Buzan's iMindMap for Education Launched
23rd November 2007
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A bespoke version of Buzan’s iMindMap has now been launched for teachers and learners across the globe.
Buzan's iMindMap for Education unites a creative thinking tool that harnesses the brain friendliness
and visual appeal of highly proven Mind Mapping techniques for teaching and learning, and resources for
both teachers and students. Its flexibility makes it suitable for all subjects and age groups and it
can be used in whole class settings on an Interactive Whiteboard or for group/individual study.
The product comes with all the same features and functions as our standard iMindMap program as well as a set of teaching and learning resources, including:
- A Sample library of curriculum specific Mind Maps
Example maps provided across different subject areas
- A selection of template maps
Template maps provided for students – including subject relevant maps and more general maps e.g. Science experiments; SWOT analysis
A Lesson Plan template map is also provided for teachers
- A comprehensive teachers’ guide [PDF]
Practical guidance on how to integrate Mind Mapping into the classroom to teach the curriculum. This is full of ideas on how to teach using this technique and how to effectively deliver the curriculum. It also offers advice for pre and post lesson tasks as well a how students can use it to improve their learning and understanding of topics
- A set of students’ guides [PDFs]
Mind Mapping & Note Taking
Mind Mapping and Revision
Mind Mapping for Writing Tasks
- How to Mind Map video tutorial
For students and teachers
Guidance on how to effectively Mind Map for curriculum based tasks in and out of the classroom
Accompanying handouts also provided - a teachers’ printout and a student’s handout
- Mind Mapping for Pre and Post Assessment video tutorial
A teachers’ guide to how Mind Mapping can help them assess their students’ abilities for curriculum assessment purposes
The product has also been nominated for The Inclusive Resource for Secondary
Classrooms Award in the NASEN and TES Special Education Needs Book Awards 2007 [UK].
This was the only software product to be nominated in its category.
See our Education page for further information on iMindMap for Education.