I just read this good magazine article that describes in detail how to use Freemind to create a mindmap. I like the colourful recipe context that the Author has baked into the tutorial.<br><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;">F</span>reemind in your kitchen</span> (2007) by <a href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/user/4" title="View user profile.">Gianluca Pignalberi</a><br><br> <a href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/making_mind_maps_with_freemind?page=all,1,2,3">
http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/making_mind_maps_with_freemind?page=all,1,2,3</a><br><br>I have uploaded a printable PDF version that you are welcome to download and use in the classroom. I made this using Firefox / Aardvark addon / PDF Creator.
<br><br> <a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/resources/detail.php?doc_id=3228">http://www.vitta.org.au/resources/detail.php?doc_id=3228</a><br><br>Like most FLOSS, not only are your student users free to download, use, share or poke a stick at Freemind ... as a tutorial bonus they can get to try out the recipe for yourself. :-P
<br><br>Regards Roland<br>
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 05/06/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Meadows, Roslyn M</b> <<a href="mailto:Meadows.Roslyn.M@edumail.vic.gov.au">Meadows.Roslyn.M@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Free Mind is an open source Mind Mapping Application - I have only used<br>it briefly but it seems quite good.<br><a href="http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page">http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
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