Mind Mapping Learning Resources

If you want to learn about mind map, please follow and try this link:

The Mind Map Book
Complete book to learn why and how to mind map by Tony Buzan.

How to Mind Mind
Excelent book by Tony Buzan

Memletics
Recommended ebook (in PDF) fot you to learning mind mapping. Good for beginner.

Power Tips & Strategies for Mind Mapping Software
Available for immediate download. Dont miss this ebook by chuck Frey. Basic and advanced strategies for getting the most out of your mind mapping software

Mindmapping in 8 Easy Steps by Innovation Network
Mind Mapping Software

MindMeister an Online Mind Mapping

MindMeister give you a usefull application for mind mapping. MindMeister let you to create, manage, and share mind maps online with your friends. You also can accest it anytime in anywhere from around the world.

When you use this application, you can use mouse or keyboard to insert your ideas. If you use any software before, dont worry, you can import it into MindMeister. They currently support MindManager and Freemind as source formats.

If you've done with your mind maps, you can share it with your friend. Not only that, you can invitees them via email to add their own ideas and comments. Worries about break your ideas? You can just revert to any previous revision. Use the "Publish Map" link to share it with whole the world.

The best feature is "The Real-Time Collaboration". You can take a conference with your friend when open the same mind map at the same time. How? Just click on their name in the footer and start a Skype conference call in a seconds.

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How to do a Mind Map

This article was adapted from here.

The mind mapping (also famous with concept mapping) is look difficult by some people. You can learn now how to mind mapping.

"Mind mapping involves writing down a central idea and thinking up new and related ideas which radiate out from the centre. By focussing on key ideas written down in your own words, and then looking for branches out and connections between the ideas, you are mapping knowledge in a manner which will help you understand and remember new information."

Put main idea in the centre
Think to use landscape style to do a mind map. It give you the maximum space.

Look for relationships
Then, you must know about relationships, how to connect your ideas. You can use lines, colours, arrows, branches, or some other way to connect your ideas. It's very importants because it will help students to understand and remember new informations.

Draw quickly on unlined paper without pausing, judging or editing

All of these things promote linear thinking and the idea of mind mapping is to think creatively and in a non-linear manner. There will be plenty of time for modifying the information later on but at this stage it is important to get every possibility into the mind map. Sometimes it is one of those obscure possibilities that may become the key to your knowledge of a topic.

Write down key ideas

Important things, capital letters usualy used by students to get down only the key points. Then, they use lower case to write down some explanatory notes.

Leave lots of space

Leave a lot of space because sometime mind maps are added to over a period of time. Maybe you need to add extra informations, questions, or others during that time.

Mind Mapping Video

Nice video about Mind Map. The following video shows Tony Buzan describing the power of mind mapping.

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ConceptDraw MINDMAP Free 30-day trial

ConceptDraw MINDMAP. This tool let you to combine the most commonly used methods of listing and organizing information within single productivity toolbox:

• Visual mind mapping technique which uses radial diagrams to capture and organize information
• An outline method - a traditional way of hierarchical display of related items
• Brainstorming methods - the technique that enables individuals and teams to generate multiple ideas.

ConceptDraw MINDMAP enabled you to present information as a visual map taking full advantage of pictures, symbols, text and the color. It makedocuments easy to comprehend and remember.

This tool also has builtin plugins that can be integrated with MS Office and project management software along with complete support of mind mapping and brainstorming techniques.

System requirements:
Macintosh®
* OS: Mac OS X 10.4.10 or later
* CPU: G4 or higher
* RAM: 1024 Mb
* HDD: 650 Mb
* DVD-ROM (when installing the program from a DVD)

Windows®
* OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP /VISTA
* CPU: Intel Pentium® 4, 1,8 GHz or higher
* RAM: 1024 Mb
* HDD: 540 Mb disk space (1,5 GB during the installation)
* DVD-ROM (when installing the program from a DVD)

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Mind Map Software

Here the list of mind map software for you. You can learn about mind map with this software. Bee mind mapper.

• iMindmap. Excellent software from Tony Buzan, the originator of mind maps..
• MindManager. Professional software. Site has some good examples.
• MindManuals Supplier of mind mapping software for MindManager.
• MindPlugs. Plug-in for Mind Manager that allows live calculating of mathematical formulas.
• MindMapper. Mindmapping software for Windows, and Palm
• SmartDraw. Business graphics software that includes mindmapping and other functions.
• MindGenius. Integrated with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Project Outlook.
• ConceptDraw. Mac Classic and OS X versions also available.
• FreeMind. Free software. Java based, so platform independent.
• NovaMind. Excellent mindmapping software for Mac and Windows XP and Vista.
• BrainMine Mindmapping software for Windows.
• MyMind. Simple but versatile free software for Mac OS X.
• Mind-Pad. Object-orientated mindmapping software for Windows.
• DeepaMehta. Networked semantic desktop
• i2Brain. Java, versatile mindmapping software
• Inspiration. Mac and WIndows. Educational packages for kids and students.
• MindVisualizer. New, straightforward Windows software, with many good features.
• Mind42. Free collaborative online mindmapping software.
• Mindomo. Web-based mind mapping tool. Create and edit mind maps in your web browser.
• WiseMapping. A neat Web 2.0 mind map tool for creating mind maps on line.
• SmartDraw. Graphic software with mind mapping capabilities.
• OpenMind. Matchware mindmap software for Windows with Microsoft Office integration.
• Personal Memory Manager. Allows use of different "sheets" as way of organizing notes.
• Cayra. PC software that combines mindmaps, concept and topic maps.
• MindMeister. An online mind mapping tool, with as many simultaneous users as you like.
• Wisdomap. Online mind mapping that includes multi-media and text attachments.