In 2009 Seavus DropMind developed a mind mapping tool that can be used not only from an educational perspective, but in any environment where creating a pictoral image of an idea is required. In the digital age, everyone wants an easy to read and understand information presented easily. DropMind does that by using graphics that be understood. Outputs can be converted into Microsoft Powerpoint slides. Icons in the mind map can be colored and weighted to emphasize points. It is also possible to select portions of the map for viewing or printing. Best of all, DropMind uses Microsoft Silverlight as a pre-requisite which most all computers today.
Innovation features:
DropMind supports innovation because it is hosted in a cloud computing environment and is available to everyone. his tool is an interactive online tool to map concepts and ideas. The access to DropMind is via a cloud hosted application. From an educational perspective, schools can use it to present information in a comprehensive way and actively involve their students in the learning process. DropMind allow teachers to capture student's attention during lecture, track student's work, and allows teachers to grade assignments much easier than traditional methods.
From an organizational perspective, the tool can be used in to support strategic discussions. Mind maps can be shared interactively so multiple minds can work on a problem together and capture the combined thoughts graphically. The sharing of the outputs via presentation makes it possible for non-online users to provide comment on the mind map. By recommending variations in color, boldness, and icons, collaborative users can make the intended messages more clear. The concept to graphically map the brainstorming of a group is a brilliant step forward in collaborative problem solving.
[1] DropMind Unique Collaboration. http://web.dropmind.com/ Reference:
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