Maps

This is an article designed to introduce you to the general area of mapping ideas graphically and the tools that help represent and organize different types of knowledge.

• Argument Map
• Cognitive Map
• Conceptual Graphics
• Knowledge Visualization
• Mind Map
• Radial Tree
• Topics Map

Three software applications

• Inspiration
• cMap
• FreeMind see at http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

Other articles See this article http://cmap.ihmc.us/Publications/ResearchPapers/TheoryCmaps/TheoryUnderlyingConceptMaps.htm for a good history and explanation of concept maps. See also our wiki content on this software http://learn.winona.edu/Cmap_Tools

How do we evaluate maps? There are six concept map rubrics provided in this article http://centeach.uiowa.edu/materials/Concept%20Map%20Rubrics.pdf If anyone else finds better resources than this initial search please do not hesitate dropping me a line and I will put these up on the concept map part of our wiki. Pearl Tree http://www.pearltrees.com/

Other map info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept_map http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mind_mapping_software