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" Multiple layers could be used for showing data differences on a year over year or month over month basis. You could display the same data with different base layers for comparison. Students working collaboratively on a map can be responsible for editing their own layers on the same map. If you're using Google My Maps to have students create literature trips, they can create a different layer for each chapter of a book. Students mapping the history of an event like the U.S. Civil War could create a different layer for each year of the war. You might enjoy reading: Free Technology for Teachers: Listen and Read - Nonfiction Read-along...Free Technology for Teachers: Why You Should Use Videos In Your...Free Technology for Teachers: The Week in Review - The Most Popular... ENGAGEYA Share128 at 12:04 PM Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest Labels: free technology for students, Free Technology For Teachers, Geography, Google Apps, google maps, History, how to, My Maps, Social Studies Links to this post Create a Link Newer Post Older Post Home "

They may look like jumbled and messy flowcharts for the insane, but mind maps are actually extremely useful and perfect tools for brainstorming. You essentially take a flow of ideas and translate them into interconnected webs designed to help clarify your thinking (or mind, as it were). I love mind maps and am always impressed at the amount of care that goes into the creation of one. They truly resemble the crazy way our brains work as we link together somewhat illogical thoughts to form a cohesive idea. In other words, these following mind maps are actually how are brains all work whether you like it or not. There are thousands of mind maps out there and even some snazzy tools to help you make your own. The following maps are some of my favorites and hopefully won't scare you too much. Hopefully they'll inspire and educate!

 Map a List which turn Google Spreadsheet information into Google Maps placemarks.

"Animaps extends the My Maps feature of Google Maps by letting you create maps with markers that move, images and text that pop up on cue, and lines and shapes that change over time. When you send your Animap to friends it appears like a video - they can play, pause, slow and speed up the action!"

"I recently discovered this map of the internet through Stephen Downes' newsletter, OLDaily. Downes says, "It's mostly eye-candy, but it's good eye-candy". I prefer to think of it as "interesting" eye-candy. It's visually attractive, but what I find interesting is the fact that the descriptions are not necessarily value-free."

Mural.ly is a new tool (still in beta, launched last week) that is a cross between Prezi and mind maps. It's easy to use and share what you create (perfect for most students, teachers, and parents) but the real beauty of mural.ly is in its lack of structure.

Unlock creativity with our free Mind Maps. Easy to use maps allow you the freedom to express ideas intuitively and quickly. Learning becomes fun and engaging with Flashcards. Study information & quickly test your knowledge in a fun way. Increase your motivation with ExamTime. Set goals and review progress with your study timeline.

Popplet is one of my favorite web 2.0 tools , it is dedicated to having a creative work space for hundreds of ideas, combining sticky notes , a breeze mind map , presenter and a multimedia tool, all in just one platform that can present visual ideas in a multiple work spaces. It is an easy tool that even a kid can use it! . popplet is similar to various tools like stickynote and mind maps ones

"Why use Google Draw rather than other mind mapping tools? Google Draw is collaborative and is in my Google Drive with the rest of my files, thus easy to find. Teachers can also insert comments on a Google Draw as you can in other Google Docs, so it makes for a nice tool for being able to give feedback."

"Memofon converts text into mind maps"

Crowdmap allows you to... Collect information from cell phones, news and the web. Aggregate that information into a single platform. Visualize it on a map and timeline.

A brilliant linked map of tools and stuff

Google has launched a new site called Search Education aimed at educators who want to teach online search strategies. The site includes lesson plans geared at different levels of expertise - beginner, intermediate and advanced- as well as training videos that walk through different strategies for subjects like using Creative Commons and Google maps.

Lucid Chart is an online platform for creating powerful diagrams and flowcharts that can be used for creating presentations and for visual communication with your audience. It has a free and a number of paid packages that provide rich features for creating mockups, wireframes, importing MS Visio files, mind mapping, etc. Lucid Chart also provides online collaboration options so that you can conveniently interact with others users when creating your diagrams. Moreover, you can later use these diagrams and charts in PowerPoint .PPT files to enhance the presentations.

"Cacoo is a user friendly online drawing tool that allows you to create a variety of diagrams such as site maps, wire frames, UML and network charts. Cacoo can be used free of charge."