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Top 10 Sites for Creating Outlines
6/27/2011 By:
While creating an outline
is nothing new,
there are Web sites
dedicated to honing
this skill and taking it
to the next level.
1 Webspiration
Classroom:
From the creators of
Inspiration, a wonderful
graphic organizer
that now permits
online collaboration
2 Quicklyst: A free,
user-friendly site
for creating outlines.
Quicklyst also integrates
with a search engine
and dictionary for
enhanced note taking.
3 Knowcase:
Collaborate on
outlines with this easyto-
use site, which features
a drag-and-drop
interface.
4 Thinklinkr: A
real-time collaborative
outline
creator that has a nice
built-in chat feature
with which to develop
projects
5 Checkvist: A
great collaborative
outliner that
has an abundance
of features, such as
Gmail-browser integration,
mobility, and
nice import/export
features
6 CRLS Outline
Maker: Takes
users through a stepby-
step process to
create an outline.
7 Read Write &
Think Outline
Maker: An easy-to-use
outline creator
8 Loose Stitch: A
nice, fun site for
creating collaborative
outlines that can then
be exported to a blog
or Web site
9 Wisemapping:
More of a mind
mapper than purely
an outline creator, but
still a great visual site
that teaches the basic
concepts behind creating
an outline
10 Mindmeister:
A fun site for
real-time collaboration
that is ideal for brainstorming
and creating
mind maps and
outlines
David Kapuler is an
educational consultant
with more than 10
years of experience
working in the K–12
environment. For
more information
about his work, contact
him at dkapuler@gmail.com and read
his blog at cyber-kap.blogspot.com.