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Evernote – worth using either individually or for student projects

Evernote allows you to clip information from the Web and edit the Web pages. You can create your own notes, drag and drop content into Evernote. Also, there is software that you can download that allows enter information and sync it with the Web-based content.

By default, the information is kept private on the Web but you can make it public.

A number of video tutorials are available here. The Getting Started Guide can be found here.

With the free account you are allowed up to 40MB of uploaded files each month. With a Premium account, which costs $5/month or $45/year. the amount of uploaded files allowed is 500MB. There are other advantages of upgrading to the Premium account. Click on this link for more details – Premium account.

You can also embed widgets into your Web pages such as the one below.

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MyWebspiration

The folks at Inspiration, the popular software that allows you to create concept maps, have created My Webspiration, which is presently in beta. I’m very impressed. Not only can you create your own concept maps but you can also collaborate with others. Additionally, you can both import and export Inspiration 8 documents.

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Gliffy – online collaborative concept maps

I just learned about a new site called Gliffy that allows you to create concept maps online. You can also collaborate with others.

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Mayomi

If you want to create an online mind map (think concept map), this tool may be useful.

Mayomi

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FreeMind – free mind mapping software

There are a few concept mapping (or mind-mapping) software tools available. I like Inspiration the best. But it is not free but quality comes at a price. If you want something that is free, you may want to consider CMapTools.

A free software package that uses the mind-mapping template is FreeMind. Click on the link below to get more information about it.

Main Page – FreeMind – free mind mapping software

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