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Site Assessment: Mindomo

Pricing

Positive: no auto-renwal

discounts available

Discounted for Education

Teacher

MY TOP PICK

$69/year

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

Basic

Good for personal use

$36/per year

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

Free

3 maps

Pros and Cons

Disadvantges

Sometimes tricky to use

Seems only suitable for I/S

Advantages

Expand and hide information using =/-

Notes feature to avoid clutter

Offline creation available

Easily share your work with classmates

Can be password protected

Ready made assignments and templates

Collaborative space

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.

English Classroom Use

Mind maps are a great tool to get students critically thinking

How?

study tool

turn mind maps into presentations

students

learn to support their arguments

share opinions

class discussions

assessment

collaborative maps

playback feature shows each student's contribution

check assignment's status

give students feedback

share assignment with students

decide if students will work individually/collaboratively

create assignments

give instructions

students will have to build mind maps

pre-made

writing essays

writing stories

book summary

each chapter is a main topic

characters, actions, details become subtopics