While searching for lesson plans to use for this assignment I was looking to see if there was anything that resembled an activity that I had previously done in school myself that I enjoyed, or if there was anything that was highly student-centered. This lesson plan fit both of those. I actually remember doing a similar task in middle school, and I liked that it was heavily involved with student-on-student discussion because I feel that, especially for English, less teacher involvement is the best way for kids to share ideas. However, this lesson plan didn't include much use for technology, and was so student-based that I had to add a bit so that the teacher could provide some background knowledge.
I think mindmeister was an incredible tool! Especially for English Language Arts, students could use these maps to organize their ideas and thoughts when drafting papers, or throughout the reading of a novel to organize characters and themes as they arise. The website was incredibly easy to navigate as well, incorporating keyboard functions that eliminated the need to click on common functions, such as pressing "TAB" or "ENTER" to add a new level as opposed to having to click. The only downside for me was in regards to design, it had very few options and lacked bright colors that would have better captured students' attention.
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