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There are applications for creating digital concept maps. These concept maps can be an effective way of creating a text resource that can be organized in the form of a map or tree of ideas. It provides a pictorial overview of the concepts, related concepts / sub-concepts for a topic.  In the map, you can  link to additional resources, add annotations, graphically organize ideas through links etc. Concepts acquire power and meaning when they are connected to other concepts. Hence, organizing the concepts relevant to your topic is an important first step of generic resource creation. Concept mapping can be used to build skills in students for ideating and organizing ideas; you could also use it in your class to help students brain storm or capture prior knowledge in an area.  Concept maps can also be useful in helping organize your thought processes when writing.  

There are applications for creating digital concept maps. These concept maps can be an effective way of creating a text resource that can be organized in the form of a map or tree of ideas. It provides a pictorial overview of the concepts, related concepts / sub-concepts for a topic.  In the map, you can  link to additional resources, add annotations, graphically organize ideas through links etc. Concepts acquire power and meaning when they are connected to other concepts. Hence, organizing the concepts relevant to your topic is an important first step of generic resource creation. Concept mapping can be used to build skills in students for ideating and organizing ideas; you could also use it in your class to help students brain storm or capture prior knowledge in an area.  Concept maps can also be useful in helping organize your thought processes when writing.  

==== Getting introduced to Freeplane ====

 

===== Getting introduced to Freeplane =====

[[File:Freeplane logo.png|frameless|20x20px|link=https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/File:Freeplane_logo.png]][[wikipedia:Freeplane|Freeplane]] is a FOSS application that can be used to create concept maps; in this unit you will learn how to use [[wikipedia:Freeplane|Freeplane]] and its various functionalities.You can view concept maps through Freeplane reader, on Android mobile phones.       

[[File:Freeplane logo.png|frameless|20x20px|link=https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/File:Freeplane_logo.png]][[wikipedia:Freeplane|Freeplane]] is a FOSS application that can be used to create concept maps; in this unit you will learn how to use [[wikipedia:Freeplane|Freeplane]] and its various functionalities.You can view concept maps through Freeplane reader, on Android mobile phones.       

File:Conceptmap1.png|400x450px|thumb|Creating a concept map using Freeplane

File:Conceptmap1.png|400x450px|thumb|Creating a concept map using Freeplane

File:Conceptmap2.png|400x450px|thumb|left|Creating a node tree using Freeplane

File:Conceptmap2.png|400x450px|thumb|left|Creating a node tree using Freeplane

</gallery>In the custom distribution of the Ubuntu operating system, accompanying this sourcebook, all FOSS applications have been bundled.  To open Freeplane, select <u>Applications → Office →</u> <u>[https://www.freeplane.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Freeplane]</u>, as shown in the first image below.

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# In the custom distribution of the Ubuntu operating system, accompanying this sourcebook, all FOSS applications have been bundled.  To open Freeplane, select <u>Applications → Office →</u> <u>[https://www.freeplane.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Freeplane]</u>, as shown in the first image below.

The second image shows you how a new concept map appears in Freeplane.  When you open Freeplane, the application  opens a window with a box containing the  text "New mindmap".  This node, also called the "root node" will contain the core idea/ theme of the resource.  Additional ideas are added by adding more nodes, called child nodes.   

# The second image shows you how a new concept map appears in Freeplane.  When you open Freeplane, the application  opens a window with a box containing the  text "New mindmap".  This node, also called the "root node" will contain the core idea/ theme of the resource.  Additional ideas are added by adding more nodes, called child nodes.   

The concept map gets built by adding further child nodes, for topics and sub-topics. Use the ‘insert’ key to create a ‘child node’ this is a sub-concept of your current concept. Use the ‘enter’ key to create a ‘sibling’ this is a parallel concept to your current concept. Thus you can create a concept map, as shown in the third image, with just two functions – add child node (insert) and add sibling node (enter). The ideas you have about the topic, the sequencing of ideas and sub concepts, the specific points for each idea / sub-concept can be developed on the map.

[[File:Conceptmap2.png|left|thumb|400x450px|Image 2 - Creating the node tree for a concept map]]

Connecting concepts is what allows meaning making and you can do this in Freeplane by graphically linking nodes. You can link two nodes (which are not otherwise related as parent-child) by selecting the two nodes and clicking CTRL-L. This will provide a curved arrow to connect the two nodes. You can use this to indicate a direct linkage between the concepts represented by the two nodes, as shown in the image.[[File:Conceptmap2.png|left|thumb|400x450px|Image 2 - Creating the node tree for a concept map]]

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==== Linking two or more nodes on your map ====

==== Linking two or more nodes on your map ====  

==== Adding notes and note window ====

==== Adding notes and note window ====