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I once read a book on mind mapping. In this book the authors not only talked about the power of maps in the mind but also gave some amazing examples of the power of the tool. People who can rememeber thousands of details or can tell a story from memory that spans days have developed a way to make complex connections in their minds which allow them to remeber or rather connect tons of information. There was this one person who could remember Phi out to the 10,000 number or something absurd like that.

This seems like a natural extension of the 21st century classroom. Having student use and create maps that help suppport connections is a powerful way to learn. There is a tool called Imaginarium that Malden high has access to. I have tried to use the program to create maps for students to help them understand the connections between idea's and characters, the relationship between characters in novels. I have found that it works well with some and not with others. I can say that I have not systematically used mind maps, however many good note taking skills are smaller versions of mind mapping.

media type="custom" key="10199229" =10. 2 Bubbl.us= The challenge is getting my hands dirty and working with the new applications. They can be intuative, but also complicated for me. When I work with the map I envision how a student(s) might be able to use this to create a study guide, organize a unit or in small groups or even whole class develop the skills to create maps for the group as a group.
 * what went well and what was challenging?

See above.
 * How might you use this in your classroom?

I did not like working with this tool. I hope that when school starts again I can have some help with what can be done with mindomo. media type="custom" key="10199289"