bubble.us is an online tool for brainstorming. This website allows students to electronically brainstorm and create mindmaps.
bubble.us is a free resource and open to any age, as long as they have an email address. It requires a username, password and email address in order to make an account.
This mindmapping tool could be used in many different educational instances...
For one, a student could use it on their own time for study purposes to break down information. A teacher could also assign a project where a student must make a mindmap on a particular topic. Or, students could use this tool to add a creative edge to a multimedia project.
From experience, it is easy to use and is a great way to organize ideas.
bubble.us would be especially beneficial to visual learners and "hands-on" who like to connect ideas and see that representation in an organized manner.
