How to create concept maps by computer

Timelines and mental and conceptual maps are a highly recommended resource when studying or schematically organizing any type of data and information. The Internet has offered the opportunity to create this type of maps and lines more easily. We leave you with some of these free tools for you to create your own timelines and concept maps.

Precede

This application allows us to create timelines on any subject, in addition to inserting them in blogs. In English.

Xtimeline

This program is a generator of timelines that offers the opportunity to include multimedia elements such as images and videos and insert the contents created in a web. It also allows to work collaboratively. In English.

ClassTool

This tool has flash templates of graphic organizers such as Venn digrams, fishbone diagrams or cycle diagrams. These templates can be edited and inserted into blogs, wikis or websites. In English.

Wikimindmap

This program allows to create conceptual maps from words or expressions. It is only necessary to enter the word or expression and choose the engine that will be used to establish relationships. The application will create a map with related words that by clicking on them will redirect the reader to the search engine to expand the information. In English.

Mindmeister

It is an application similar to the previous one but that allows to work collaboratively and in real time, as well as import maps of Freemind, MindManager or in PDF format. In Spanish.

Tips
  • CMaps is another tool to consider. Available is Spanish, Catalan, Galician and Euskera.