Featured 4-3-2014: Coggle

Coggle is a free, easy-to-use web application for creating beautiful informative diagrams.

 

Coggle users can quickly and easily produce attractive diagrams and share them with others to enhance collaboration. Classmates can work on diagrams simultaneously.

 

Key features of Coggle:

• Drag-and-drop images from your desktop into your diagrams.
• No limit to the number of images you can add.
• History mode lets you go back to an earlier version.
• Track who made what changes to shared documents.

 

The mission of Coggle is to "change the way that people work and collaborate forever, to make you more productive, and to make it easier to share information with others, and to do it in a way that's beautiful, and a pleasure to use."

 

 Watch a video introducing you to the basic controls for using Coggle

 

Coggle is free and promises that it always will be.

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Featured 2-25-2014: Wordflex Touch Dictionary

The Wordflex Touch Dictionary for iPad uses intuitive mind-mapping technology to turn word entries into dynamic trees that you can move, shape, rearrange, save, and share with touch gestures.

 

Developed in association with the Oxford University Press, Wordflex Touch Dictionary offers a tactile, interactive reference for people who use language creatively, are looking for just the right word, are learning/studying English, and want to enrich their vocabulary.

 

Wordflex Touch Dictionary features:

• Tree-based view with realistic physical behavior for easy navigation of complex entries.
• Highly aesthetic interface with retina HD graphics.
• Ability to share 'word posters' via e-mail, Twitter, Facebook, or printed hard copy.
• Multiple Oxford's dictionary/thesaurus titles in one app.
• Audio pronunciations in UK/US English.
• Flexible search with matches, hints, relatives, and real-life sentences.
• Smart bookmarking notes exact point of interest.
• Random feature that simulates 'flying through language'

 See a video introduction to Wordflex Touch Dictionary

 

 

The gesture-based Wordflex Touch Dictionary interface facilitates moving nodes around, tapping, scrolling, pinching/spreading, enabling strongly interactive play with words to replicate the elemental, tactile aspects of learning language.

 

 Wordflex Touch Dictionary is $11.99 US in the iTunes App Store. It requires iOS 4.0 or later.

 

Note: Wordflex Touch Dictionary is a content-rich installation requiring nearly 1GB of storage space.

 

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Extra: 12-30-2013 MyndBook

MyndBook is for free form note taking. Brainstorm, organize, and review in the way that fits you best.

 

Jot down notes as they happen, organize them later. Note mapping employs both the analytical and the creative sides of the brain. Learn and brainstorm in a visual, non-linear way.

 

 

 See a Myndbookvideo demonstration 

 

MyndBook facilitates review and study. Generate flashcards, outlines, and presentations with just the click of a button. 

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Featured: 5-21-2013 RealtimeBoard [Tools]

RealtimeBoard is an online tool for creating and implementing real-time visual presentation and collaboration.

RealtimeBoard online whiteboards can enrich your lessons:

• Use whiteboards to dynamically draw your lessons.
• Discuss the tasks with students either in or out of the classroom.
• Access boards any time from everywhere.
• Make a rich presentation to share with your class.

Create a new board from a template or from scratch. You can upload your own images or use images from the RealtimeBoard library of vector images. Add videos to your boards by pasting YouTube or Vimeo links. Use the mark-up tools to draw, create text, and make sticky notes.

RealtimeBoard works with Google Drive, too. Drag-and-drop files from Google Drive onto your boards. With a Chrome extension, grab images from websites and web searches right to the RealtimeBoard library.

 Watch a video demo of RealtimeBoard

Share your RealtimeBoard public boards, or keep boards private. Invite colleagues to share boards. Set access rights: editors can make changes to your boards, viewers cannot.

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COD - 4/30/2012 - Slatebox [Visualization]

Slatebox is a platform for a new generation of real-time applications that run in your web browser and on your mobile device.

Slatebox is an expressive way for students to engage with content, as well as for teams to collaborate. 

Every Slatebox account includes SlateMind, a simple but powerful mind mapping app for building "slates" that represent mind-maps or concept drawings.

Every app built on the Slatebox platform uses push technology to instantly notify all users of any changes in real-time. Every user sees the same things on their screen.

A free Slatebox account includes SlateMind only for a single user who can have unlimited private and public slates. There are three levels of paid accounts which allow more users and access to other apps.

Watch a video overview of Slatebox

A forthcoming version of Slatebox will be custom tailored for education. You can be part of the pilot program. If you are interested in participating, contact tim@slatebox.com.

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Catch of The Day - SpiderScribe - 8/9/2011

 

SpiderScribe is a free online mind mapping and brainstorming tool that lets you organize your ideas by connecting notes, files, maps, etc. in free-form mind maps.

With an intuitive and easy-to-use interface, SpiderScribe allows you to create free-style maps by connecting items in any way you like. Maps are made by combining elements like text, images, files, calendar events, and geographic locations called stencils. Stencils can be customized in a variety of ways: images can be resized, the text can be formatted, etc.

Your maps are stored in the cloud and consequently can be accessed from anywhere using a Flash-enabled web browser. You can share those maps online and collaborate with others anywhere. You can also print maps and export them as images.

SpiderScribe lets users create public maps that can be viewed by anybody or private maps that can be shared only with others who have been granted permission.

See a video introduction to SpiderScribe.

In the SpiderScribeCommunity, you can ask a question of, share an idea with, or report a problem to other users.

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Catch of the Day - mind42.com - 12 Feb 10

mind42.com, an online mind mapping tool, is today's catch



mind42 is a collaborative browser-based online mind mapping tool. It allows you to manage all your ideas, on your own or working together with the whole world.

mind42 Home Page

mind42 runs inside your browser, so installing desktop mind mapping tools is no longer needed. Open the browser, navigate to mind42.com, and launch the application when needed. It behaves like a regular desktop application.

mind42 Application Window

Features of mind42...

• No software installation
• Accessable everywhere there's an internet connection
• Intuitive interface
• Many node attributes
• icons
• colors
• images
• text styles
• links
• Collaboration with simultaneous editing
• Easy publishing and sharing of maps

Your mind42 maps can be exported in a number of formats including Freemind, RTF, PDF, PNG, and JPG. Import Freemind, mind 42, and MindManager formatted maps, including XML.

mind42 - An Introduction

Mind42: Introduction from Stefan Schuster on Vimeo.

mind42 is a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) mind map editor supporting keyboard shortcuts, drag and drop, zooming and much more. Extensive help is available.

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Catch of the Day - Wise Mapping - 1 Feb 10

Today's catch is concept mapping tool, Wise Mapping


Wise Mapping is a new web-based mind mapping tool that leverages the power of mind maps mixing new technologies and the power of the Web 2.0 concept. No download or plugin required.

Wise Mapping Home Page

Wise Mapping users will be able to create and read their mind maps from anywhere they can connect to the internet, using a powerful but simple and intuitive editor to build the maps.

Wise Mapping Editor Window

Control the shape, border, and color of nodes. Add icons, notes, and hyperlinks. Format node text. The Wise Mapping Editor keeps a record of revisions made to the map.

Wise Mapping in Two Minutes

Once your mind map has been created Wise Mapping enables you to embed it in your own web page, blog or post. The "Wise it" feature allows linking documents to it. You can share it by email with collaborators and viewers anywhere in the world. Your maps can be exported to the desktop as an SVG, a PDF, an image file, or a Freemind file.

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Catch of the Day - FreeMind - 23 Oct 09

Freemind is the final mindmapping catch

FreeMind is a popular, free, cross-platform mindmapping application. Use it to brainstorm, develop projects, create a knowledge base, take notes, write an essay, and more. It's strength lies in its easy usability with a relatively simple interface.

FreeMind Screenshot

FreeMind's Features:

• Hyperlinking to local files and URLs in nodes
• Fast one-click navigation
• Folding and unfolding
• Style nodes with built-in icons, colors and fonts
• Copy nodes and node styles by dragging-and-dropping
• Export to HTML, PDF, PNG, JPG, OpenOffice
• Smart copy/paste

Exporting a FreeMind map to HTML generates a text document complete with level indents.

The included FreeMind documentation is in the form of a mindmap. The documentation is a succinct description of FreeMind functions. There is also a very good PDF user guide available.

FreeMind Video Demo


FreeMind is a free open-source software licensed under GNU General Public License. You are free to use it without paying for it. Freemind runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux platforms.

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Catch of the Day - XMind - 22 Oct 09

Today's special mindmapping catch is XMind

XMind is free, open-source, easy-to-use mindmapping software, allowing you to make and share mindmaps, flowcharts, outlines, org charts, and other visual data representations with a minimum of fuss.

XMind Screenshot

XMind's Features:

• Inline notes
• Hyperlinks and attachments
• Spellchecking
• Import Freemind formatted documents
• Export to PNG, GIF, JPG, and HTML

Upload your map to XMind.net to share your ideas and thoughts with the world. Embed an XMind map into your blog, wiki, or website to enable people to visualize and learn from your ideas. You can share privately or with selected friends by upgrading to XMind Pro.

Double-click to create and edit topics anywhere on the map. Reorganizing topics, moving markers, taking a mapshot, and adding attachments is as simple as dragging-and-dropping.

Shared Maps Page Screenshot

XMind Pro makes it easier to express your ideas and share your information using its Presentation function. One click takes you into Presentation mode, where your map will be shown full screen. Use the navigation toolbar within Presentation mode or keyboard shortcuts to navigate through topics. When a new topic is selected, it will be highlighted and centered on the screen so your audience can focus on it.

XMind Video Demo


XMind is free to download, install, and use including online sharing. There is a subscription-based Pro software version priced at $49.00/year or $6.00/month. XMind runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux platforms.

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Catch of the Day - MindNode - 21 Oct 09

Over the next three days, I'll be sharing three freeware mindmapping applications. Today's fresh catch is MindNode

MindNode is a clean, easy-to-use mindmapping application for Macs to help collect, classify and structure ideas as well as to organize, study and solve problems.

MindNode Screenshot

The first thing you'll notice about MindNode is the extremely simple tool bar. This makes it easy for kids (and adults) to learn and use.

MindNode's Features:

• New nodes are created by simply dragging them out of existing nodes
• The ability to create multiple mind maps on one canvas
• Expanding canvas resizes automatically to fit the mind map
• Visually appealing mind maps
• Full keyboard support
• Integrates with Quicklook, Spotlight and iChat Theater

Screenshot Showing Inspector, Colors, and Fonts

MindNode supports a number of file formats. You can import and export FreeMind and OPML files or export the mind map as a PNG image, a TIFF image, a PDF, an RTF or an HTML document.

MindNote Demo Video


MindNode is a free application. There is a Pro version ($19.95) with expanded functionality including drag-and-drop reconnecting of nodes, hyperlink embedding, customizing default node, attributes, fold and unfold notes, and more. There is also a MindNode app ($7.99) for the iPhone/iPod Touch that syncs with MindNode Pro.

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Catch of the Day - VUE - 14 Aug 09

Today's catch is VUE, an enhanced mindmapping tool from Tufts University.

VUE provides a flexible visual environment for structuring, presenting, and sharing digital information. At its core, the Visual Understanding Environment (VUE) is a concept and content mapping application, created to support education and for anyone who needs to organize, contextualize, and access digital information.

Using a simple set of tools and a clean interface consisting of nodes and links, teachers and students can map relationships between concepts, ideas and any kind of digital content. Content can be drag-and-dropped from the internet, or using the Resources panel to access local file systems, FTP servers and other digital repositories.

But what makes VUE more than just another mindmapping tool is its Pathways feature. The Pathways feature in VUE allows users to create custom trails through nodes in their maps allowing construction of interactive presentations. These custom trails are useful for highlighting particular nodes in large maps. VUE's presentation tools allow the presenter to focus in on specific content while at the same time maintaining a sense of its overall context. Presenters can build and navigate their pathways in a linear or non-linear fashion, allowing for “just-in-time teaching” and more in-depth exploration of a topic.



VUE is an open source project from Tufts University. It is available as a free download for both Macs and PCs. Included on the site are well written tutorials to help you use VUE effectively.

Visualize Text with WordSift

I'm trying a different kind of post. I created a concept map centered on WordSift, a text visualization and word analysis tool. As such, I thought a visual presentation of the tool might be appropriate. You can click on live links by switching to outline view.


I created the map using Xmind.