Technology integration links: Concept mapping

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About Concept Mapping

The Concept Mapping Homepage features information on concept mapping, an example, some links, a list of software, and some other resources.

Graphic Organizers: Concept Mapping This site contains a description of concept mapping, some examples, and some links.

Graphic Organizers From NCREL. Graphic representations are visual illustrations of verbal statements. Frames are sets of questions or categories that are fundamental to understanding a given topic. Here are shown nine "generic" graphic forms with their corresponding frames.

Concept Mapping Software

Inspiration Software is one of the software programs available for creating concept maps. Their Web site has many useful examples for all main subject areas. They also have a demo of their latest version on the Web site. homepage has some good educational ideas.

SMART Ideas from SMART Technologies is another software program for creating concept maps. It is graphical groupware that facilitates the transfer of knowledge between members of an organization through the use of concept maps and simple connectivity. SMART Ideas diagrams provide a highly efficient and visual medium for communicating information.

IHMC Concept Mapping Software empowers users to construct, navigate, share, and criticize knowledge models represented as Concept Maps. Free download.