Graphic Organizers

A graphic organizer is a communication tool that uses visual symbols to express knowledge, concepts, thoughts, or ideas, and the relationships between them. It is also known as a knowledge map, concept map, cognitive organizer, advance organizer or diagram.

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MindMeister is an online mind mapping tool that lets you capture, develop and share ideas visually. More than 6 million people already use our award-winning mind map editor for brainstorming, note taking, project planning and tons of other creative tasks. MindMeister is completely web-based, which means there's no download and no updating! Whether you're working on Windows, Mac OS or Linux, you can always access your mind maps right inside the web-browser.

Webspiration Classroom™ is the web-based diagramming, mapping and outlining service designed to help students brainstorm, plan, organize and write. For districts using Chromebooks or cloud-based apps, Webspiration Classroom delivers visual learning tools, lessons and templates to support instruction in multiple subjects.

The visual thinking and learning tools in Webspiration Classroom help students prewrite and plan their writing, while also helping them apply visual thinking strategies to analyze, synthesize and retain information in any subject. Webspiration Classroom can help students accomplish any project: from brainstorming, through research, to organizing and structuring their final report. Built-in collaboration tools support group projects as well as instructor-student interaction.