We are currently using Mindmeister in our 6th grade Language Arts classroom. As a teacher, I’ve used mind maps or concept mapping for years on paper or with Inspiration on the computer. Last year I was introduced to Mindmeister, an online mapping tool that can be used collaboratively. In addition, it can be accessed via the iPad each student has in the classroom.

Today we finished mapping types of stories. Students explored with color and themes as they created the maps. When we began talking about how to collapse some of the categories one student discovered what I was leading to next. She exclaimed, “We can use this to study! We can look at a category and then expand it to see if we remembered everything.” Voila! Constructivism strikes again. What are some other ways you use Mindmeister?

Types of stories with details