1. Web 2.0 Thinking Tools:
Considerations for Collaborative Brainstorming, Mind-mapping, and Storyboarding Web 2.0 Tools

2. Tools to Support Collaborative Thinking
Created by Liz Sikes, TWU SLIS Graduate Assistant
For Students in LS5233: Multimedia Resources and Services, LS5333: School Library Media Center, and LS5443: Librarians as Instructional Partners
To support your use of these tools and to help you select the best tools for your own students
Revised by Dr. M. 2011

3. What’s the difference? Brainstorming Mind-mapping Storyboarding
From the least
to the most structured format…

4. Brainstorming
Generates ideas or information about a topic in no particular order
Proceeds at a “fast and furious” pace
Captures all ideas, answers questions and allows for details to be added later

5. Example: Brainstorm
Created with Bubbl.us

6. Mind-mapping
Organizes information about a single topic around central themes
Can be as simple or complex as need requires and time allows:
Show/hide multiple levels of detail
Prioritize tasks and next actions
Add images, attachments, and links

7. Example: Mind Map
Created with Mindomo

8. Storyboarding
Places a series of events or main points in a linear sequence
Allows a team to rearrange the order as they add, change, or remove items in the sequence

9. Example: Storyboard
Created with WallWisher

10. Matching the Task to the Tool
Suggested Web 2.0 Tools
Brainstorming
Bubbl.us
Mind42
Mind-mapping
myWebspiration
Mindomo
Storyboarding
Cacoo
Wallwisher

11. Best Practices New Web 2.0 tools are developed every day.
Stay current.
Always try out specific learning tasks with familiar and new tools BEFORE assigning tools to students.
Teach some tools and encourage students to experiment with other tools.
Give students choices once they have a variety of tools in their toolkits.
Guide students to tools that best meet the learning objectives.
Dr. M.