OpenMind and it’s use in the Educational Setting

I think I’ve written a comment about this already, but thought that there was no harm in adding a post that others might want to comment on.

I am beginning a three lesson long project with my Year 7 class on Tuesday. During this lesson, they will learn how to use OpenMind, will be shown a couple of examples (which they can use to start them off if they want) and will begin planning their research. At the moment, my idea is that they will then use the following lessons to complete their research and produce a presentation (using spresent). If they want, they could convert their OpenMind map into a word document as a supplement.

I suppose it’s a case of “watch this space” to find out how successful we are!

I started the same project with a Year 8 class last week, and they have picked up OpenMind very quickly. I was impressed. Let’s hope it’s the same with the Year 7s!

I have just been sent a newsletter re MindMapping which includes a review of OpenMind 2 BE.  Our Transformation Teachers don’t have this version yet!!! nevertheless I think the review is well worth reading and can be found by clicking this link. I hope this it useful.   Please contactme with any sample of OpenMind mind maps that you have produced.

I thought you might be interested in the results from Chuck Frey’s latest mind mapping software survey .

I have been a fan of OpenMind since it was released, in fact I think that Haringey City Learning Centre was one of the first places to purchase a site licence. David Kidd at Matchware, please confirm…… What I think is lacking is a collection of opinions about OpenMind and how it is used in education in the UK. I am looking for examples of how OpenMind has been used and sample outcomes! Please add to this blog ….. contribute to it and help me to build an exemplar site about the use of this powerful package in our classrooms.

There is a website on Mind Mapping that covers reviews of most of the mind mapping software available out there. Click here to read it. There is a new version of OpenMind 2 called the Business Edition and the review of this site needs reading.

One of the participants on the Transformation Teachers Programme in Haringey published her first exploration into OpenMind and you can see this by following this link.