Brainstorming



Strategy used for the following: Prior reading of story or unit Think, pair, share Cooperative group discussions

[|Bedford County Department of Education Resources]: includes guidelines, a step-by-step guide, and even a discussion rubric.

Padlet - post a question & have the students respond, have students create a group wall for brainstorming or a KWL __Glogster__ - make a glog with the images from the textbook & have the students answer or ask questions about the images Use online graphic organizers for brainstorming ideas - Mindomo, SimpleMind (for iPad & iPod), Inspiration __Edmodo__: for discussion facilitation __Clickers:__ if text is supported, many allow brainstorming ideas to be output to a flipchart page (Promethean Activexpressions)
 * Technology Integration Ideas:**

Go Soap Box

iPad Apps
Corkulous($4.99) - a cork board for posting notes Go Docs ($4.99) - an app to store/organize all of your Google Docs iBrainstorm (free) - a tool for organizing, storing ideas, and collaborating and brainstorming

Writers App ($.99) Plan your story, create characters and places and access the details of your own novel at any time from any place.