As parents, we would like you to comment below and let us know if you think you are able to use it in your work environments. This will help us understand how widely it can be used.
We were looking at the various systems we have today, why we would call them systems and how we think they can help us in school. It gave us an opportunity to practice working as a team.
Here is one of our maps (best viewed with full screen), expand the nodes, put your mouse over the notes to see more info. As parents, we would like you to comment below and let us know if you think you are able to use it in your work environments. This will help us understand how widely it can be used.