S.M.A.R.T. Goals - good illustrationJan 4, 2016I did not invent this. Just came accross this visual of a concept I teach all the time. Thought it may be helpful to see it this way.
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Winner: MindMeisterJan 4, 20161. MindMeister: This is my winner. It just looks so clean. It was easy to use. I like that you can set it to flow in any direction, not just down like in Mindomo. The size, shape, layout of the different levels really works for me. Yet it is plenty customizable. Floating topics are no problem. As you can see, it is the only app where I actually finished planning the Thanksgiving dinner. That tells me that it was the easiest and most functional. Unfortunately, you get very few free maps... and then lots of emails about upgrading. But, I think I’m sold enough to buy the pro version…maybe. I’ll get back to you when I see what it costs. Here’s a shot of my menu planning. By the way, I'm reconsidering 2nd and 3rd places. I'm using Mindmup more than Mindomo. That tells me that I like it more. Both have advantages. Try all three!
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2nd Place: MindomoDec 30, 20152. Mindomo: This is the runner up. I actually like it quite a bit. It is clean, easy to use, pretty flexible and it guides you how to use it effectively and unobtrusively. Plus you can access most of the functions by right clicking. I love that. Floating topics are easy, and detaching topics is easy to. Here’s a capture of a map that I used to figure out how I wanted to evaluate the maps. Also, what I like about this particular app.
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MindMup: Maybe better than 3rd place...Dec 23, 2015Since I wrote that blog entry I gave MindMup another try to organize a my son's science project. I actually like it a lot more now. It's growing on me. Overall, I would recommend it. See the posting of what a mind map looks like a few postings ago for that specific map.
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3rd Place Mind Mapping ProgramDec 23, 2015MindMup: This one is okay. The ease of entry is good. The look is clean and organized. Unfortunately with that cleanliness come very little customization. Moving around ideas is not as easy as I would like and there is no option to create a floating topic as far as I can tell. Could be worse though. Here’s a capture of a map of mine that’s half done. I got annoyed at the lack of flexibility and gave up. (Dinner still got planned and cooked though.)
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Fourth Place: MindmapsDec 21, 2015mindmaps: Straightforward name, not so straightforward app. I can’t get over the default colors, shapes, sized etc. It is also very visually cluttered and would take forever to change everything to make it look cleaner. Also don’t love the buttons. Not exactly intuitive. Here’s a capture of one I started. This is as far as I got.
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