IHMC CmapTools - Concept Map: CmapTools
Use concept maps to mind map knowledge. A graphical representation of knowledge by using graphs –boxes and arrows — facilitate the thinking process and helps to reduce problem complexity.
The Institute for Human Machine Cognition is publishing an online resource about concept mapping using this very technique to let users navigate its Website.
It’s unfortunate to see how this advanced knowledge management framework is not supported by a useful Web interface: each link you click brings a new page in a new window.
Anyway, if you want to grab the software toolkit there available, … go directly to: IHMC CmapTools version 3.8 to find:
IHMC CmapTools version 3.8
Description. The CmapTools program empowers users to construct, navigate, share and criticize knowledge models represented as concept maps. It allows users to, among many other features, construct their Cmaps in their personal computer, share them on servers (CmapServers) anywhere on the Internet, link their Cmaps to other Cmaps on servers, automatically create web pages of their concept maps on servers, edit their maps synchronously (at the same time) with other users on the Internet, and search the web for information relevant to a concept map.
The CmapTools client is free for use by anybody, whether its use is commercial or non-commercial. In particular, schools and universities are encouraged to download it and install it in as many computers as desired, and students and teachers may make copies of it and install it at home. (Commercial companies that install their own CmapServer do need to get a separate license for a CmapTools client that will talk to the commercial version of the CmapServer).
IHMC CmapTools - Concept Map: CmapTools - Home Page Cmap.jpg