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Which is the best mindmapping software? | Digital presentations in education

Which is the best mindmapping software? | Digital presentations in education | My Interesting Stuff | Scoop.it

I track discussions about mind mapping on Twitter and in blogs, and I often hear or read the question "Which is the best mindmapping software?


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Louise Robinson-Lay's curator insight, April 14, 2013 5:35 PM

There are many excellent mind mapping software applications around. This survey gives overviews of some of the ones available.

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March 28, 2013 4:42 PM
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The Art of Stress-Free Productivity: David Allen at TEDxClaremontColleges

Productivity guru and coach David Allen talks about "Stress Free Productivity" at TEDxClaremontColleges. About TEDx: In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, ...
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About JoVE, a new movement in scientific publishing

About JoVE, a new movement in scientific publishing | My Interesting Stuff | Scoop.it
Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) was established as a new tool in life science publication and communication, with participation of scientists from leading research institutions.
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March 27, 2013 4:47 PM
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Free Digital Storytelling Tools For Teachers and Students

Free Digital Storytelling Tools For Teachers and Students | My Interesting Stuff | Scoop.it
Do you believe that Digital Storytelling is important in Education? Are you looking for a creative, critical, and powerful way to help your students? Would you be interested in a list of Free Digital Storytelling Tools?
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Good overview of some handy web 2.0 tools for story telling.

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March 25, 2013 8:28 AM
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Kippt - build your online library of amazing things

Kippt - build your online library of amazing things | My Interesting Stuff | Scoop.it
Use Kippt to collect research, stories, inspiration and notes. Build your online library of amazing things.

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Rescooped by John Shank from 21st Century Learning and Teaching
March 20, 2013 2:26 PM
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Our Planet | WISE - World Innovation Summit for Education

Our Planet | WISE - World Innovation Summit for Education | My Interesting Stuff | Scoop.it
Over and above the annual Summit, WISE is an international initiative and platform for a multitude of established and new educational actors to collaborate proactively all year round.

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March 18, 2013 2:36 PM
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Online Courses Directory

Free online courses, videos and lectures from the world's leading universities like Yale, MIT, Stanford, and Harvard. Over 500 courses right at your fingertips.
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March 15, 2013 3:10 PM
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Association of College and Research Libraries, Delaware Valley Chapter :: Program Registration

Association of College and Research Libraries, Delaware Valley Chapter :: Program Registration | My Interesting Stuff | Scoop.it
Register for the ACRL/DVC Program.
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I plan on attending.

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March 12, 2013 11:34 AM
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The top 20 data visualisation tools

The top 20 data visualisation tools | My Interesting Stuff | Scoop.it

From simple charts to complex maps and infographics, Brian Suda's round-up of the best – and mostly free – tools has everything you need to bring your data to life...

A common question is how to get started with data visualisations. Beyond following blogs, you need to practice – and to practice, you need to understand the tools available. In this article, get introduced to 20 different tools for creating visualisations: from simple charts to complex graphs, maps and infographics. Almost everything here is available for free, and \you may have installed already...


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Randy Rebman's curator insight, January 28, 2013 12:33 PM

This looks like it might be a good source for integrating infographics into the classroom.

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Digital Aristotle: Thoughts on the Future of Education

Some thoughts on teachers, students and the Future of Education. If there's a bookish child in your life, you should get them a copy of The Way Things Work: ...
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Villanova Tech Expo 2012 Keynote

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Thinking Worlds | Rapid Sims & Games Creation

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I must explore how to use this software to create interactive 3D games and virtual worlds.

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PLOS ONE: Statistical Basis for Predicting Technological Progress

PLOS ONE: Statistical Basis for Predicting Technological Progress | My Interesting Stuff | Scoop.it
PLOS ONE: an inclusive, peer-reviewed, open-access resource from the PUBLIC LIBRARY OF SCIENCE. Reports of well-performed scientific studies from all disciplines freely available to the whole world.
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Lawrence Lessig: We the People, and the Republic we must reclaim | Video on TED.com

There is a corruption at the heart of American politics, caused by the dependence of Congressional candidates on funding from the tiniest percentage of citizens.
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Rescooped by John Shank from Tools for Teachers & Learners
March 28, 2013 3:19 PM
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wideo - Anyone can make cool videos.

wideo - Anyone can make cool videos. | My Interesting Stuff | Scoop.it
A new tool to make cool videos. You just choose a template, insert objects, animate and share! Go meet Mr. Wideo :)

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This is a neat tool.

Portia Chandler's curator insight, March 29, 2013 8:24 AM

If you like online videos, take a look at this!

Catalina Elena Oyarzún Albarracín's comment, April 29, 2013 3:23 PM
Just great!!!!!!!!!!
Elena Keating's curator insight, August 12, 2013 8:38 PM

There seem to be several different sources to assist in making presentations interesting. The challenge for digital dinosaurs is being able to use and adapt them.

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Scholarly video journals to increase productivity in research and e...

The biological and medical research chronically suffers from the low reproducibility of experimental studies since the traditional text format of science journa
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March 27, 2013 4:42 PM
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Introduction to BrowZine

This is a short introduction to BrowZine, the iPad Journal Browser for Libraries. To learn more, visit www.thirdiron.com
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March 20, 2013 3:03 PM
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Comparison of screencasting software - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Comparison of screencasting software - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | My Interesting Stuff | Scoop.it
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ITHAKA-TheCostDiseaseinHigherEducation.pdf

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OpenStax College

OpenStax College | My Interesting Stuff | Scoop.it
Free, open-source, high-quality textbooks for your college course.
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March 12, 2013 4:39 PM
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Technorati

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I want to join this site.

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How to Think about Disruptive Innovation | EDUCAUSE.edu

How to Think about Disruptive Innovation | EDUCAUSE.edu | My Interesting Stuff | Scoop.it
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I want to check this out.

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March 11, 2013 11:03 AM
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EDU - YouTube

Share your videos with friends, family, and the world
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March 6, 2013 8:48 PM
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Chart Tool: create charts and diagrams online for free

Chart Tool: create charts and diagrams online for free | My Interesting Stuff | Scoop.it

Charts are a great tool because they communicate information visually. On Onlinecharttool.com you can design and share your own charts online and for free.

We support a number of different chart types like: bar charts, pie charts, line charts, bubble charts and radar plots.


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Baiba Svenca's curator insight, March 6, 2013 1:26 PM

Chart Tool is the easiest and fastest web application for creating different charts to be used in your presentations.

No registration is required. Build your chart and download it in various formats or send it to anyone by email. Chart tool is free to use.

Tom Perran's curator insight, March 6, 2013 8:47 PM

Nice to have all of these different charts in one place.

Shanika Journey's curator insight, March 12, 2013 12:57 PM

Free to use. No registration required