Mind Mapping

• Colors
• Fonts
• Hyperlinks
• Images
• Keywords
• Organic branches (curves, not straight)
• Relationships within branches
• Relationships otherwise within maps
• Thick and thin branches
• Upper and lower case letters

For example, see Mind Mapping Example in this guide.

• Convert document to
• Outline
• Presentation
• Add video and/or sound
• Set up for continuous play
• Notes
• Rapid drawing of Mind Map
• Rapid taking of notes/brainstorming
• Relate keywords
• Save document as
• .pdf
• PowerPoint
• Presentation
• Word

• Analyze information
• Brainstorming
• Collaborative learning with others
• Compare and contrast
• Creating handouts
• Curriculum planning
• Delivering lessons
• Decision making
• Different perspectives illustrated and related
• Develop ideas
• Encouraging discussion and independent thought
• Explore information and ideas
• Help students with
  • essays
  • projects
  • studying
  • understanding concepts and information
• Helpful for students
  • learning a foreign language
  • with dyslexia
  • with English as a second language
  • with learning disabilities
• Lesson preparation
• Make classes more interactive
• Organization of thoughts
• Organizing results
• Planning
• Preparing
• Presenting information
• Problem solving
• Project Planning
• Recall
• Relational thinking
• Researching
• Resolve problems
• Retell a story
• Review
• Search strategies
• Self-Evaluation
• Student assessment
• Take notes in class
• Teach reading comprehension
• Visual associations