Week 11- Spider Scribe


https://www.spiderscribe.net

The idea of the site is that it is an easier way to make mind maps and brainstorm. It helps organize and visual ideas by connecting notes, images, documents, calendar dates and geographic locations into free-form maps. Maps can be shared online and collaborated on my many people in real time.
Teachers can use this to create lesson plans, compliment their presentations, and organize curriculum. It is also useful when collaborating with colleagues because it creates a one stop shop to view important documents and see how they are related.
When students are given an assignment they can share their results with the teacher as well as classmates. Spider Scribe can also be used with multiple people, which would be useful when students are given an assignment as a group.

Features

  • Text, images, files, event,s and locations maps stencils
  • quick search inside maps
  • group selection
  •  duplicate maps
  • embed maps into website
  • paste text from clipboard into maps
  • link maps to 5pm project management
  • private/public map access
  • thumbnail maps preview
  • Redo/Undo editing functions
  • Print maps
  • Auto-align stencils
  • keyboard shortcuts
  • Zoom in/out
  • Easy map sharing
  • real-time collaboration
  • navigator panel for managing large maps
  • Export maps to images
  • drawing mode
  • folders

Cost
Pro $5/month- Unlimited public and private maps, single uses, 2gb file and image space
Business $25/month- unlimited user sharing, 10 gb storage, better support than pro
Education $19/month- only difference between business and education is where the site is used. 

Pros
Easy to organize complex ideas
Inexpensive to sign up
able to be used on multiple devices
Lots of features
finished product easy to visually understand



Cons
I can see students having problems starting the maps if they are not in the same classroom
not free
Takes a bit to learn
Imbed links to other resources not actual resources
Need Flash player to view or create web 

Example of mind map 






Comments

  1. UnknownApril 2, 2018 at 7:10 PM

    I've tried doing mind maps with my students before, and this software seems like it would be perfect for that. And I was wondering the same thing— is there a free trial or demo you can use before/instead of paying for it?

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  2. Dr. FApril 5, 2018 at 1:37 PM

    Interesting and useful for some class projects. I wonder what other similar apps are out there.

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  3. UnknownApril 6, 2018 at 11:55 AM

    I like this a lot. I've used a different tool for a mind map before - Mind Meister: http://vmw25.net/ed-654/mapping-social-sciences/ I bet it is pretty similar. I love the idea of giving students the opportunity to respond to something in a more visual way rather than always just relying on typing or text.

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  4. NorskiApril 6, 2018 at 4:19 PM

    There is another one for free on the appstore called Inspiration. It has tons of free templates to choose from.

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  5. AnonymousApril 19, 2018 at 6:18 PM

    I think this might help students who work on group projects. It does look a bit complicated, but once they got the hang of it, I bet students would be great at it. I like that everyone could be typing on it at the same time. I don't think I'd want to pay for it.

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  6. Rachel LaSotaApril 21, 2018 at 9:18 AM

    This is a pretty cool concept. I like how it integrates clip art into each bubble. What ages groups does it seem most appropriate for?

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