Mindomo:A Concept-Mapping Website

Created by Russell SmithTechnology FacilitatorNorth Edgecombe High School

What is Mindomo?

Mindomo is a concept-mapping website that allows the userto organize ideasand illustrate therelationshipsbetween each concept.

The URL for Mindomo is: http://www.mindomo.com

Creating a new account inMindomo

There are threeoptions for creatinga new account in Mindomo, “Basic”,“Premium”,and “Team”.I suggest creatinga basic account. (It is free, after all!)

Creating a new account in Mindomo, continued

You will then beprompted to enterinformation such asyour first name,last name, e-mail address,your username,your password,and finally, clicking to say thatyou agree with theirterms and conditions.

Signing into Mindomo

Once you have createdyour Mindomoaccount, you will be prompted to enter your username and password.

Once you are logged into Mindomo, you will be shown the“Mindomo Dashboard”. From here, you will be able to oversee any concept maps you create, as well as createa new map.

There are two places that the maps thatyou create can be stored:(1)Private maps—only visible to you(2) Public maps—visible to all Mindomo users

To create a new concept map, click on the button on the topbar of the dashboard labled “New Map”.

You will then be prompted to enter a title for the map,as well as tags, a description of the map, the languageit was created in, and whether to make the map public or not.

This is what your screen looks like once you create a new map. The next few frames will show the differentfeatures of the control bar along the top of the screen.

CLIPBOARD MENU

PASTE COPY

CUT COPY & PASTE

TOPIC MENU

INSERT TOPIC INSERT SUBTOPIC

INSERT RELATIONSHIP INSERT NOTES

TEXT FORMAT MENUFONT FONT SIZE CLEAR TEXT

FORMATTING

BOLDITALICS

UNDERLINE

TEXTCOLOR SHAPE

FILL

LINEFORMAT

TEXTALIGNMENT

SYMBOLS MENU

GENERAL SYMBOLS

“SMILEY” SYMBOLS

FLAG SYMBOLS

CHECK SYMBOLS

TASK PRIORITYSYMBOLS

* Each symbol is able to be inserted where you place the cursor

“TASK COMPLETE”SYMBOLS

“TOPIC FEATURES” MENU

INSERT HYPERLINKINSERT ATTACHMENTS

(Only available for premiere accounts)

INSERT MULTIMEDIA(Video, Audio, Images)

INSERT TASKINFO

(% Completion icons; Start Date/Due Date;Contact information; Settings)

“EDITING” MENUFIND

Find text in the map

SELECTSelect topics in the map

DELETERemove topics ortopic properties

from the map

SIDEBAR MENU(Along left side of screen)

CHATAllows you to chat

online with other Mindomo users; ideally used for

working collaboratively at

the same time

SIDEBAR MENU(Along left side of screen)

TASK INFOThe same features

as the“Task Info”

option on the “Topic Features”

menu

SIDEBAR MENU(Along left side of screen)

MULTIMEDIASimilar to the

“Multimedia” option on the “Topic Features” menu;

It also allows you toselect images froma pre-loaded imagegallery containing various topic areas

SIDEBAR MENU(Along left side of screen)

HYPERLINK—Similar to the “Hyperlink” option on the “Topic Features” menu

SIDEBAR MENU(Along left side of screen)

NOTESUse this tab in conjunction

with the “Relationship”option on the “Insert” menu;

The relationship betweenone concept and another can

be further explained usingthis feature

BUILDING YOUR CONCEPT MAPTo begin adding to your concept, click on the “Topic” option on the “Insert” menu to begin adding topics to your concept map.

In order to change the words inside the text boxyou inserted, highlight the words on the interior of the text box.

Once you see the cursor inside the text box, you will beable to type in the text you want.

You can also adjust the position of the text box if youwish. The curvature of the connecting line will change.

To add a subtopic to a topic on your concept map, clickthe topic, and then select the “Subtopic” option on the“Insert” menu.

Once you create the text box for the subtopic, highlightthe text inside the box to change the wording.

Create new subtopics byclicking the “Subtopic”option on the “Insert”Menu… …and repeat the process

as necessary.

You can create subtopicsfor each subtopic if neededby repeating the process…

After you have developed your concept map, you might want to illustrate the relationships between concepts…

To do so, click on the “Relationship” optionon the “Insert” menu…

…Click on the first concept inthe relationship…

…Then click on thesecond concept in the relationship…

A relationship link will be createdbetween the two concepts. You can

adjust the shape of the link if you want.

If you wish to create a note that further explains the relationship between two concepts, click on the relationship link, click on the “Notes” tab on the left side of the screen, enter your notes, and clickthe “X” in the upper right corner to close. An icon symbolizing the notes will appear next to the relationship link.

The “Insert” Task Bar

“Insert”Menu “Topic

Features”Menu

“Multimedia”Menu

All of these features can be found on the “Home” Task Bar

The “Format” Task Bar

“Topics”Menu

“Boundary”Menu

“Relationship”Menu

“Numbering”Menu

“Map Style”Menu

“Page”Menu

“Task Info” Menu

The “Review” Task Bar“Spelling”

Allows you to spellcheckthe text in the concept map

“Map Properties”Allows you to review the

properties of the concept map,including title, description,

language, and tags

The “View” Task Bar“Document

Views”Menu

“Show/ Hide” Menu

“Zoom” Menu

“Details” Menu