Venngage

Venngage is an excellent site for creating stunning infographics, mind maps, and more.  Also, Venngage has an easy to use drag-n-drop interface, lots of templates, can be used for brainstorming, and is a great graphic organizer.

I highly recommend checking out Venngage by clicking here!!!

Click here for 20+ mind map templates.

ProcessOn

ProcessOn is a new free site/app designed for creating collaborative diagrams.  Upon first signing up (neat feature allows you to create your own unique URL) users will notice that the interface very similar to most online diagramming programs/apps i.e. Inspiration.  ProcessOn is very user friendly and allows users to add: shapes, bubbles, text, images, colors, etc.  Best of all ProcessOn is collaborative in nature and ideal for student's working in groups on the same project (users of Google Doc's will feel right at home).  The social networking features allows users to share, collaborate, chat, and set privacy features all in real-time which is ideal for education.  Not only is this a great tool for creating diagrams but ideal for brainstorming, mind mapping, and creating flow charts.

I highly recommend checking out ProcessOn by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Brainstorming/Mind Mapping click here.

Wiki MindMap

Wiki MindMap is a cool site for searching through wikipedia in a mind map style. All a user has to do is enter a term and results are returned in a mind map format.

I highly recommend giving Mind Map a try by clicking here!!

For my top 10 sites on creating a Mind Map click here.

WiseMapping

WiseMapping is a great site for brainstorming and creating mind-maps. It has a very nice user interface and a nice polished look. Also, there are lots of web 2.0 components for sharing/collaborating mind maps.

Below is a demo...



I highly recommend checking out WiseMapping by clicking here!!!

Click here for my top 10 Mindmapping/brainstorming tools.

Mind Map Art

Mind Map Art is a great site for art work dedicated to different mind maps.

Below is an example of a time machine mind map...



Thanks to the wonderful blog Zarco English for the tip!!!

Top 10 Sites for Brainstorming/Mind Mapping

Brainstorming/mind mapping has been an educational technique that has been around since the beginning of cognitive thought. This is a tool that facilitates ideas and collaborative in nature. W/ the use of web 2.0 technology this concept has evolved into an ideal 21st Century Technology for education. "A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid in study, organization, problem solving, decision making, and writing. (wikipedia)"

Top 10 Sites for Brainstorming/Mind Mapping

1. Slick Plan - What's not to like? Easy to use, create beautiful flow charts, then embed to a site.
2. Thinklinkr - Real-time collaborative site where users brain storm and create a mind map.
3. Webspiration - The popular desktop application (Inspiration) is now the web... nuff said.
4. Diagrammr - Quite simply the easiest mind mapping site to use, no registration is necessary, then share the URL w/ others.
5. Imagination Cubed - Nice looking site that is ideal for the electronic whiteboards w/ the ability to draw your own mind maps.
6. Edistorm - Real-Time mind mapping w/ sticky notes.
7. Education Eye - A great way to brainstorm w/ this innovative search engine.
   
8. Mind42 - Nice collaborative mind mapping site that is easy to use.
9. Mindmeister - Beautiful looking mind mapping site w/ the ability to embed into a site.
10. Mindomo - One of the most detailed mind mapping sites w/ lots of web 2.0 features, such as sharing, commenting, etc.
    

Tutor2u-Wisdomap

Tutor2u-Wisdomap (say that 10 x's fast) is an excellent site I just found out about from the equally impressive blog ZarcoEnglish. This is a great site for making mind-maps specifically designed for education.

Here is a quote straight from their site, "Tutor2u-Wisdomap is the only mind mapping software designed for education. Packed with useful features for in and out of the classroom, tutor2u-Wisdomap helps you to make beautiful mind maps and integrate engaging media items. You can use it to plan lessons, set and track mind map assignments for your students, create interactive mind map presentations. Your students can get the most from mind maps using the unique built in revision tools."



For more information on Tutor2u-Wisdomap click here.

Slick Plan

Slick Plan is a brand new mind mapping site that I learned about from the excellent blog, Langwitches. What makes SP so great is its simplicity. It is designed to make beautiful looking site maps and flow charts, and that is exactly what it does. This is a very user friendly program that once a user gets registered can have a fully functional mind map w/in minutes.

Check out my example below...



Give Slick Plan a try by clicking here.

Text 2 Mind Map

Text 2 Mind Map is a site I learned about from a trusted online resource, Skip Zalenraitis. After taking a look and testing it, I'm super glad that he found this, because it is a great great site.

T2MM is a site where users can type in their text and convert it to a mind map. It kind of resembles Inspirations built in diagram feature from a outline. Actually, that's exactly how I made the mind map below. I just typed in outline format and clicked generate, it's that easy.

One thing to keep in mind this site is still very new and being worked on, but it does seem to be an invaluable tool teaching students how to brainstorm and use mind maps.

Click here for more info.