Mind-mapping

I was surprised at how uncomfortable I was using all five of the sites at first. I am generally excited to play around with new technology and sites, but this wasn't my forte. I could seem to get anything to work in my favor! The two sites that I had the most luck with were Popplet and MindMup. I felt most at home using Popplet, mainly because of how simple, fast and user friendly it seemed to be. It reminded me of Prezi, which I am a big fan of. I liked the dashboard that was present and how simple it was to change the color and to embed a video. I was frustrated with MindMup at first because I couldn't seem to figure out the "child" and "tree" pieces. Once I figured it out, I had a good time creating a family tree. I feel like I could read FAQ's and watch online tutorials for hours and still not know the majority of abilities these online tools have.
I think I could use this approach in my class, but would not give [all of] my 3rd graders the opportunity to try.

1. Popplet
2. MindMup
3. Text 2 Mind
4. Bubbl.us
5. Lucid Chart