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Exporting publishable files from FreeMind, a brainstorming tool (Part 3 of 3)

(Editor’s note: This is Part 3 of a three-part series on the FreeMind software tool for creating “mind maps” of data.)

Now that the FreeMind mind map has been finalized, you may want to start thinking about how to deliver the contents.  The FreeMind mind maps may be exported in both static and dynamic file types.   Continue reading “Exporting publishable files from FreeMind, a brainstorming tool (Part 3 of 3)”

Working in FreeMind, a brainstorming tool (Part 2 of 3)

(Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a three-part series on the FreeMind software tool for creating “mind maps” of data.)

After a FreeMind mind-mapping (.mm) native file has been properly saved, it may be opened again for updating.

To see what the working interface looks like in FreeMind, a branch from an existing mind map is captured here.  This branch shows some of the tools introduced in the E-Learning and Teaching Exchange wiki (ELATEwiki) that originated at K-State.  Below is the opening screen of this mind map, which leaves the text highly readable but with some content flowing off the top and bottom of the screen.   Continue reading “Working in FreeMind, a brainstorming tool (Part 2 of 3)”

FreeMind brainstorming tool: Getting started (Part 1 of 3)

(Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a three-part series on the FreeMind software tool for creating “mind maps” of data.)

There are a number of open-source and freeware software tools that enable individuals or groups to brainstorm ideas in a spatialized way.  This is useful for identifying  concepts, interrelationships, and knowledge structures.

FreeMind is one tool that is easy to use, has a clear layout, and enables online interactivity (all its branches may be activated as HTML links).  Continue reading “FreeMind brainstorming tool: Getting started (Part 1 of 3)”