TECH: iThought My Mind Blew

The possibilities for the use of iThought in classrooms by teachers are incredible.

For one, you could use the app to show kids your thought processes when teaching them new ways of thinking. Additionally, you could have students show you the way that they thought through something. For instance, you could present a controversial topic in class and have the student map out their thinking on iThought and send in the file to you or snapshot it on the screen and send that to you. Confession #1: I do not know how to use iThought because I just discovered it 15 minutes ago.

The second application would be to keep track of students progress. When working through a project that has multiple steps, you could help the kids set up iThought pages that track the progress of a project through steps. Each time a step is completed, the student could put a check on the box next to the step completed and see the results and maintain the motivation to keep going. Confession #2: I just found out that iThought has been out awhile and that my idea might be really old.

Thirdly, the iThought app would be good for the teacher's own personal use. Keeping track of student achievement and planning for lessons would be extremely useful tools and give the teacher more time for other things that require more attention. Never send a man to do a machine's job.

Even though the app is $11.99 and a bit plus tax, it seems like it would be a worthwhile buy.