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What Is Mind Mapping?
Mind mapping is a technique to organize one’s ideas in an organic, visual, and creative way. Ideas branch out from a central concept into categories and sub-categories. The modern term “mind mapping” was coined by British author Tony Buzan, although the concept of webbing ideas has been around for centuries. There are five essential characteristics all mind maps have in common :
 * 1) The main idea is in the center.
 * 2) Main themes radiate, or branch out, from that center.
 * 3) The branches each have a key word or image on their lines.
 * 4) Other topics further branch out from the main themes as “twigs” or smaller branches.
 * 5) The entire structure is connected with pods of ideas.

Why Is Mind Mapping a Current Trend?
Mind Mapping is becoming an increasingly popular trend in education. Consider the following:
 * Mindmapping.com recognized mind mapping as a trend that has been used for years in education.
 * Securedgenetwork.com identified mind mapping as one of seven “must-know classroom technology trends that are changing education.”
 * Many new apps and sites offer mind mapping programs and software, such as Bubbl.us, Coggle, iMindMap, Mapul, Mind42, Mindet, Mindmap, MindMeister, MindNode, Mindomo, Popplet, Scapple, SimpleMind, Stormboard, and XMind.
 * Several recent articles have examined the effectiveness of mind mapping in the classroom, and educators’ perspectives on the process

Implementation of Mind Mapping in a K-12 Setting

 * Implementation will be individual to each subject and grade level, although the basic mind mapping technique will be the same.
 * Technology and software in schools is required.
 * Students can use mind mapping to brainstorm writing assignments or projects.
 * Students can use mind mapping to guide inquiry-based research.
 * Students can work collaboratively or individually on mind mapping; teachers can facilitate class-wide mind maps.
 * Small groups of students can work on separate branches of larger mind map, and combine information when finished.

Key Issues with Mind Mapping
Benefits of Mind Mapping
 * The use of pictures, colors, and technology in the creation of mind maps makes it an engaging tool for learning.
 * The creative flow of ideas helps students generate fruitful connections.
 * Mind mapping gives an overview of a large topic, while displaying a large amount of information on that topic.
 * Through the branches and labels, students can keep their ideas organized.
 * The combination of words and pictures makes it six times more easy to remember information rather than words alone.
 * Mind mapping lends itself to collaboration among students to generate even more ideas.

Potential Obstacles with Mind Mapping
 * Schools must have access to technology.
 * If expected to work on mind maps outside of school, individual students must have access to technology at home.
 * Although some mind mapping software is free, most of the higher-quality versions are not.
 * Teachers should be given training in using mind mapping software.

Related Research for Mind Mapping

 * Balim, A. G. (2013). Use of technology-assisted techniques of mind mapping and concept mapping in science education: A constructivist study. Irish Educational Studies, 32(4), 437-456.


 * Hallen, D., & Sangeetha, N. (2015). Effectiveness of mind mapping in English teaching among VIII standard students. Journal on English Language Teaching, 5(1), 45-50.


 * Ismail, M. N., Ngah, N. A., & Umar, I. N. (2010). The effects of mind mapping with cooperative learning on programming performance, problem solving skill and metacognitive knowledge among computer science students. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 42(1), 35-61.


 * Pollard, E. L. (2010). Meeting the demands of professional education: A study of mind mapping in a professional doctoral physical therapy education program. ProQuest LLC.


 * Sabbah, S. S. (2015). The effect of college students' self-generated computerized mind mapping on their reading achievement. International Journal of Education and Development Using Information and Communication Technology, 11(3), 4-36.


 * Zipp, G., & Maher, C. (2013). Prevalence of mind mapping as a teaching and learning strategy in physical therapy curricula. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching And Learning, 13(5), 21-32.

Recommended Resources for Mind Mapping

 * http://www.mindmapping.com/


 * http://www.tonybuzan.com/about/mind-mapping/


 * https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newISS_01.htm


 * https://www.mindmeister.com/


 * https://imindmap.com/


 * https://www.mindmup.com/#m:new


 * https://www.text2mindmap.com/


 * https://bubbl.us/


 * http://www.xmind.net/


 * http://www.inspiration.com/visual-learning/mind-mapping


 * https://coggle.it/


 * https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.modelmakertools.simplemindfree&hl=en


 * https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/examples/mind_mapping_software?utm_expid=11945330-446.KjzJQeb2ROWgG7ISr0tYug.0&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F


 * https://www.mindjet.com/


 * https://www.mindomo.com/help/mind-mapping.htm


 * http://www.techlearning.com/default.aspx?tabid=100&entryid=8315