1. Brainstorming, Collaborative Planning, and Mind Mapping by Virgie A. Faulk and Sharon A. Williams

2. Introduction Brainstorming with the use of technology, is a method of shared problem-solving in which members of a group spontaneously contribute ideas. Collaborative Planning is the opportunity for people to work together online on the same activity that demands permanent planning and collaboration. A mind map is made up of objects and features, which represent information. One can describe the anatomy of a mind map in two ways; by the feature names, and by their purpose when used in a map.

3. Mindmeister is a web application that allows you to create mindmaps and share them with others. It is ideal for visual thinking and problem solving. During classroom discussions, this tool can be projected onto a whiteboard or screen and student ideas can be added to the map. [Click on video] http://www.mindmeister.com/maps/show/57382596 Let's Engage!

4. Mindomo Desktop is a mind mapping application which can be deployed to your desktop and run across operating systems. Teachers can use Mindomo for lesson plans, lectures and for gathering research materials. www.mindomo.com We learn by doing; click on the link below! http://www.mindomo.com/demo.htm

5. Wall Wisher an online Notice Board maker...it is ideal for making announcements, wishing people, keeping notes and things you can do with Post- its...and more... lino it is a free sticky and canvas service that requires nothing but a Web browser. http://en.linoit.com Lino It www.wallwisher.com/wall/xwildcat

6. This is a real-time collaboration tool for students working on projects and allows each student to communicate by editing and adding comments to the diagram while working simultaneously. [Click on the video! ] To set up account www.cacoo.com To engage https://cacoo.com/diagrams/IOmOTwC7KO5uwRkH/edit

7. COMPARISON CHART

8. Let's Sum up what We have Learned! http://www.mindomo.com/edit.htm?m=399d7d5c0cc246208b 886cbe25549941 To access the link above, use the following information. login: techteacher password: chem14istry