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by Laura Harris 9 years ago

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Note-taking & organizing

Mind-mapping is an effective technique for note-taking and organizing information, often used as a learning tool to visualize concepts and their relationships. Several software options support mind-mapping, ranging from free and open-source programs like FreeMind and WiseMapping to more feature-rich solutions like OmniGraffle for Mac.

Note-taking & organizing

Note-taking & organizing

Plagiarism

Paraphrasing & summarizing

Paraphrasing exercises
Effective paraphrasing
Differences between these

Mindmapping Software

XMind

Free downloadable mind-mapping software with basic features.

WiseMapping
VUE
ThinkComposer
OmniGraffle for Mac

$100 and up.

MindMaple
Mindomo

Hosts online posting of maps. Free basic features. Also has free downloadable desktop program.

Freeplane
FreeMind

Free, open source.

CMap

Use to show processes, causality & other relationships between concepts.

Mind-mapping for note-taking

Creating a mindmap
What is mindmapping?
concept mapping as learning tool

Note-taking, organizing & writing software

For tablets & mobile devices
mySchoolNotebook
inClass
Quicklyst
For both PCs & Macs
Google Docs
Docear
Quicklyst (web-based)

FREE notes and citation manager. Automatically generates bibliography. Web backup.

For Mac
DevonNote

Collect, analyze, summarize, write. $24.95. Free 150-hour trial.

Bookends
Note Studio for Mac
For PCs
Zotero

FREE notes and citation manager. Automatically generates bibliography. Web backup.

Zim

FREE organizer for notes, to-do lists, etc.

Writer's Blocks
TreeDB Notes

FREE notes manager.

Thoughtboxes
Scrivener
Power Point
Personal Knowbase

Free trial. $49.95

Microsoft Office OneNote

Included in Microsoft Office 2003-2010.

indxCards

Integrates note-taking, writing & reviewing. $49 up. Free 30-day trial.

Evernote

Free basic program.

Citation

Citation & notes manager. Automatically creates bibliography. $99. Free 30-day trial.

Biblioscape

Citation & notes manager. Automatically generates bibliography. $49 up. Free 30-day trial.

AllMyNotes

FREE basic program. Modest cost for additional features.

Note-taking templates

Note-taking systems

Note-taking tips
Note-taking skiills & methods

Taking notes from research reading

Notes from reading