1. Bubbl.us Quickly and easily create mind mapping and brainstorming diagrams online. https://bubbl.us/

2. The Bubbl.us homepage:

3. To see the instructions, click on “Learn how to use bubbl.us”

4. You don’t have to have an account to use this site.

5. This is what the editor looks like: To get started, click the bubble.

6. Then you can type in the bubble:

7. You can add more bubbles… If you hit CTRL+ ENTER while editing text it will create a new child bubble underneath. If you hit TAB it will create a sibling bubble under the same parent, or a new bubble if there’s no parent. To make a line break, hit ENTER.

8. Another way to add bubbles: You can also create new bubble by CTRL+ Clicking anywhere. While you hold down the mouse button you are placing a new bubble. As soon as you release you will start editing text in the new bubble.

9. If you need to detach a bubble:

10. To edit a bubble, hover the pointer:

11. You can move them around.

12. You can also create arrows.

13. You can even label the arrows.

14. If you would like to be able to save, you must create an account.

15. Making an account is really easy! Go to “Create Account”

16. Fill in the require information. Click on “Create Account.”

17. And that’s all there is to it!

18. This is what it looks like when you sign in to your account:

19. Here are your options: Choose “Start Brainstorming”

20. All maps start like this.

21. Here is a mind map I started:

22. And I turned it into a web like this:

23. Here is my final web:

24. And that’s Bubbl.us! To see Bubbl.us in action, go to http://screencast.com/t/rlcp1Knpi and watch the video I created while actually using it! http://screencast.com/t/rlcp1Knpi

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