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__Mind Mapping/Concept Mapping Resources__ Are you new to mind mapping or concept mapping? Try this tutorial first: Tutorial on Mind Mapping http://www.jcu.edu.au/office/tld/learningskills/mindmap/

Now, give one of these tools a try: ExploraTree http://www.exploratree.org.uk/

This is a pretty sweet site full of graphic organizers. It's very slick and posh and I think the kids would get into typing their ideas and thoughts as they organized persuasive essays or researched history for social studies class. There are so many templates (fact vs. opinion, refuting an argument, idea creation etc.) and it's so user-friendly, I could see my kids actually getting excited about organizing their information whereas it's like pulling teeth having them fill out an actual paper copy. Once they fill in the template, I could see us printing them out and posting them around the room. PLUS, it's got all the templates in WELSH! I thought at first what a random language, but then I realized it was a British site. Wales, representin' in the world of library media! -QUINN BALDWIN

Mindomo http://www.mindomo.com/ MindMeister http://www.mindmeister.com/ Text2Mindmap http://www.text2mindmap.com/ Mind42.com http://www.mind42.com/ Visual Understanding Environment (VUE) http://vue.tufts.edu/ Mind/Concept Mapping Resource List from Shambles.net http://www.shambles.net/pages/school/mindmaps/

Followup Activity:
Create a mind/concept map, save it as a jpg or gif file, and post it here (or e-mail to susan.stansberry@okstate.edu)

__Debate Resources__ International Debate Education Association http://www.idebate.org/index.php Debate Central http://debate.uvm.edu/ Brookings http://www.brookings.edu/about.aspx CATO Institute http://www.cato.org/