Resource+Guide+Mind+Mapping+and+Dictionarieis

These are the resources that were given to you in the booklet. The list is longer than the booklet because I added additional resources for you to check out. If a link is not working, please let me knowjvanhouten@advopps.org

**Story Mapping **


 * **Education Place: 38 graphic organizers that you can use with your students. They are printable PDF forms. ****[] **
 * **Graphic Organizers at PPPST,com: Has PowerPoint’s that are graphic organizers that you can have your students use on and off the computer. ****[] **
 * **Read-Write- Think: Interactive story maps for grades K-12. **
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 * **//Webspiration: //****to map out ideas, organize with outlines and collaborate online with ****[|www.mywebspiration.com/] **
 * **The Brain: visual mapping software that collapses as you use it to keep visual information to a minimal. ****[|http://www.thebrain.com] **
 * **Compendium ****[] **** approach to the mapping and management of information, ideas, and arguments **
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Freeplane ****<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[] ****<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> is a free Mind Mapping software. It is a redesigned version of well known FreeMind. **
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Xmind: ****<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[] ****<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> collaboration mind mapping tool. **

**<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">Electronic Dictionaries **

**<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Elementary Dictionaries **
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[] : is a dictionary but has games and activities for enhancing students vocabulary. **
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[] ****<span style="color: #0e774a; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: ****<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Find pronunciations, definitions, spelling, and more in the free, online Yahoo! Kids Dictionary. Get help on your homework or just have fun learning. **
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[]: A picture-dictionary format is used to link to hundreds of carefully-chosenchild-friendly sites around the world. **

**<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Middle School and High School **


 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[] ****<span style="color: #0e774a; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: ****<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Encarta dictionary with thesaurus and translation tool. **
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[]: collection of dictionaries in one place. **
 * **<span style="color: #0e774a; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|www.merriam-webster.com] ****<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: will read the word but not the definition **
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|www.dictionary.com] : will read the word but not the definition. For students that have smart phones, they can download the app that allows them to have the dictionary anywhere they go. **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 23px;">**<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">Online Thesauruses ** **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 6px;">**Visual Thesaurus: visually represents words in a visual map. Demonstrates how words are linked together.http://www.visualthesaurus.com/**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 12px;">**Thesaurus: gives a list of words in paragraph format. http://thesaurus.com/**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 12px;">**Webster Dictionary Thesaurus: http://thesaurus.com/ this is the same site as the dictionary. It list words in a paragraph format.**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 12px;">**Visual Thesaurus: very similar to visual thesaurus but free. You can type your own word in or click on random. http://www.visuwords.com/**