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Mind mapping is considered a brainstorming technique out of which we obtain desired results or even extraordinary ones. This is why we must show our ideas to our mind map readers and help them understand what we were imagining while designing it. We can show the results in different ways, in order to make it look more appealing as well as profitable, according to the type of target audience that we are aiming at.
Mind mapping is considered a brainstorming technique out of which we obtain desired results or even extraordinary ones. This is why we must show our ideas to our mind map readers and help them understand what we were imagining while designing it. We can show the results in different ways, in order to make it look more appealing as well as profitable, according to the type of target audience that we are aiming at.
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Educators consider mind mapping a good approach for supporting students with organizing ideas; they also find it a great asset for teaching. It is a great tool to organize the thought processes of their students when writing, due to the fact that the teacher only presents the basic content and it is the student who writes it in an organized way. However, the mind map should be comprehensive, well designed, and readable, in order to achieve its goal.
==Educational application and relevance==
==Educational application and relevance==
Freemind is an open source for educational use.
Freemind is an open source for educational use.
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==Development and community help==
==Development and community help==
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[http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Official Website]
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=Working with the application=
=Working with the application=
==Functionalities==
==Functionalities==
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==Advanced features==
==Advanced features==
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1 Writing
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=Installation=
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=References=
=References=
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeMind
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeMind Wikipedia]
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[http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/concept_maps How to use concept maps]
=How to use template=
=How to use template=