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MindMup 2.0

Quick Guide

Revised November 10, 2015

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How using mind maps (graphic organizers) supports struggling students

  • provides a visual representation of complex ideas
  • allows students to begin with a non-linear way of thinking, and supports organization into a writing piece
  • “mistake tolerant” (can be easily changed/edited)
  • allows students to work with the support of keyboarding and spell check
  • saves work in the cloud (helps with organization)

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Topics

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Finding MindMup 2.0

MindMup (original) still exists, but 2.0 has so many important features, you should definitely use it instead.

You can either

  • Navigate to drive.mindmup.com
  • Install the MindMup 2.0 App from the Chrome Web Store

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Basic Tips

Add an idea quickly

  • Double click on the background
  • Press INS or TAB on your keyboard

Just jump in

  • The main benefit of an electronic graphic organizer is that it lets you get your ideas out in ANY order, and then provides ways to organize and use those ideas.
  • The best way to get started is to just start putting some ideas on the screen.

Don’t want to find your app?

  • Just go to drive.mindmup.com. It’s the same thing!
  • (But beware that if you go to mindmup.com, you will be in the original app, not the 2.0 app.)

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Brainstorming: Get your ideas out

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  • Start with a blank map
  • Put your topic in the center bubble
  • Press ENTER twice to add a new idea
  • Continue

Remember the “rapid fire” feature in Inspiration? You can do something similar by typing an idea, Enter, Enter, and typing the next idea.

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Decide on categories

  • Review the ideas with the class and decide on some categories you think would be appropriate
  • Add those categories to the map (press ENTER twice or TAB from any node to add an idea - it doesn’t matter where it goes)

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Reformat the categories to look different from the other ideas

  • Select the idea (single click on it)
  • Use the “node color” tool to select a different color
  • You can select multiple nodes with SHIFT-click

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Organize your ideas

Drag each idea onto the corresponding category. It will connect to that node.

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If you have ideas that don’t fit yet, make a category called “Uncategorized” and drag them there for safekeeping.

Continue from there. You may want to challenge the class to come up with some other categories. If you want to delete any ideas, you can simply click on the idea and then press the delete key.

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How to Organize an Essay

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Create an essay template

Create a new map with your template headings

Name your file

  • Files are automatically saved to Google Drive
  • Click the folder icon to choose a different location in your Google Drive

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Assign the map using Google Classroom

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Be sure that the students have installed and activated the MindMup 2.0 app. If so, the file will open automatically when they click on it.

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Inserting Images

Right click a node and choose Node Icon/Picture

You can add pictures from your Google Photos, a webcam, or from the computer.

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Exporting to an Outline

MindMup calls this feature “Storyboards” (video)

  • Choose View→ Sidebar→ Toggle Storyboard or just press S
  • Select the node you want in your outline
  • Click the Create slide from node and children button to add the node with its sub-ideas listed as bullets
  • Export the storyboard to Word/Writer format

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