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Some of you may recognize Mind42 from the Try-a-Tool-a-Week Challenge [2] … it was our feature tool a few weeks ago. Today I am introducing Mind42 here so all of our readers can give it a try if they wish. By the way, keep an eye out for an important email about the prizes that we’ll be awarding soon, and thanks again for being a part of The Challenge!
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Mind Mapping tools can be used for brainstorming, organizing thoughts to write a paper or undertake a project, creating unique presentations, and so much more. When they can be collaboratively edited, they become that much more powerful! Mind42 [4] is free and provides this kind of functionality.
Here is a good, brief Mind42 tutorial from “Dakinane”:
To further explore how mind mapping and Mind42 can play a role in effective teaching and learning, here is a selection of article from education technology experts and teachers:
- 10 Mind Mapping Strategies For Teachers [5] from TeachThought
- Concept Mapping in the Classroom [6] from Kathy Schrock
- Using Mind Maps as a Teaching and Learning Tool to Promote Student Engagement [7] from FacultyFocus
- 7 Mind Mapping Uses for Teaching [8] from ThinkBuzan
So, go ahead … check out Mind42. We’ll wait 
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About Kelly Walsh [13]
Kelly Walsh is Chief Information Officer at The College of Westchester [14], in White Plains, NY, where he also teaches. In 2009, Walsh founded EmergingEdTech.com. He frequently delivers presentations on a variety of related topics at schools and conferences across the U.S. Walsh is also an author, and online educator, regularly running Flipped Class Workshops [15] online. His eBook, the Flipped Classroom Workshop-in-a-Book is available here [16]. Walsh became the Community Administrator for the Flipped Learning Network [17] in June of 2016. In his "spare time" he also writes, records, and performs original music ... stop by kwalshmusic.com [18] and have a listen!
[Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are my own, or those of other writers, and not those of my employer. - K. Walsh]