MindMeister

[|**MindMeister**]


 * Resources/Links:**

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Sample Mind Maps:
 * [|What's New in MindMeister 3.0]
 * [|Best Online Collaboration Tools]
 * [|Social Media Web Sites]
 * [|The Future of Blogging]


 * SWOT Analysis **

__Strengths:__


 * Basic account is free
 * Can create, manage and share mind maps online
 * Web based - no downloads necessary
 * Collaborative
 * Easy to use - video tutorial explains the customize tools
 * Public Maps library contains a host of premade educational mind maps
 * Can Export maps as image / PDF / RTF or Publish to blogs or websites
 * Has an offline mode
 * Ability to customize map with hyperlinks, images, photos, and videos
 * You can search del.icio.us and Wikipedia for related information from any node

__ Weaknesses: __ > Per User: $15/yr minimum 20 users > Per Campus: > Primary School - $500/yr > Secondary School- $900/yr > University (Band A)- $1800/yr > University (Band B)- $3600/yr (1000 students of larger)
 * Only 6 mindmaps are free
 * Paid subscription gives access to more features
 * Academic Pricing:

__ Opportunities: __ __Threats:__
 * Students can collaborate and work simultaneously
 * Students can expand other student’s knowledge on a subject through collaboration
 * Print out to post around room to review


 * Is not compatible with all web browsers

**Ideas for the Classroom**

 * [|Mindmapping in language lessons]
 * [|Putting the Pedagogy into the Tools]
 * Students can record background knowledge for particular topics and expand over the course of an extended lesson: Add something new each day to monitor the students learning.

Example of Use in the Classroom
MindMeister - Taylor T.

I have never used MindMeister but it looks like it would be extremely helpful for graphic organizers. Students can brainstorm and collaborate on activities in the classroom at the same time. It is a free resource, which is extremely helpful, that can be used for main idea, cause and effect, and other graphic organizers. It would also be useful for teachers to use with each other for planning, especially across the curriculum. A team of teachers can, in real time, add to lesson plans and relate activities. It would be useful to build background knowledge, especially since you can use links and pictures. A really fun activitiy would be for students to make family trees or use it as a "get to know you" activity and students can find ways they relate to each other and have similarities. It is a great brainstorming activty to relate background knowledge to the content you are studying and make connections with real world experiences