IThoughtHD

IThoughtHD is a mind-mapping app. Mind mapping is creating a diagram that organizes information. In a Mind Map, it is clear how two concepts might connect to one another. IThoughtHD allows a user to create a mind map in an easy to use format.
Mind mapping allows students to see how information connects.  Piaget was a learning theorist. One of his biggest theory is the schema theory. The students make connections from concepts to concepts.  The groups of concepts that students connect is called a schema. Mind mapping helps students see the connection from one concept to another. This is a good way to visualize the schema and make connections between concepts.
In the classroom, one could use iTHoughtHD in many ways. When trying to get students to organize thoughts for an essay, IThoughtHD could be a perfect tool. Students can first write down their main ideas. Branching off from these main ideas, students can list support for these main ideas. This allows students to easily organize their thoughts.
Teachers can also use this as a pre-assessment activity. Teachers can have students make a mind map of birds. From there, students can write everything they know about bird, and how information connects. This could be helpful to activate student’s prior knowledge.