[Year 12 IPM] Software to facilitate thinking

[Laurie Savage]

Thanks for the link. Margaret has done a great job there.

Laurie

Roland Gesthuizen wrote:
> Timely Laurie, we are installing the server component of CMap on our
> Moodle server next week. I love the idea of a collaborative concept
> map, built online by a team of students. Way to go! :-)
> 
> One of our "Games in Education" ASISTM cluster members, Margaret
> Meijers has made good use of this software in her classroom. Here is a
> fantastic website made by her that illustrates how to use CMAP in the
> classroom to build concept maps. Others might like to see some of the
> screen grabs to visualise how a CMap project might evolve.
>      http://www.newtown.tased.edu.au/computingweb/cmap/default.aspx
> 
> Being OpenSource means it is easy to adapt the code. Here is one
> fascinating application where a group used it to create a dynamic,
> linked diagram to illustrate and report on network traffic between
> nodes. Not sure why a helicopter is part of the network but worth a
> look.
>     http://pf.itd.nrl.navy.mil/protools/cmap.html
> 
> Regards Roland
> 
> PS: Wild thought .. this would be an interesting way for a student to
> build up a digital portfolio as embedded objects within a concept map.
> 
> On 03/04/06, Laurie Savage <sav at pvgc.vic.edu.au> wrote:
>> I have been evaluating mind mapping software, and while I like
>> Inspiration a lot I have found a program called CMap Tools. It's free!
>> My year 12 students are impressed with it. It is collaborative software
>> and users can set up servers to share concept maps. Not quite as quick
>> and easy as Inspiration, and it doesn't export to Word, but the price is
>> right.
>>
>> http://cmap.ihmc.us/
>>
>> Laurie
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Laurie Savage
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Student Assessment, Reporting and Tracking
Pascoe Vale Girls College, 03 9306 2544
Lake Ave, Pascoe Vale, Victoria, 3044
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