FreeMind
This exciting module of work shows pupils how to use FreeMind for mind mapping ideas, making neat and memorable and effective revision notes and organising and reorganising their thoughts.
This is not just a set of how-to lessons, but a structured program of lessons ideal for pupils of all abilities.
We take pupils through the steps needed to produce a set of notes, showing and telling them what to do as they watch and listen.
FreeMind is a proven piece of software, used across the globe by students to help them learn key points and to assist them in organising themselves effectively.
FreeMind is a free program anyone can download from the Internet.
Once downloaded, all of the lesson preparation and planning has been done for the teacher in this set of tutorials.
Here are some screendumps of the mind map your students will make:
Click here to view a short clip from one of the videos.
Click here to view a short clip from another of the videos.
The FreeMind software is completely free for all the pupils, both at home and at school!! You can download the latest version from here. Note that we are using the latest version of the software 0.9.0 as it has many superb features.
Animated tutorials have many advantages:
- Allows teachers to teach themselves new skills, ready for the classroom.
- Each lesson builds on the previous one.
- Pupils work at their own pace.
- Pupils can play, pause and replay each animation.
- Ideal for pupils with poor concentration.
- Perfect for pupils with low reading skills.
- Really inspires your high flyers.
- Highly engaging and motivating.
- Ideal for non-ICT specialists and cover teachers to teach!
- Addresses the new KS3 requirements.
Here is a screenshot of the menu:
Our high-quality products save teachers huge amounts of planning and preparation time. Highly cost-effective. All products come complete with a site licence and you can put them on your VLE, too.
Our products are designed for individuals as they allow for differentiated teaching and learning. Students can work at their own pace. They can review work as they need to or surge ahead if they can.
Our products are widely used in schools and colleges both in the UK and in non-UK countries. Our aim is to provide superb educational materials backed up with outstanding support. We are passionate about Computing and ICT.