Cool Mind Map Graphic Organizers

Students who are visual learners often work well with graphic organizers. Google Chrome has a cool App called "Mind Map" that would be well worth using with students IF they have access to Google Chrome as a web browser. But, since not all students have Google Chrome, I found two sites that work just as well for Free.

Bubbl.us and Mindomo.com are two tools I recently used in my classroom and Examples are below. The mind map can be used in a multitude of ways. I used it for students to compare characters and how they are developed, while in the future I could easily ask students to use it to brainstorm ideas for writing, chart parts of a story, or show connections to fiction and history.

The Cool

Both sites are free

• Bubble.us allows you to download an embed code to add your mind map to a website
• Mindomo will allow you to download a Jpeg or png photo file of your mind map

The Mediocre

• Bubble.us may be blocked by web filters and it takes a while to load sometimes.
• Both require log in

Examples:

Mindomo

Bubble.us