hyperMAPS 2 (KIT: software + book)

Supervision, materials and texts by Flavio Fogarolo and Carlo Scataglini

hypermaps 2 is a powerful system of graphic representation and digital visualization of knowledge, through the building of multimedia maps, generated starting from digital content, digital books PDF or RTF documents. With hypermaps 2 map becomes a dynamic and interactive tool in which you build and organize your knowledge.

In a unique and versatile program you will find:

1. A TOOL FOR INDIVIDUALSTUDY
   With hypermaps 2 the student will be able to build:
   – maps for individual study
   – diagrams for fixing the key concepts of a text
   – tables for simplifying and adapting didactic contents

hypermaps 2 allows you to organize and visualize study materials without the risk of reducing the content. You can freely add to each node what follows:

• descriptive texts
• images
• linksto the Web
• audio explanation
• other support information

Building a map is quick and easy: while studying, students can independently create their own diagrams, starting from digital books and using PDF learning environment.

2. A TOOLFOR TEACHINGIN THE CLASSROOMWITHTHE IWB
   hypermaps 2 is also a tool for building multimedia lessons and to experience inclusive and collaborative learning in the classroom through the use of IWB.

The program allows you to:

• create a multimedia map and interact with it in an effective and intuitive way thanks to the consultation mode that allows you to view all the multimedia content of a single conceptual node;
• zoom in on the images in the nodes;
• organizing and presenting digital content in an easy but effective way;
• automatically create a map by importing a structured text from an RTF or TXT file.