Lucidchart Concept Maps and Mind Maps Kathy Beck 2016 Mind Maps Mind Maps are useful for: •  Brainstorming – individually and as a group. •  Summarizing informaDon, and note taking. •  ConsolidaDng informaDon from different research sources. •  Thinking through complex problems. •  PresenDng informaDon in a format that shows the overall structure of your subject. •  Studying and memorizing informaDon. Lucidchart LucidChart hMps://www.lucidchart.com/pages/educaDon/K12 •  Lucidchart offers a simple drag and drop interface for creaDng flow charts, organizaDonal charts, mind maps, and other types of diagrams. •  To create with Lucidchart just select elements from the menus and drag them to the canvas. You can re-­‐size any element and type text within elements on your chart. Arrows and connecDng lines can be re-­‐sized, reposiDoned, and labeled to bring clarity to your diagrams. •  Google Chrome users can use Lucidchart offline through the Lucidchart Chrome app. •  Lucidchart offers the opDon to include interacDve tables and notaDons to your charts. You can right-­‐click on any shape in your mind map to write and add a note about it. •  Students have access to Lucidcharts as an opDon in Safari using Google Drive. This would automaDcally save it for students. •  Once logged in to Google Drive, Click on Add-­‐ons, add Lucidchart and then from then on – click New and Lucidcharts is an opDon. Open Google Docs •  Click Add-­‐ ons •  Get add-­‐ons •  Search for Lucidchart Available in Google Drive •  Log in to Google Drive •  Click on New Category -­‐ EducaDon EducaDonal Templates • 
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Cause and Effect ClassificaDon Mind Map Clock Cluster Chart Cluster/Word Web Compare and Contrast Concept Web Describing Wheel E-­‐Chart Essay Planning and WriDng Essay Sequence Plan Fact and Opinion
Family Tree Fishbone Diagram Five W’s Chart Flow Chart Food Web Four-­‐Column Chart Group Project Planning InteracDve Periodic Table •  InvesDgaDng a Place in Time •  Mind Maps -­‐ Tapping Knowledge •  NarraDve WriDng Workshop •  ObservaDon Chart •  Persuasion Map •  Persuasive Speeches and Essays •  Planning Chart •  Problem-­‐SoluDon Chart •  Research Paper •  Researching Causes and Effects •  SWOT Analysis • 
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Sandwich Chart Sense Chart Sequence Chart Spider Map Step-­‐by-­‐Step Chart Story Map Support Process T-­‐Chart The WriDng Process Made Easier Tic-­‐Tac-­‐Toe Time-­‐Order Chart Timeline Tree Chart Venn Diagrams Visual Primary Source Analysis Visual Study Guides Visualizing Vocabulary
Sharing Charts •  Same sharing capabiliDes as Google –  Share with email –  Share with link –  EdiDng Rights Within a Google Doc