Trying to find ways to keep your motivation and engagement up during online learning? Wondering how you are going to study for exams without others around? Here are the top tools to help you map out concepts and continue on in rigorous learning.
1. Coggle: A collaborative online mind-mapping tool.
Don't have access to a large whiteboard to map out your thoughts for an exam or paper? Try Coggle, it's an online tool that allows you to map out, in very clear and detailed ways. You can also include others in mapping concepts out?
Click [here] for an example.
Click [here] to start your own.
2. Sketchboard: A collaborative online whiteboard with image and text options.
Similar to Coggle, Sketchboard is for brainstorming and working through concepts, but it can be done freehand and mimics a whiteboard experience.
Click [here] for an example.
Click [here] to start your own.
3. StoryMap + StoryLine: A tool for tracing interactive stories on maps and timelines.
Want a way to integrate stories and media over location or time? This is a great tool to map out a story across time and space.
Click [here] for an example of Story Map.
Click [here] to start your own StoryMap.
Click [here] for an example of StoryLine.
Click [here] to start your own StoryLine.
4. Quizlet: A tool for memorizing concepts- quizzes, flashcards, matching, free response.
Need a way to define concepts, memorize them, and test yourself? Try Quizlet! It's a great place to find other vocabulary sets and you can edit them for your needs.
Click [here] for an example.
Click [here] to start your own.