MindMeister

Supported by TRU	No
Cost	A free basic plan with up to 3 mind maps is available, as well as paid personal, pro, and business subscriptions
Privacy	Privacy review has not been conducted
Bandwidth	Low
Equipment	Web browser
Integration	Does not integrate directly with Moodle or WordPress, but can be shared and exported in a number of formats

What is MindMeister?

MindMeister is an online mind mapping tool that allows users to visually create and present their ideas collaboratively over the web.

What Can You Use it For?

MindMeister supports learning by visually displaying relationships between entities and allowing learners to make connections between concepts and ideas. Different layouts and templates can be used for a variety of activities, such as mind-mapping, brainstorming, presenting hierarchical organizations, project planning, or to-do lists. Create pre-made activity templates for students have them start from scratch.

Benefits:

Easy to use interface and keyboard shortcuts
Additional options for visually connecting concepts and ideas, such as drawing labeled connections and coloured boundaries around multiple nodes.
Live collaboration and project management features such as commenting and task management
Can be multimodal by including content such as text, icons, images, videos, hyperlinks and files
Customize backgrounds, fonts, and colours on the fly or by selecting pre-set themes

Limitations:

Many export, collaboration, and customization features are limited to paid subscriptions
Free plan limits to three maps, but you can easily delete old maps to create new ones

How Can You Access it?

Go to mindmeister.com
Click “Sign Up” and register for an account
You can use the Full Feature Comparison chart to compare the different subscription plans.
Note: Although the free plan limits you to 3 mind maps at a given time, you can delete old maps that are no longer in use.
Login to mindmeister.com with your newly created account
Click on the “+” sign to create your first mind map from scratch or based on a template

How Do You Use it?

Overview

The following video provides a brief overview of creating a new mind-map and the MindMeister interface.

MindMeister Overview

Additional tutorials are available through the MindMeister Help Center, including:

Keyboard Shortcuts

Use Keyboard Shortcuts. MindMeister Help Centre. https://support.mindmeister.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017398960-Use-Keyboard-Shortcuts

What Support is Available?

MindMeister is not directly supported by TRU.

Support is available through the MindMeister Help Center and the Meister Community. All subscription levels also have access to email support via the Help Request Form.