Concept+Maps

=**Concept Maps**=

// After completing research for online and mobile tools for concept maps, share your findings here by posting a brief description of the software or application(s) you found, on what technology you would use the softwarewhere (desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile phone, etc), and a link to the software or application(s). Include your name in parenthesis at the end of your posting. // //﻿// Wikka is a simple mindmapping intergration to wikis which allow editing them with ease on standard PC computers. [|Wikipedia] //(Kevin Buell)//

An easy concept map making online tool, is a program called bubbl. It gives you all the tools to make a concept map and allows a lot of creativity and personalization. [|bubbl] //(Cheyenne Kasubaski)//

**Excel** can be used to make a concept map. This is convenient because many students have had classes on Excel, and already have the program, and a working knowledge of the program. Internet4Classrooms //(Travis Wichlacz)//

//I found a program that is easy to use when making a concept map. You put in the information you want and the program basically does the rest. It's called SmartDraw. [|SmartDraw] (Tamara Southworth)//

I found a concept map making tool, the program is called CmapTools. The program empowers users to construct, navigate, share and criticize knowledge models represented as concept maps. It allows users to, among many other features, construct their Cmaps in their personal computer, share them on servers (CmapServers) anywhere on the Internet, link their Cmaps to other Cmaps on servers, automatically create web pages of their concept maps on servers, edit their maps synchronously (at the same time) with other users on the Internet, and search the web for information relevant to a concept map. [|CmapTool] (Brandon Kulibert)

A conception map is a diagram linking ideas or steps in a process. Smart Draw is a tool that creates visauls for you, you put in your information and it automatically will do the rest. [|www.smartdraw.com] (Deb Fry)

The concept map I found is called [|Mind42] accesseble anywhere, anytime, for one person to map out their own personal thoughts or for collaborating between two or more people.Supported by IExplorer, Firefox, and Safari. (Denise Day)

Concept Mapping is a diagram made up of informational cells. Each cell gives directions to the next cell and creates a sentence. A website called [] provides multiple types of Concept Maps and how they work according to your topic. (Sarah Luedtke)

Concept Mapping reminds me of a flow chart. It has arrows that point in different direction towards different topics or outcomes. They all seem to connect in various ways. [] (Suzanne Grennier)

Here is a very simple concept map maker. It's on a college website. [|Map Maker] (Scott Kocos)

Mindjet is a way of organizing and managing information. You can add notes, images and tasks to manage your everyday projects. [|mindjet] (Sharon Nett)

I found a free concept or mind mapping tool called [|FreeMind]. It's very easy to use and works in any operating system. It has a ton of icons and color formatting options. FreeMind supports hyperlinks for Web sites and documents. You can export in HTML, PDF, and JPEG. (Chris Wiltzius)

I found a concept mapping tool called Personal Brain and they do have a free download. (Judy Hennig) [|Personal Brain]