Free Technology for Teachers: Forky
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I’ve tried dozens, possibly more than one hundred, mind mapping and flowchart creation tools over the last thirteen+ years of writing this blog. In fact, my first published writing was as a co-author of a chapter about mind mapping in the book What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies and Social Media. I tell you that to say I’ve seen a lot of mind mapping tools. Of those, the best ones are usually the simplest ones. Forky is a new mind mapping tool that fits into the category of simple but effective.
Forky doesn’t include support for inserting images, video, or any other media. It’s just for writing a series of connected ideas. You can invite other people to view your Forky mind maps via email.
Applications for Education
Mind mapping tools like Forky can be helpful to students when they are planning a creative story that has a few storylines in it. Forky’s option to invite a collaborator could be used by students to invite their teachers to review their mind maps and provide some feedback.
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