Brainstorming.....mindomo

I really enjoyed to today's class. I liked having a hand's on opportunity to explore different ways to teach writing with technology. I think we, as a culture, get to bogged down in sterotypical requirements of writing. It doesn't always mean a 10 page typed paper on some topic that I'll never talk about again. Writing comes in many different shapes and forms.

I use brainstorming with my students alot. The reason I do it is because it helps to build on their prior knowledge, which I feel is a big confidence booster, especially for Spanish! In the beginning of the year I brainstorm on Spanish words my students already know. I really like the idea of mindomo to use in my classroom with brainstorming. I think using this application would be a good way to incorporate the beginning of the year brainstorming activity with technology.