Online Outliners & Online Outliners & Mindmapping ToolsMindmapping Tools

PF Anderson, PF Anderson, Emerging Technologies Librarian, Emerging Technologies Librarian,

Health Sciences Libraries, Health Sciences Libraries, pfa@umich.edupfa@umich.edu

© 2008 Regents of the University of Michigan. All rights reserved.

Outliners & Graphic Thought Outliners & Graphic Thought OrganizersOrganizers

• Tools to introduce concepts of Tools to introduce concepts of structured thinkingstructured thinking

• Tools to use for outlining and writing Tools to use for outlining and writing supportsupport

• Most free, best feeMost free, best fee

Outliners: Persuasion MapOutliners: Persuasion Map

• http://www.readwritethink.org/http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/persuasion_map/materials/persuasion_map/

Outliners: Persuasion MapOutliners: Persuasion Map

• Advance Advance organizerorganizer

• Reminders of Reminders of process and process and place in processplace in process

Outliners: LooseStitchOutliners: LooseStitch

• http://loosestitch.com/http://loosestitch.com/

Outliners: LooseStitchOutliners: LooseStitch

Outliners: ThinkFoldOutliners: ThinkFold

• CollaborativeCollaborative

• Good for teamworkGood for teamwork

• Web-basedWeb-based

Outliners: ScrivenerOutliners: Scrivener

• Professonal writers tool, $$Professonal writers tool, $$

OutlinersOutliners

• How to: Persuasion MapHow to: Persuasion Map

• Web-based, personal use: LooseStitch, Web-based, personal use: LooseStitch, “publishable”“publishable”

• Web-based, team use: ThinkFoldWeb-based, team use: ThinkFold

FlowchartsFlowcharts

• DrawAnywhereDrawAnywhere

• GliffyGliffy

• FlowchartFlowchart

Flowcharts: DrawAnywhereFlowcharts: DrawAnywhere

Flowcharts: GliffyFlowcharts: Gliffy

Flowcharts: Flowchart.comFlowcharts: Flowchart.com

Flowcharts: Flowchart.comFlowcharts: Flowchart.com

Flowcharts: Flowchart.comFlowcharts: Flowchart.com

Flowcharts: Flowchart.comFlowcharts: Flowchart.com

Graphic Thought OrganizersGraphic Thought Organizers

• Expand on idea of outlinersExpand on idea of outliners

• More visualMore visual

• Transition between outlines and Transition between outlines and mindmappingmindmapping

Graphic Organizers: BoolifyGraphic Organizers: Boolify

• http://boolify.org/http://boolify.org/

Graphic Thought Organizers: Graphic Thought Organizers: LexiconLexicon

• Lexicon - Interactive Graphic Lexicon - Interactive Graphic Organizers Sampler: Organizers Sampler: http://www.workingsimulations.cohttp://www.workingsimulations.com/graphic_organizer.htmlm/graphic_organizer.html

Graphic Thought Organizers: Graphic Thought Organizers: VUEVUE

• http://vue.uit.tufts.edu/index.cfmhttp://vue.uit.tufts.edu/index.cfm

Mindmapping & Concept Mindmapping & Concept MappingMapping

• Mindmapping as a way of thinkingMindmapping as a way of thinking

• Simple toolsSimple tools

• Collaboration - online, shareable, Collaboration - online, shareable, teamworkteamwork

• DownloadsDownloads

Mindmaps: WikiMindMapMindmaps: WikiMindMap

• http://www.wikimindmap.orghttp://www.wikimindmap.org

Mindmaps: Text2MindMapMindmaps: Text2MindMap

• http://www.text2mindmap.comhttp://www.text2mindmap.com

Mindmaps: Bubbl.usMindmaps: Bubbl.us

Mindmaps: Mind42Mindmaps: Mind42

Mindmaps: MindmeisterMindmaps: Mindmeister

Mindmaps: MindmeisterMindmaps: Mindmeister

• Editing viewEditing view

• Team editingTeam editing

Mindmaps: MindmeisterMindmaps: Mindmeister

• Exports to a variety of formatsExports to a variety of formats

Mindmaps: CmapMindmaps: Cmap

• Cmap (Download): http://cmap.ihmc.us/ Cmap (Download): http://cmap.ihmc.us/ http://cmap.ihmc.us/download/http://cmap.ihmc.us/download/

Mindmaps: FreeMindMindmaps: FreeMind

• FreeMind (Download, Java): FreeMind (Download, Java): http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/indehttp://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Pagex.php/Main_Page

Mindmaps: FreeMindMindmaps: FreeMind

• FreeMind: screenshot - computer FreeMind: screenshot - computer knowledgeknowledge

Mindmaps: FreeMindMindmaps: FreeMind

• FreeMind: screenshot - German FreeMind: screenshot - German languagelanguage

Mindmapping - HighlightsMindmapping - Highlights

• What is mindmapping illustration: What is mindmapping illustration: WikiMindMapWikiMindMap

• Simple, online shareable: Bubbl.usSimple, online shareable: Bubbl.us

• Sophisticated, online, shareable: Sophisticated, online, shareable: MindmeisterMindmeister

• Downloads: Cmap, FreeMindDownloads: Cmap, FreeMind

Mindmapping for Mindmapping for Macintoshes: MindnodeMacintoshes: Mindnode

• http://www.mindnode.com/http://www.mindnode.com/

Mindmapping for MacintoshesMindmapping for Macintoshes

• Resources:Resources:– Mindmapping.org: Mac-Based Mind and Mindmapping.org: Mac-Based Mind and

Concept Mapping: http://www.mind-Concept Mapping: http://www.mind-mapping.org/blog/2008/04/mac-based-mapping.org/blog/2008/04/mac-based-mind-and-concept-mapping/mind-and-concept-mapping/

Supporting Tools: SketchcastSupporting Tools: Sketchcast

• Sketchcast: http://www.sketchcast.comSketchcast: http://www.sketchcast.com

Supporting Tools: ThinkatureSupporting Tools: Thinkature

• http://www.thinkature.comhttp://www.thinkature.com

Resources: Mind-mapping.orgResources: Mind-mapping.org

• http://www.mind-mapping.org/blog/http://www.mind-mapping.org/blog/

Resources: ABCs of WritingResources: ABCs of Writing

• http://www.angelfire.com/wi/http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/specificgos.htmlwritingprocess/specificgos.html

Resources: Concept Mapping Resources: Concept Mapping Resources GuideResources Guide

• http://http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/www.socialresearchmethods.net/mapping/mapping.htmmapping/mapping.htm

MoreMore

• CTER: Concept Mapping: CTER: Concept Mapping: http://wik.ed.uiuc.edu/index.php/Concephttp://wik.ed.uiuc.edu/index.php/Concept_mappingt_mapping

• EduTechWiki: Concept Map: EduTechWiki: Concept Map: http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Concept_http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Concept_mapmap

This presentationThis presentation

• Slides will be available at: Slides will be available at: http://www.slideshare.net/umhealthsciehttp://www.slideshare.net/umhealthscienceslibraries/nceslibraries/

• Contact:Contact:– Patricia F. Anderson, Patricia F. Anderson,

patriciafanderson@gmail.compatriciafanderson@gmail.com