Bits and Bytes

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Mind/Concept Mapping
Mind-mapping.org List of all mind mapping, concept mapping, outlining, diagramming and related types of tools.
Mind map libraries List of main libraries of mind maps.
WikIT: Mindmapping Wiki Open for editing. Tool- and mapping-style neutral.
Periodic Table of Visualization
Jane Knight’s MindMappingTools
VisualThinkMapNing
Robin Good’s Collaborative Map
20 Essential Infographics and Data Visualization Blogs

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Mindmapping Tools

• Slick Plan – What’s not to like? Easy to use, create beautiful flow charts, then embed to a site.
• Thinklinkr – Real-time collaborative site where users brain storm and create a mind map.
• Webspiration – The popular desktop application is now the web
• Diagrammr- Quite simply the easiest mind mapping site to use, no registration is necessary, then share the URL w/ others.
• Imagination Cubed- Nice looking site that is ideal for the electronic whiteboards w/ the ability to draw your own mind maps.
• Edistorm- Real-Time mind mapping w/ sticky notes.
• Education Eye- A great way to brainstorm w/ this innovative search engine.
• Mind42- Nice collaborative mind mapping site that is easy to use.
• 3D Topicscape A mindmapping-style information organizer that works in 3D
• MapMyself
• Diagramic Text to diagram web app.
• VUE: Visual Understanding Environment (download from Tufts)
• Text2MindMap Text file to mind map web app
• Graphing Activities Shamble’s exhaustive list of tools and activities
• Lovely Charts Create drag and drop flowcharts, sitemaps, wireframes, org. charts, network diagrams
• Chart Tool: pies, lines, bars, x-y, scatter, more!
• Glinkr.net
• Cacoo (collaborative mindmapping)
• ChartGizmo
• Free Mind Brainstorming and mind mapping software that outlines and organizes links. Can export to html format.
• Bubbl.us For brainstorming and mind mapping online and sharing them online
• Exploratree Library of thinking guides
• MindMeister Collaborative brainstorming software that allows multiple simultaneous users
• Mindomo Concept mapping allows you to bring in images
• Best4C Online diagramming tool
• Mind42 (Collaborative mind-mapping in your browser)
• Free Mind Brainstorming and mind mapping software that also outlines and organizes links and can exports to html format.
• Gliffy (download) Create and share diagrams on the Web
• Many Eyes (use a variety of visualizations to represent data sets)
• Classtools.net
• Create-a-Graph
• 50 Useful Mindmapping Tools
• Notemaking (traditional tools)
• Mindmapping with Spinscape
• Venn Diagram Applet
• Spicy Nodes (creates interactive, embedable mind maps for websites)
• Vermillion Parish Graphic Organizers
• Slatebox (visualize everything)
• TeacherVision Customizable Graphic Organizers

 

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Outlining Tools

• LooseStitch (collaborative outliner)
• Ozline Thesis Builder and Outliner(Tom March)
• Online Outliner
• iOutliner
• ReadWriteThink Notetaker

 

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Family Trees

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  • Misbach free geneology charts (a variety of attractive formats for pdf charts)
  • About.com Free Family Trees
  • Family Tree Magazine (free forms)
  • AccessGeneology (free charts)

 

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Timelining

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  • MIT’s Timeline
  • All of Me (timeline yourself)
  • Preceden
  • Xtimeline
  • Timeline Maker (Teach-nology)
  • ReadWriteThink Timeline
  • Timeglider
  • TimeToast
  • capzles
  • Dipity
  • Timelines.com
  • Timerime

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Graphing

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  • GraphJam
  • ThinkFree – Graphs, spreadsheets and presentations
  • Graphsy
  • Create A Graph
  • e-Tutor Graphic Calculator – Graph equations
  • FooPlot – Online plotting tool
  • PDF Pad – Create and print graph paper
  • Swivel
  • GoogleCharts API