Mind Meister

While brainstorming reading strategies for my lesson cycle on "Civil Disobedience," I tried out Mind Meister. I started a map for Thoreau's ideas about taxes. Now, however, I have a dilemma. How does this help students? Do I simply use it as a glorified organizer on the SMARTBoard? Do I spend the time having the students set up accounts and then working on the map at home? A little bit of column A and a little bit of column B? As with all new technologies and Web 2.0 tools, I struggle with the balance between enhancing student learning and playing with fun, flashy toys....