Month: September 2016 (Page 1 of 2)

Mind Vector- The Best App on the Apple Watch!

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On September 27, 2016

In Productivity, What's New?

It’s a proud day for us.. We present to you the much awaited Apple Watch version of your favorite Mind Vector. With Apple Watch on your wrist, you can view maps, individual nodes, links and notes without taking out your iPhone out at all .

Let’s cut the chase and enjoy the first look of the gorgeous app..

Mind Vector on Apple WatchWe hope you will love it.. Do share your views via comments..

Note: To use the app, Download version 3.3 of Mind Vector iOS and Switch on the Bluetooth to connect your iPhone and Apple Watch. As soon as you do that Mind Vector app with all the maps will be visible on your Smart watch. Get going..

 

Mind Mapping Techniques: The Big Benefits of E-Learning

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On September 22, 2016

In Education & Career, Productivity

BIG BENEFITS OF E-LEARNING

BIG BENEFITS OF E-LEARNING

Mind mapping is a well-known technique that has changed the education domain completely. Essentially, a mind map can be deemed as a diagram, one which is formed to organize and analyze information. It is used to portray a hierarchical setup and define relationships with one another. Often centered on one fundamental agenda or topic, it is then expanded in the form of many branches which depict relationships, ideas, subsets of the main concept highlighted in the middle i.e. the nucleus.

Now there’s more to mind mapping than what meets the eye! There are many ways by which mind mapping is used to optimize and enhance the eLearning concept when it comes to content analysis.

Here are some of those ways:

Better Understanding between Students and Teachers

Mind maps can also assist in a better and much more elaborate analysis and understanding of the e-Learning content. E-Learning is a modern method of study that aims at bridging the gap between teachers and students.  In E-Learning, Internet is used as a medium for teaching and learning. Using mind maps, the teachers and students can forge a better overall study environment. The connection between the students and the teacher also improves a great deal when there is better understanding.

Explain Theorems & Concepts Better

Mind maps can be used to explain theorems in Mathematics and Physics. By clubbing the basic concepts and methods in theorems for Maths and Physics online, E-Learning portals can much easier explain these theorems to the students. Since mind maps are easy to understand and grasp, the students also have ease in grasping these and hence use what they’ve learnt in a better manner in the future.

 Visual Stimulant Online Learning

Mind maps are especially effective for online learning. Since online learning involves looking at electronic screens for a long time for learning and understanding, the use of mind maps becomes much more favorable. Mind maps use visual stimulant flow charts and connecting similar ideas for better reception for the students. Mind maps reduce the time of grasping the information by a great margin, and at the same time increases the grasping powers of the students by a great magnitude.

 Concept Mapping for Content Analysis

Concept Mapping techniques are mind maps designed specifically using available information regarding a specific topic. These mind maps use information on a topic, such as a chapter in Biology, or a theorem in Mathematics and Physics, and transform this available information into interactive mind maps. These mind maps can then be used by e-Learning online portals for education of their students. Mind maps can be created easily using online software and uploaded directly to the online E-Learning portal for ease of teachers and students.

 These mind maps are also customizable, so if the teachers want to make additions to their lessons, they can easily customize the mind maps according to their best understanding. For creating a more intimate understanding between teachers and students mind maps have proved successful in online portals of study. They have many benefits that are sure to induce innovative new teaching methods for online studies of students.

Also Read: 3 Ways Mind Maps can Help You Learn

Mind Mapping Tools as an aid in e-learning

10 Simple Hacks of Growth Hacking for Blogging

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On September 13, 2016

In Education & Career, Productivity

Growth Hacking for Blogging

Growth Hacking for Blogging

Blogs are a great way for people to put across subjects of interests and the hobbies that they are most passionate about. Starting a blog is easy and people use blogs as a mode to communicate with their audiences. While some blogs are started with an objective of popularizing their business or brand, there are some who use blogs to be more vocal about things that they like. As a matter of fact, about 60% of customers feel more ensured about a brand after reading the content on their blogs. Also, 81% of the population in the US alone trust the information provided in blogs. Therefore, if you are a blogger, you have a huge responsibility. Once you start blogging, you need to work towards blog growth which brings your target audiences to your blog. Blog growth is essential in order to make your voice heard and to form a community of your own.

To make sure that your blog is making progress, having a blog growth model in place is crucial. Growing your blog directly translates to the growth of your business  or the awareness of interests for a personal blog. Having a growth model will give you goals to achieve in every aspect of your blog progress. The basic idea of a blog growth model comprises of three levels: traffic, conversion and behavior.  In the first level, you work on getting people to your blog. In the second, you try to convert these visitors to subscribers. In the third, you study the response people have on your content and produce more of that kind. Now that we have established the importance of blog growth, let us take a look at how mind maps can play a pivotal role in developing your blog growth strategy.

Mind mapping software helps you organize your tasks and content in each and every level of the blog growth model. In order to generate traffic in your blog, you can identify where your target audiences will be found and develop plans and work flows in online mind maps. You can work in detail on their personas, their likes, dislikes and so on. All this information can be documented using mind maps. Next, to convert these visitors into subscribers, you must concentrate on providing quality content. The best mind mapping software provides multiple advantages for working with content. Mind mapping software not only helps you arrange your thoughts while working with content but also proves to be a great way to plan and manage your blog more efficiently. Online mind maps are also easily available for you to make use of for your blog content. As a blogger, your connection with content is really deep-rooted. It starts from an idea conception that further builds on to become the final blog post that gives value to its readers through effective research and creative ideas. This entire process can be achieved using mind maps. Finally, to work in accordance with the behaviour you receive for your content, you can make use of mind maps for your reviews and analysis. In a nutshell, here are 10 ways to use mind maps for enhancing the growth of your blog.

  1. You can put all your brainstormed ideas in an organized manner.
  2. In order to know where your blog is leading, you need a good content plan. It can be developed using mind mapping software.
  3. Similar to a content plan, you will also require a marketing plan. Mind maps can help you both create and manage them.
  4. Conduct some competitive intelligence.
  5. Mind maps can help simplify your search engine optimization and keyword density and search efforts.
  6. Build outlines for your blogs.
  7. Review what you have already published. Take a look at how the audiences have responded to your content.
  8. A SWOT analysis will help your blog go a long way . You can use mind maps to perform them.
  9. Identify some of the key influencers and opinion leaders in your field of interest and keep track of how they function and what are the ways in which they publish.
  10. Create reader personas. These personas will help you understand your readers better, thus giving you a clear idea of the content that will be a hit with them.

The next time you sit down to write a blog post, give mind maps a shot. You will be hooked to them!

More Articles on Blogging:

5 Ways to Use Mind Maps for Eye-Catching Blog Content

Mind Maps- A Writer’s Best Friend

Media Assets

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On September 12, 2016

In Uncategorized

Think Visually

Think Visually

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Add Images, Notes and Colors

Share your Ideas

Share your Ideas

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How to Create Mind Maps to Connect Ideas

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On September 6, 2016

In Productivity

Mind mapping is an immensely popular visual technique that helps people focus on their ideas and plans. By utilizing, mind mapping techniques it is possible to  create a better working scenario for yourself and be much more productive than you ever have been. Mind mapping is a very simple and effective process that uses a flowchart like presentation in order to spread out ideas and help you connect them in a manner that would prove pragmatic towards your final goal.

There are different mind mapping software available online that you can use to create effective mind maps. There are many mind mapping software, that  you can use online or install on your computers for creating impeccable mind maps and connect your ideas in a better manner. 

Here’s how you can use mind maps to connect ideas:

  1. Spread Out Your Ideas
    Mind maps work only when you can spread out your ideas in a manner that they are all visible to you. The key to creating an effective mind map is to note down all the thoughts and ideas that you have on your mind and convert them to mind maps . You can choose to write them down in a manner that they are all have their own space and are clearly visible to you. This can be done either by using a pen and paper or on a mindmapping software of your choice.
  2. Analyse Your Ideas
    Second step in the process of creating an effective mind map is to analyse the ideas that you have noted down. For instance, if you plan to write a book using mind maps, you need to connect the similar ideas to form a chapter. Once you analyse your ideas, giving each idea enough consideration, you are ready for the next step.
  3. Clubbing Similar Ideas Together
    This step involves a lot of work since after analysis you need to club the ideas that have a similar basic structure or aim at achieving a common goals. Club the similar ideas so that all ideas that work towards a single purposes are together. Note down the ultimate goal and purpose of each of these clubs, as this will help you in the next step.
  4. Create a Priority Chain
    The next step involves prioritising the ideas that you have clubbed together. You need to create a logical chain between your ideas that can interlink. The ultimate goal of each of these ideas would  help you in doing this. After you have created a logical chain, you need to prioritise this chain in an order that will guide you towards your goal.
  5. Create a Final Logic Chain Connecting Your Ideas
    The final step in the process of creating mind maps to connect ideas involves forming the final chain connecting all our basic ideas that are collected into larger clubs. These clubs are connected with a logical chain that is guiding you towards your final goal.

Hence, mind mapping technique is an effective way in which you can organise your ideas and confidently drive your efforts towards your final goal. Connecting ideas using mind maps is effective because this visual technique helps you organise and prioritise your plans and manage them accordingly.

Also Read: Free Mind Mapping Software for Visualizing Ideas

Mind Map- The Sherlock Holmes Way

 

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