Site Assessment: Mindomo

English Classroom Use

Mind maps are a great tool to get students critically thinking

How?

create assignments

pre-made

book summary

each chapter is a main topic

characters, actions, details become subtopics

writing stories

writing essays

students will have to build mind maps

give instructions

decide if students will work individually/collaboratively

share assignment with students

check assignment's status

give students feedback

assessment

collaborative maps

playback feature shows each student's contribution

turn mind maps into presentations

class discussions

students

share opinions

learn to support their arguments

study tool

Final Thoughts

I think it is worth it to pay for the site. There are many benefits (as you can see in the pricing section of the mind map). I would pay for the Teacher package because it makes collaboration super easy between teacher and students and student to student.I wanted to try to show a lot of the various functions and why I think it is worth the investment without having to explain it all. I think seeing it in action is the best way to sell itself.

This mind map shows by itself why it is worth the investment.

Pros and Cons

Advantages

Collaborative space

Ready made assignments and templates

Can be password protected

Easily share your work with classmates

Offline creation available

Notes feature to avoid clutter

Expand and hide information using =/-

Disadvantges

Seems only suitable for I/S

Sometimes tricky to use

Pricing

Positive: no auto-renwal discounts available

Discounted for Education

Free

3 maps

Basic

Good for personal use

Unlimited mind maps
1GB storage
Document Upload
Password protected mind maps
Desktop version included
iPad and Android sync
8 Export formats
7 Import formats

$36/per year

Teacher

MY TOP PICK

Basic +

Students with free Mindomo accounts can work with all premium features on the assignments shared with them.Also, students don't have to share their maps back to the teacher as they are automatically shared when students start the assignment.The teacher can create student accounts without an email.

5GB storage
Video and audio embedded
15 mind map assignments

$69/year