virtual brainstorm/spider chart

[Rachel]

ok, i've just started a new module, and at the moment it's all *whoosh* (arm moves over head), so i was thinking i might try making a brainstorm/spiderchart of all the stuff to try and link it. however, as i dont know what all the stuff is, it would involve a lot of starting again if i tried doing it on paper. it would also mean a lot of work if i did it in say, publisher.

Basically, i was wondering if anyone knew of any programs i could download which would let me make a brainstorm within them...?

[Hunter Lupe]

Pen and paper work best for spider charts -- you always have a general sense of where to put stuff, and you'll probably go bonkers trying to explain to a program how "meteor showers" and "school newspaper" connect.

In short, grab a pad of paper and a pencil. It helps.

[Alex]

I remember a program I used a few years ago for this, it's called Inspiration. It's not free, but you can download a trial for it.

http://www.download.com/Inspiration/300 ... ag=lst-0-1

[Rachel]

Pen and paper work best for spider charts -- you always have a general sense of where to put stuff, and you'll probably go bonkers trying to explain to a program how "meteor showers" and "school newspaper" connect.

In short, grab a pad of paper and a pencil. It helps.

the reason i'm reluctant to use pen and paper is coz i dont know all the info i want to go into it yet, so i dont know where it all needs to go...

I remember a program I used a few years ago for this, it's called Inspiration. It's not free, but you can download a trial for it.

http://www.download.com/Inspiration/300 ... ag=lst-0-1

thanks, i'll try downloading that and see what it's like

EDIT: i've downloaded it and it seems exactly what i wanted, yay!! thanks, i now have 30 days to make my spider diagram