The Web 2.0 application Mindomo has an easy interactive interface that allows its user to quickly create his or her mind map using the toolbar and their shortcuts. Drafting a mind map is easy procedure that starts with drawing a diagram. A diagram takes a form of a tree that starts somewhere and then divides into branches and sub-braces.
Mindomo follow the same logic, it starts with One Central Topic and several topic and sub-topics. Attach to the central topic are the Main Topic. The uses can attach as many subtopics possible. Attached to the main topics are the Subtopic. They are also unlimited, and can be as many as possible. The sub-topics can have sub-topic of their own, and again those are unlimited. (Mindomo, n.d)
Topics and subtopics on Mindomo
The mind map can have topics that are not attached to any other topic; this is called a Floating Topic. The floating topics are consider part of the map, but have no direct link to any of the topic on the map, and thus not part of the tree. Like other topic, a floating topic can have subtopic.
In a mind map, a user can link some topics and their subtopic by Boundaries, to visually highlight them as a group. In addition, the user can draw Relationships between topics, to visually show a connection that crosses the tree. (Mindomo, n.d)
There are some steps that user of Mindomo should follow to create a mind map. The first of all you need to create an account. Once an account is created, user can enjoy the facilities of Mindomo.
After a user signs in, a home page appears. In this home page, a user can creates new map, uploads maps, and view the different maps available; whether they are created by friend, colleagues, or other Mindomo’s users. In the upper toolbar of the home page the users can share their own maps, rename their own maps, and track other maps.
Home page of Mindomo application
When the application runs, the user can start drawing a mind map. First the user should create a news map by clicking at ‘new map’ button at the upping side of the left toolbar. Then a new map is created. The created map would have one central topic; this can be a word, idea, an image or even a video. Mindomo support the tools that inserts these features.
After creating a sub topic, the uses can create a subtopic using toolbar, or shortcut; this is by clicking on the main topic and then press tab, or clicking on the main topic and press SHIFT + ENTER. Following the same procedure, the user can draw a subtopic of the subtopics.
Using the upper toolbar, the user can change the topic, font, theme, and layout, create relation, draw boundaries, and share the mind map. From the left toolbar the allow the users to add notes, hyperlink and attachment, images, multimedia, icon, task information, and comment.
Workpage of Mindomo application
As we can see, Mindomo supports many features that enable its uses to create a mind map. It allows drawing map with a central topic, main topic, and subtopic, in addition to a floating topic. The tools supported by the application allow for the importation of additional features, such as pictures, audios, comments, hyperlinks and icons. Finally the application provides some features that make the mind map visually appealing; these are the topics, fonts, themes, and layouts, relations, and boundaries. Finally, Mindomo allows their users to share their mind maps with fiend, colleagues, and other uses.
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