Mindomo: Mind Map
Mindomo: Mind Map
Mind Map is an important tool in our Teaching Learning Process. One may create different types of mind maps to help students learn in a better manner. These mind maps are useful to students when they do revision for their examinations. It helps us to improve the understanding, learning and decision-making in a better way. With the help of this tool the academicians not only teach the students to master the concept, but also to develop learning and thinking skills. One may type mindomo.com in the browser and login into the page. We may collaborate the work or we may start with a free version that is simple to use. This tool is a user friendly that helps one to visualize as pleasant as it is. This tool can be accessed from anywhere through mobile, PC, tablet and Laptops. We could find beautiful layouts, stylish look, platform independent of Mindomo’s advanced functionality. This software helps us to create different mind maps such as Concept Maps, Task Maps, Gantt Charts, Outlines, Presentation, Org Charts. Students can do real collaborative work on the same map from any place. The students can have a discussion on the chat section from anywhere directly on the map. Taylor made themes are available such as Map themes, Topic themes, Multi-branch color, Rich text in topics, customizable connections, Line types and shapes.
Map themes defined one’s own personalized themes. Topic themes comes with custom colors, shapes and shades. In multi-branch color, one may choose any one of the available 6 colors for the topic to look more colorful. Like in Rich text in topic enables one to make the idea/concept as bold, italic or underline. In customizable connections one may make the topic border a thick one and so on. Line types and shapes enables one to have different shapes for the topic. This tool looks with greater rich texture with less maintenance. Once by having a glance at the Mind map or concept Map created using Mindomo one could recall/remember the entire/full unit/chapter. It will be very much helpful and useful for the students, as well as the teaching fraternity. This COVID-19 has actually brought tremendous change from the blackboard to broadband. This tool has got a greater reach among the teacher, student, business people etc. This works on all platforms such as Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. These Mind maps can be exported/imported through various formats such as Microsoft word, Microsoft Powerpoint and Microsoft Excel. It can be integrated with learning management systems like Moodle, Blackboard, Canvas and even more. Once the Mind map has been created it can be shared via email. Variety of templates are available such as Design a business proposal, Design a business plan, Curriculum Vitae, Brainstorming toolbox, Create strategy from SWOT analysis, Weekly planner, Plan a business meeting, Pros and Cons, Plan for a website and more. Here in the tool we have student, Teacher, Work/Personal accounts that suit our needs. If one is not familiar with this tool, then they can opt for the trial version and have a feel of using it to a greater extent. Moreover, it keeps the data very safe and secured with high responsibility. This tool has been launched in 2007. Now people are using it very often in the meetings and for scheduling the meetings. Six hundred thousand plus people are premium account holders and four million plus users are using it worldwide.
Concept Map Vs Mind Map
Concept Map
Integrates with different ideas or concepts. Connections between ideas are illustrated by arrows with a mark Multiple relations between the concepts. It’s a long process which needs detailed thinking.
Mind Map
Concentrates on a single concept. The linkage is defined by a connecting line. Quick connections between the concepts. Immediate and fast process of development.
Creation of a Mind Map
One can click the blank template using Mindomo. It will display the central topic alone. We have triangle pop down over the central topic of the Mind Map. Click it and it displays many option such as insert subtopic, insert topic, cut, copy, paste, tools and delete. We can fix the main idea at the centre and can have branches surrounding it by just clicking the insert subtopic option. One may just keep on adding as many subtopics as they wish in order to have a better understanding of the topic. The below mind map describes the ICT Tools in Education. One can even add notes to the Mind map that has been created which adds a detailed description to the topic. Just below the add notes option we have the hyperlink and an attachment that can be created for a topic. Also add an image to a topic by just clicking the add image button that is below the hyperlink button. Also one may add an icon to the topic as well add an audio and recording to the topic. Moreover, one may add a video to the topic and that is available only for the premium users. Other than the video option the rest of the options can be made used in the free version itself. One can also reposition the topic.
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