MindMapping

=Integrating and Evaluating Content Using Mind Mapping: Visual Thinking Tools for the 21st Century Learners=

The new Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for ELA & Literacy
===College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading Grades 6 - 12=== ====**//Integration of Knowledge and Ideas://**==== ====7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats and media, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.====

===College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing Grade 6 - 12=== ====//**Production and Distribution of Writing:**//==== ====6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.==== ====//**Research to Build and Present Knowledge**//==== ====8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.====

====**Massachusetts** **Reading Standards for Informational Text Grade 11-12**====

//Integration of Knowledge and Ideas//
==== 7. Integrate and evaluate multiple sources information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem. ==== ====8. Evaluate an author’s premises, claims, and evidence by corroborating or challenging them with other information.==== ====9. Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources.====

**Massachusetts** **Writing Standards Grade 11-12**
====**//Production and Distribution of Writing//**==== ==== 6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information. ==== ===**Massachusetts Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects Grade 11-12**=== ====**//Integration of Knowledge and Ideas//**==== ====7. Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem.==== ======== ====**Massachusetts Writing Standards for/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects Grade 11-12**==== ====//**Production and Distribution of Writing**//==== ====6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or share writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.==== ====**//Research to Build and Present Knowledge//**==== ====8. Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the specific task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and over reliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.====

=SpiderScribe - A Mind Mapping Tool=

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====SpiderScribe is an online mind mapping tool with some unique features. It provides the option of working collaboratively. A variety of files may be uploaded, including text notes, documents, images, maps, and calendars. For a tour of the features found in SpiderScribe click here. Maps may also be printed or exported. The map above was exported as a png file.====

For a demo of the tool in action click here.
====There are many other tools for mind mapping available online. Richard Bryne, the author of the Free Technology For Teachers blog, has an excellent article that discusses nine other tools. For more information on the tools listed read his article Nine Tools for Collaboratively Creating Mind Maps.====
 * ====Wise Mapping====
 * ====SlateBox====
 * ====Bubbl.us====
 * ====FlockDraw====
 * ====Cacoo====
 * ====Board800====
 * ====Exploratree====
 * ====CoSketch====
 * ====MindMeister====

====We will also look at LucidChart. Designed as a collaborative tool to use online, they also provide an offline version. LucidChart is available for free for K-12 teachers and students. They have a series of tutorials.====