iThought

3.  I have never used a mind-mapping app. before, until I tried iThought.  It was fairly easy to use and I liked the click and drag features that made it easy to "change your mind" which I often do. If you want 2 thoughts to be linked into one bubble for example, it is simple to hover a topic over another and then insert it.

 When thinking about how this app could be useful in a classroom, in my opinion it would be best used as a teaching tool.  The teacher can present the main idea in the center and get students to help add in all the links for a particular topic. The teacher could write as the students offer their ideas and information.  The students could even take turns typing  their ideas on a collaborative map the teacher has created and has showing on the screen in front of the room. It gets the children to think and participate while they are learning. If they are involved, they will learn and hopefully remember the topic of information better. Also, the color features help to make the map more appealing and help keep the students attention and make it more fun.  The teacher could also use this app as a way to organize ideas and thoughts to teach a particular topic.