Tankekart er egentlig ganske geniale. Kjempegreie til å skrive ned ting, og oppfølge det med undergreiner. Også så kreativ man kan være med dem. Nylig har jeg lett etter et tankekart som jeg kan lage på datamaskinen, og jeg har funnet frem til Mind42.com. Dette er en netttjeneste (i beta (sefølgelig)) hvor man kan lage et kjempefint tankekart, som den selv utformer. Med Mind42 kan man også flytte rundt på greiene, gi dem forskjellige ikoner, farger og skriftstørrelser og selvfølgelig publisere dem til slutt.

Det tilbyr også gratis lagring av tankekartene dine, slik som Google Dokumenter og Regneark. Et varmt tips til alle tenkere.

Mens du venter på registeringsmailen fra Mind42 kan du studere et annet tankekart:

Recientemente descubrí en una entrada de Maribelele una nueva herramienta para la creación de mapas mentales: Mind42 y hace unos días vi que otras de las blogeras que sigo también están utilizando ésta aplicación. He estado echándole un vistazo y la verdad es que promete...

Aquí tenéis una lista con las cosas que podemos hacer con Mind42:

• Crear mapas mentales online.
• Trabajar de forma cooperativa online (varios usuarios trabajando en el mismo mapa).
• Configurar permisos de edición para nuestros mapas.
• Añadir imágenes, enlaces, etc.
• Usar las funciones de zoom, vista de pájaro, pliegue y despliegue de ramas o nodos.
• Añadir notas y enlaces especiales a los nodos.
• Publicar los mapas creados en blogs y webs.

Yo ya me he abierto una cuenta (es gratis) y os recomiendo que hagáis lo mismo. Si queréis más información podéis ver el About de Mind42. Para terminar, os dejo este vídeo para que veáis cómo funciona...

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Primero hay que mencionar un programa, que no es aplicación Web, pero si entra en la categoría de Web 2.0 por su idea de colaborativo se llama Cmap.

Mas información sobre Cmap y Mapas conceptuales en este articulo de Uso educativo de las TIC . Algo mas sobre esto hay que destacar que hay una comunidad de Instituciones que viendo lo beneficioso que puede ser usar los mapas conceptuales en la academia las universidades han estado trabajando en mapas conceptuales, la mayoría de instituciones educativas tienen su servidor CMap, y ademas cada individuo que baje el programa puede tener su espacio para compartirlos con los demás.

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Ahora bien a continuación una lista de aplicaciones web que permiten hacer mapas conceptuales en linea:

Bubble Us: Una aplicación que permite hacer el brainstorm online, como lo llaman en ingles, o la lluvia de ideas, en realidad sirve para crear mapas conceptuales muy simples pero con los beneficios de las aplicaciones Web 2.0, es decir de forma colaborativa, o simplemente para compartir los contenidos, también se puede incorporar su mapa de ideas al blog o al website, enviar mails e imprimir sus mapas conceptuales, exportar como una imagen o código HTML y XML. Muy sencillo y fácil de manejar.

Mindomo Una aplicación web un poco mas compleja, aunque la finalidad es la misma, Mindomo permite darle formato a cada mapa conceptual que se crea, con lo que se puede lograr mapas conceptuales de estilos diferentes y un poco mas finos. Ademas permite agregar: notas, fronteras, símbolos, hipervincunlos, e información de tareas por hacer e insertar imágenes, tantas opciones realmente abruman la aplicación haciéndola un poco compleja, realmente hay que sacarle tiempo si uno quiere usar todos estos detalles en un mapa conceptual. También permite compartir, guardar, imprimir, exportar (en formato PDF, como imagen, texto plano, y RTF y MMAP)

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Mindmister, Otra aplicación Web de este tipo, general tiene lo mismo que todas las demás, aunque la forma del mapa es bastante sencilla no permite recuadros o burbujas para encerrar los conceptos, esta en particular permite exportar a archivos de FreeMind, Mind Manager, como texto enriquecido, como imagen y como PDF . Permite imprimir, mostrar y compartir el mapa de tal manera que varias personas puedan verlo o modificarlo, y tiene un historial donde se ven cada uno los cambios que ha sufrido el mapa. A continuación pongo un enlace de un Mapa Conceptual de ejemplo. My First Mind Map

Mind42 Muy parecida a la anterior, tal vez un poco mas llamativa las opciones, de añadir notas, imágenes o hipervinculos a los conceptos, permite compartir los mapas que guardamos y trabajar de forma colaborativa ademas de exportar archivos para freeMind, Mind Manager y para texto enriquecido. Este es un link a un Mapa que previamente Guarde para compartir,

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Flowchart. Una maravillosa aplicación muy similar a Visio, es decir, diseñada para diagramas de flujo mas que para mapas conceptuales, así que para aquellos que les gusta visio esta aplicación Web les va a encantar, esta en estado beta y por lo bien desarrollada que esta presiento que no va a ser gratuita, por lo mismo por esta en etapa de desarrollo no la he probado pero con tan solo ver el video del demo, ya me emocione, entre lo mas rescatable es su parecido a Visio (hay plantillas y tipos de cuadros de flujo), es que en modo colaborativo tiene un chat, asi que dos personas en tiempo real pueden estar construyendo un cuadro conceptual viendo los cambios y chateando sobre estos.

Gliffy. Otra herramienta de este tipo también como flowchart, mas orientada a todo tipo de diagramas de flujo y no solamente mapas conceptuales, es decir parecido a Visio. Aunque muy limitad, solo se pueden ahcer 5 mapas y duran por un tiempo de un mes.

Por ultimo un interesante video sobre ocmo hacer mapas conceptuales reales, en papel.

Per stile cognitivo si intende la modalità di elaborazione dell'informazione che un individuo adotta in modo prevalente, che permane nel tempo e si generalizza a compiti diversi. Lo stile cognitivo è una caratteristica del soggetto che influenza non solo l'elaborazione cognitiva, ma anche altri aspetti della personalità come le reazioni emotive, gli atteggiamenti e le reazioni sociali (Boscolo, 1986; Cornoldi 1991).

Lo stile cognitivo si configura come una tendenza costante a utilizzare una determinata classe di strategie, ad esempio strategie verbali o immaginativo-visuali.  Nell'apprendimento è importante che gli studenti siano consapevoli del loro stile, ma facciano esperienza anche di stili differenti, imparando a riconoscere le caratteristiche del compito e del materiale   in cui è più opportuno usare uno stile piuttosto che un altro (R. De Beni, F. Pazzaglia e altri, "Psicologia cognitiva dell'apprendimento", Erickson, 2003).  Una delle contrapposizioni fra stili più famose,  è senza dubbio quella che si basa sulla distinzione tra soggetti che prediligono il  codice linguistico (stile verbale-uditivo), caratterizzato dalla sequenzialità dell'informazione,  e quelli che prediligono il codice visuospaziale, caratterizzato da un'elaborazione dell'informazione per così dire di rete.  Considerata l'enorme familiarità con la cultura e la manipolazione dell'immagine, più che della parola scritta, che sembrano avere gli "screen agers" , appare chiara l'utilità di software per aiutare il  modo di apprendere, attraverso immagini.  Software utili allo scopo sono certamente quelli per l'elaborazione di mappe mentali ad esempio freemind (http://sourceforge.net/projects/freemind/) oppure mind42 (http://www.mind42.com/).

 Anche le presentazioni multimediali possono aiutare studenti con abilità visuo-spaziali piuttosto che verbali-uditive. In particolare penso sia efficace far eseguire agli studenti stessi una riduzione del testo scritto in forma di presentazione e poi condividerla con il resto della classe e, perché no, del modo. Un sito, molto utile,  che permette la condivisione e il download di presentazioni è www.slideshare.net.

E.  ;-) 

Keep track of all your ideas, whether alone, with colleagues and friends or working together with the whole world.

mind42.com is a browser based online mind mapping application. With mind42.com installing mindmapping tools is no longer needed- for a hassle-free mindmapping experience. Just open the browser and launch the application when needed.

I'm a big fan of mind mapping apps: probably because I have a mind that often needs quite a bit of organising. While I was working on my thesis, I always had a copy of Mind Manager close at hand. It was invaluable as it allowed me to make sense of large amounts of research, organising it into useful categories quickly and efficiently. Now that I have since moved on into a new job, I don't have it any more and I have felt slightly bereft, having to make do for the time being with Microsoft's One Note.

Mind Manager is an excellent application, particularly if you have presentations or project plans to write on the fly. However, it's a bit pricey, so the alternative is a free application on the web.

Mind42 allows you to write, save and publish your maps on the web. You can also collaborate with other users, co-writing or reviewing a map as part of a virtual brainstorming session. The mapping tools are rudimentary but nevertheless easy to use and more than adequate for the majority of mapping tasks.

I tried to publish the above mind-map to my blog using the publishing tools, but unfortunately the code provided does not work on Wordpress.

First off, in my last post I mentioned Holly Lisle's great guides to writing fiction and building worlds, e-books that are unlike any writing book you'll encounter in a book store, so I won't explain those further.

My core writing tool right now is the software that I use to write my novel, organize chapters, work with word count goals and keep track of versions--Liquid Story Binder XE. Liquid Story Binder is hands down the best software for the PC (Mac users swear by Scrivener).

There is so much you can do with LSB--keep notes, character dossiers, storyboards, images, outlines, check for overused words, etc. I personally love the extensive statistics--word counts, goals, etc. There are only two drawbacks I've found with it--first, it's very complex and there isn't a tutorial to help new users. I am pretty sure there are features that I haven't really figured out how to use yet, but what is accessible for me is amazing. The second thing that it really lacks is a good timeline feature. There is one but you can't print it, which is a HUGE drawback for me. You also can't change how you view it, which makes it a bit less useful. Controls in the timeline are also counter-intuitive.

But I'm probably spoiled because for the last few years, I've been working with Storylines, part of the Writer's Cafe suite of tools:

Storylines is by far the most useful tool that I have found for helping me organize multiple characters viewpoints and a story's numerous subplots. You can easily move cards around, add columns, resize views, etc. Reports are easy to generate in a variety of formats. I spent four hours in Storylines last night completely reorganizing the structure for my current book. It's given me the ability to easily see everything in front of me and that bird's eye view is invaluable. You can also store information about characters, places, notes, concepts, editor pitches, etc. Writer's Cafe also provides an online journal, storage for files and images, notebook, thesaurus, writerly quotes and fiction how-to's. There is even a Forty Thieves solitaire game you can use if you need a break. Plus they have great customer service--I had prompt, personalized service with two bugs I was experiencing. Very refreshing in a world full of email bots and overlooked message boards.

Since I'm writing a historical novel, there are a lot of snippets of research and information that I need to keep track of and while I've tested out countless products to help me stay on top of it all, I find that Keynote, a now defunct but still available bit of software, is still perfect for my needs. It is simple and easy-to-use and gives me the ability to quickly find information. I keep everything from character info to historical research in Keynote.

For generating ideas, I use MindMapping as one of my tools. One of the tools that I have always loved is FreeMind, a great little free tool that enables you to quickly generate MindMaps.

However, I just found out about Mind42, a free online MindMap collaboration tool. It looks pretty sweet so might try it out.

As for writing on the go, I rely on my trusty Moleskine. There are cheaper notebooks out there, I realize, but I love the size, the hard cover, back pocket and primarily the feel of the paper as I write. There is just something special about these notebooks that I can't really explain. I have them in several sizes but usually rely on the large ruled version to write in cafes, in the car, on the plane, etc.

And finally, since I use a USB stick to backup my writing information and to take files between computers, it's important to have a synchronization tool to help me move files back and forth and to back it all up. I'm not a huge Microsoft fan but their SyncToy is a perfect, free tool that helps you sync everything up.

As you can see, I have all the tools to ready me for 1,666 words a day come November, so really all I need to do is sit my derriere in the chair and start spilling out Roman goodness. I love hearing how other writers stay creative and productive, so let me know in the comments what works for you.

It's a web 2.0 service of course. Over the summer I wrote a couple of blogposts about mindmapping here. Without naming a favourite here are the contenders so far:

1. MindMeister.com
2. Mind42.com
3. CoMapping.com
4. MindOmo.com
5. WiseMapping.com

I still haven't had the time to compare them in detail, the interesting question is how do they differentiate themselves.
A question to anybody in the know: Is any of these services based on the freemind opensource code, or is using some of it? If not, why not?

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