Thing #14

     Recently I explored the differences between flowcharts and mind maps.  These two idea mapping tools although very similar have distinct differences.  Flow Charts map the flow of ideas.  It is the usual style people use when problem solving.  A good example of this is at Gliffy.com under flowcharts.  Mind maps are something most people are familiar with from their years in middle and high school.  The mind maps are what pretty much every student was taught to use when they were writing a paper.  You start with your main idea and from that your sub ideas and then from each sub idea you have different points that go with the sub idea.  A good site to use so you can play around with making mind maps is bubbl.us  I do use mind maps quite often as an English major when working on papers.  Using mind maps helps me clearly think through each idea I have for body paragraphs and make sure that I have enough points to expand the topic into a paragraph with substance.